Lemon Syringe Cookies

Ingredients:

• 2 cups premium flour
• 0.5 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 165 g unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tbsp freshly grated lemon zest (from 2 lemons)
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
• Yellow decorative sugar and/or nonpareil, for garnish

Preparation:

1. Position oven racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 350°F (175°C). In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
2. In a large bowl, beat the butter, granulated sugar, and lemon zest with a mixer on medium speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the egg and both extracts. Reduce the mixer speed to low and beat in the flour mixture.
3. Fill a cookie press with dough according to the manufacturer's instructions; pipe the dough shapes onto clean baking sheets, spacing them 4 cm apart. Sprinkle with brown sugar and/or nonpareils.
4. Bake, rotating the baking sheets halfway through, until the cookies are golden brown around the edges, 14-17 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.