Lemon Crinkle Cookies Recipe
Delight your taste buds with these zesty and sweet Lemon Crinkle Cookies. A perfect balance of tart lemon and sweet sugar, these cookies are sure to brighten up any occasion.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10-12 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours 37 minutes (including chilling time)
- Yield: Makes about 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5–8 drops yellow food coloring (optional)
For Rolling:
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar (icing sugar or confectioners sugar)
Instructions
- Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt, and baking soda. Set aside.
- Wet Ingredients: In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg, lemon juice, lemon zest, vanilla extract, and food coloring; mix to combine.
- Slowly add dry ingredients to the stand mixer and mix until incorporated. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Scoop dough into balls, roll in regular sugar, then powdered sugar. Place on baking sheets, 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes. Allow to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 11g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
Keywords: Lemon Crinkle Cookies, Lemon Cookies, Citrus Dessert, Easy Cookies
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