Lemon Cookies and Bunko

Saturday night I went to my monthly Bunko group. We have themes for our Bunko get togethers and instead of winning money we when gifts that go along with the theme. This Saturday the theme was cooking. One of my favorite things to do. We I non-chalantly walked in to Roxanne's house and they all yelled "SURPRISE". I just sort of stood there.... having no idea why there were suprising me. They were throwing me a Bunko Shower! We ate lots of yummy things. Roxanne's husband, Al, makes a yummy marinated chicken. Roxanne made finger food. My favorite was the pitted dates wrapped in pepper bacon. Roxanne made parfaits with pound cake, Grand Marnier, raspberries, blueberries and whip cream. Yum. Anyway. Thank you to all my Bunko friends for being so wonderful. It was a very fun time.

I had a lovely weekend. Along with the Bunko Shower Dan and I went to watch the new X-files Movie. It was pretty good. Like a long episode. I miss Mulder. Samuel missed out he is away at his Dad's this week visiting the new baby.

Samuel also missed out on dinner tonight. His favorite (and Dan's) Chicken Cordon Bleu with honey mustard sauce. Dan has also been asking me to try making Lemon cookies. I'm not a baker but I thought I would give it a try.

Lemon Cookies

Cookies:
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. unsalted butter
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
zest of one lemon
3 eggs
2 1/4 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
pinch of salt


Frosting
1 tbsp unsalted butter
2 tbsp cream cheese
juice of one lemon
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
3 cups powdered sugar

Place sugar and butter in miser bowl using an electric mixer, cream on high speed until fluffy and lemon colored. Add vanilla and zest and mix. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. In a medium size bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt. Add to the butter mixture and mix until blended.

Place small amounts of dough on greased cookie sheet. Bake 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes. While cookies are cooling make frosting. Mix cream cheese, butter until blended and softened. add vanilla and lemon juice and mix. Slowly added powdered sugar. Frost when cookies are cool.