Pink Lemonade Cookies

This recipe for eye-catching, buttery drop cookies, frosted with sweet pink lemonade icing, is a pretty pink color and burst with summery lemon flavor.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 145 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 drops red food coloring
• 2 tablespoons frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed
• 0.5 teaspoon baking powder
• 0.5 cup butter, softened
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.25 teaspoon baking soda
• 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.33333334326744 cup frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool, about 10 minutes.

Step 3

Spread icing over cooled cookies.

Step 4

Drop dough by rounded spoonfuls 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheet.

Step 5

Beat ½ cup butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add white sugar, baking powder, and baking soda; beat until blended. Beat in ⅓ cup lemonade concentrate and egg until well combined. Beat in flour until dough comes together.

Step 6

Beat confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons lemonade concentrate, and 2 tablespoons butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Stir in food coloring until incorporated.