Name: Gram Opal's Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: All-purpose flour - 2 ⅓ cups; Baking soda - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ⅛ teaspoon; Butter - 1 cup; White sugar - 1 cup; Egg - 1; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Lemon extract - ½ teaspoon; Confectioners' sugar - 2 cups; Butter, melted - ¼ cup; Hot water, or as needed - 1 tablespoon; Vanilla extract - ½ teaspoon; Whole pecans - 24

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15 min.

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Ingredients for - Gram Opal's Sugar Cookies

1. All-purpose flour - 2 ⅓ cups

2. Baking soda - 1 teaspoon

3. Salt - ⅛ teaspoon

4. Butter - 1 cup

5. White sugar - 1 cup

6. Egg - 1

7. Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

8. Lemon extract - ½ teaspoon

9. Confectioners' sugar - 2 cups

10. Butter, melted - ¼ cup

11. Hot water, or as needed - 1 tablespoon

12. Vanilla extract - ½ teaspoon

13. Whole pecans - 24

How to cook deliciously - Gram Opal's Sugar Cookies

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.

2. Stage

Sift flour, baking soda, and 1/8 teaspoon salt together in a bowl.

3. Stage

Beat 1 cup butter, white sugar, and egg in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add flour mixture, vanilla extract, and lemon extract to butter mixture; stir until dough is well blended. Roll cookie dough into walnut-size balls and place 2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets. Press each ball down with the bottom of a glass to flatten slightly.

4. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until baked through, 6 to 7 minutes. Cool.

5. Stage

Stir confectioners' sugar, 1/4 cup melted butter, hot water, and vanilla together in a bowl until sugar is completely dissolved and icing is smooth. Spread icing on cooled cookies and top each cookie with a pecan.