Basil Lemon Cookies

Name: Basil Lemon Cookies
Ingredients: 3/4 cup salted butter, softened at room temperature (1 and 1/2 sticks, or 170 grams); 2 large lemons, zested; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 1 large egg, at room temperature; 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice; 1/3 cup chopped regular basil 🌿; 1/3 cup shelled and chopped pistachios, divided; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1/4 tsp salt; 3 tbsp granulated sugar; Remaining chopped pistachios (see above); 1/2 cup powdered sugar 58 grams; 1 to 2 tbsp lemon juice; 1/4 tsp vanilla extract

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At Bruce Randolph School, students turned a harvest into a sweet surprise—baking Lemon Basil Cookies using fresh basil grown on their TFFJ farm.

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Ingredients

3/4 cup salted butter, softened at room temperature (1 and 1/2 sticks, or 170 grams)
2 large lemons, zested
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1/3 cup chopped regular basil 🌿
1/3 cup shelled and chopped pistachios, divided
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
3 tbsp granulated sugar
Remaining chopped pistachios (see above)
1/2 cup powdered sugar 58 grams
1 to 2 tbsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp vanilla extract