• In a bowl, mix together butter and sugar until soft and fluffy
• Add egg and egg yolk, mix until fully combined
• Add vanilla, lemon zest, lemon juice and poppy seeds and mix. Then add flour and salt and mix until just combined.
• Place dough in plastic wrap and wrap tightly. Freeze for at least one hour.
• Roll out the dough and press out cookies with any shaped cutter.
• Place cookie cutouts on a lined baking sheet and freeze for 20 minutes.
• Bake cookies at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown.

For the Icing

• While the cookies are baking, prepare your icing by combining powdered sugar and vanilla extract in a bowl. Mix until smooth.
• Allow cookies to fully cool before icing.