Lemon Pistachio Wreath Cookies

Lemon Pistachio Wreath Cookies ... Make a special Christmas treat with a refreshing and light flavor. Lemon flavored butter cookies adorned with chopped pistachios to look like the festive Christmas wreaths.

Lemon Pistachio Wreath Cookies
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Makes : 30 cookies

Ingredients :

For Cookies :

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tsp.  baking powder
• 1/4 tsp.  salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 2 large egg yolks, room temperature
• 2 tbsp.  fresh lemon juice
• Extra flour ( about 1/4 cup ), plus more for rolling out the dough

For Icing :

• 3/4 cup icing sugar
• 2 tsp.  to 1 tbsp.  fresh lemon juice
• Hot water; as required

For Topping :

• Pistachios, finely chopped; as required
• Tutti frutti / candied cherries / dried black currants; as required

Method :

• Whisk flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with beater / electric mixer until pale and fluffy.
• Beat in yolks and lemon juice. Gradually mix in flour mixture; beat on low speed.
• If the mixture is too soft, add extra flour; a tablespoon at a time until the dough holds together.
• Shape into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
• Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface to ( 1/8 to 1/4 inch ) thick. Using a fluted cookie cutter, cut out wreaths.
• Place 2" apart on paper lined baking sheets. Refrigerate until firm, about 15 minutes.
• While the cookies are chilling, preheat the oven to 180 C.
• Remove cookies from refrigerator. Bake until they are just starting to turn golden around the edges ( about 10 to 12 minutes ).
• Remove from baking sheets. Let cool completely on wire racks.
• Stir together icing sugar and lemon juice in a small bowl. Add hot water, a little at a time until thick enough to spread.
• Dip surface of each cookie in icing or spoon icing evenly on top of cookies, letting it spread over the edges. 
• Sprinkle with pistachios / Tutti frutti / candied cherries / dried black currants. Let set on wire racks.
• Cookies can be stored in airtight containers at room temperature up to 1 week.

Source : Recipe adapted from Martha

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