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Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350F then line a baking sheet with aprchement paper and set aside.
Step 2
Cream the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together until light and fluffy. Add in the egg, lemon juice, lemon zest, and lemon extract and mix until combined.
Step 3
Gently mix in the flour, baking soda, and salt until the flour mixture disappears. don't overmix so that your cookies stay soft and chewy.
Step 4
Scoop out 8 equally sized cookie dough balls then place them on a plate or baking sheet and freeze for 15 minutes.
Step 5
Bake the cookies in the preheated ovenfor 10-11 minutes, once they come out swish them around with a larger cookie cutter to keep them thick and round. Then let them cool down for 10 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring them to a cooling rack.
Step 6
Melt the butter, powdered sugar, lemon zest, and lemon juice in a small sauce pan stirring constantly until the sugar dissolves.
Step 7
Glaze the cooled down cookies using a pastry brush, then top with a lemon slice and enjoy!