Step 1

In large mixer bowl cream together butter and sugar on medium-high speed

Step 2

Add the egg and lemon and vanilla flavors

Step 3

Mix in flour, baking powder and salt and poppy seeds

Step 4

As the dough mixes together it will begin to pull away from the sides of the bowl and form a ball

Step 5

Take the bowl off the mixer

Step 6

Begin rolling the cookie dough between wax paper or on a lightly floured surface

Step 7

Cut dough with a cookie cutter

Step 8

Space cookies 2 inches apart on baking sheets to cook evenly

Step 9

Bake at 400 degrees for 7-9 minutes

Step 10

Cool cookies completely before icing

Step 11

In a bowl combine powdered sugar, corn syrup, 2 tablespoons water and lemon flavor.

Step 12

Mix until completely smooth

Step 13

Add in a drop at a time of water and mix if needed to the thin the icing for the consistency you need like to work with

Step 14

Add in a drop of color at a time and mix until

Step 15

color is achieved.

Step 16

Fill a piping bag with the #3 tip and fill with icing and ice cookies

Step 17

Allow icing to dry on cookies 24 hours before stacking cookies