There’s a very sweet blogging friend of mine who is expecting her first baby very soon… Maria from Two Peas and Their Pod. Today, we are having an online baby shower for her and her husband Josh, and I’ve made some Baby Buttons to celebrate baby pea (baby button cookies).
They are lemon-scented little shortbread cookies. And they’re made to look like little baby buttons. At least I hope they look like baby buttons.
The dough is a very simple mix of butter, powdered sugar, cornstarch, flavoring, lemon zest and flour. It’s all mixed together in the food processor. Then you break it off into chunks and roll out little logs.
The logs are sliced into little pieces…
…and then they are rolled into balls.
You can place all of the cookies on one cookie sheet since they do not spread out much.
Roll the warm cookies in powdered sugar.
Use a toothpick to poke 4 holes in each cookie (these are your buttonholes).
And here they are!
Congratulations to Josh and Maria! I know that adding another little pea to your pod is going to be the most wonderful experience ever. I’m looking forward to meeting your baby boy 🙂
Baby Button Cookies
Ingredients
COOKIES
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ½ cup cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract (or lemon extract)
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- 1½ cups all purpose flour
ROLLING SUGAR
- 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
Instructions
COOKIES
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. You will only need one baking sheet if you're using a large one.
- In a food processor, pulse butter with powdered sugar until combined. Add cornstarch, extract, zest and flour; process until a soft dough forms.
- Remove the dough to a floured surface and divide into 4 equal chunks. Roll a chunk of the dough into a skinny log about 12 inches long. Cut each log into 12 pieces, and roll each piece into a ball. Place the balls on the prepared baking sheet about 1 inch apart. They won't spread much, so you can probably get them all on one baking sheet.
- Bake for 20 to 22 minutes, until the bottoms are golden but the tops are still light.
ROLLING SUGAR
- In a medium bowl, mix powdered sugar and lemon zest. Just use a fork to blend in the zest and get that powdered sugar scented with lemon.
- Add a few warm cookies at a time to the sugar mixture. Roll in the sugar and remove to a wire rack.
- While still warm, use a toothpick to poke 4 little holes into the top of each cookie to make a buttonhole pattern. Cool completely on wire rack.
Notes
- Cookies can be stored in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
So adorable!
Love these!! All the goodies for the baby shower sound incredible!!
These are so cute! What a fun event!!
so darling and delicious!
Oh yum! These look so tasty. A melt-in-your-mouth type cookie!
Lori…those are perfectly precious…and your pictures are beautiful!
These are so adorable, Lori! I love that they look like little buttons, and they look like such a melt-in-your-mouth shortbread. It was nice “attending” Maria & Josh’s baby shower with you!
They do look like little baby buttons. So sweet Lori & I LOVE that Recipe Boy joined in on the fun too! So glad you celebrated with all of us 🙂
This virtual shower thing is so darn cute! (so are these cookies 😉 )
This virtual shower thing is so darn cute! (so are these cookies 😉 )