Lemon or Orange Sugar Tea Cookies

I was making cookies for some friends recently, and wanted to do something a little different than my usual standbys.  I went in search of a new cookie recipe, and ended up finding this one on allrecipes.com. 


I loved how these turned out.  These were just the right amount of crunchy and soft and had a very nice, light flavor!  My friends loved them as well.



Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup butter 
• 1 cup white sugar 
• 1 egg 
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup 
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract (I didn't have lemon extract, so I substituted orange extract.  You could probably try any kind of extract here.  The orange was delicious.)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour 
• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1 teaspoon baking powder 
• 1/2 cup white sugar 

Directions:
1. In a medium bowl, cream together butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, corn syrup, and lemon extract. Stir in flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Cover dough, and chill in the refrigerator at least 1 hour.

2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line a cookie sheet with parchment or wax paper. Roll chilled dough into walnut sized balls. Roll balls in remaining sugar, and place on the prepared cookie sheet.

3. Bake 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned.