Categories: Christmas - Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 7 tablespoons butter or stick margarine, softened
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1 large egg
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup plain fat-free yogurt
• Cooking spray
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. Beat first 3 ingredients with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add honey, extract, and egg; beat until well-blended. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.

3. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt, stirring well with a whisk. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with yogurt, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Drop by level tablespoons 2 inches apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 12 minutes or until lightly browned.

4. Combine powdered sugar and juice in a small bowl; stir with a whisk. Brush powdered sugar mixture evenly over hot cookies. Sprinkle evenly with 2 teaspoons rind. Remove cookies from pan; cool on wire racks.

5. Yield: 32 cookies (serving size: 1 cookie)

6. LORIES 89 (28% from fat); FAT 2.8g (sat 1.6g,mono 0.8g,poly 0.2g); PROTEIN 1.1g; CHOLESTEROL 14mg; CALCIUM 15mg; SODIUM 81mg; FIBER 0.2g; IRON 0.4mg; CARBOHYDRATE 15.3g

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