Lemon Cloud Tea Cookies

For the ones that, like me, love lemon and baking, an easy peasy recipe. Adapted from here.

Cup - 240 ml

210 g all purpose flour

3/4 cup cornstarch

4 teaspoons baking powder

1/8 teaspoon salt

113 g softened unsalted butter

140 g confectioner's sugar

2 large eggs

1/2 vanilla bean, split and scraped

5-6 teaspoons lemon juice

2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest

Preheat the oven to 150°C. Prepare two baking trays with baking paper. In a bowl, sift the salt, cornstarch, flour and baking powder and set the mixture aside. Using an electric mixer, combine the butter and the confectioners' sugar, beating well on low speed. Continue beating for about 2 minutes in medium speed until the mixture becomes light. One by one, beat in the eggs. Don't worry if your batter looks spoiled. It's the way it's supposed to look. Add both the lemon juice and the zest. While adding the flour mixture, remember to decrease the speed on your mixer to low. Using your spatula, give the dough a few good turns to bring it all together. Use a teaspoon and make tiny dough balls on the already prepared trays. If you place them about 5 cm apart from each other, you should be fine. With a floured fork, press a crisscross design on the top of each dough mound. Bake the cookies for about 20 minutes and make your favorite tea before enjoying easy to make, fresh and yet delicious cookies. 

Enjoy!