lemon crinkle cookies

Name: Lemon Crinkle Cookies
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup(s) butter; 1 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 egg; 2 tablespoon(s) lemon zest; 1 tablespoon(s) fresh lemon juice; 1/4 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/8 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1-1/2 cup(s) flour; 1/2 cup(s) powdered sugar

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Katrina Freed

Newark, DE

Updated on Dec 12, 2021

After tweaking this recipe three times I finally have come up with what I think is the perfectly lemony cookie. Not too strong. Not too sweet. Just right

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
2 tablespoons lemon zest
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1-1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup powdered sugar

How To Make lemon crinkle cookies

Step 1

Preheat oven 350 degrees, cover baking sheet with parchment paper

Step 2

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Whip in vanilla, egg, lemon zest and juice. Scrape sides and mix again.
Step 3

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Whip in vanilla, egg, lemon zest and juice. Scrape sides and mix again.
Step 4

Pour powdered sugar onto a large plate. Roll a heaping teaspoon of dough into a ball and roll in powdered sugar. Place on the baking sheet and repeat with remaining dough.
Step 5

* Bake for 12 - 15 minutes or until bottoms begin to barely brown and cookies look matte {not melty or shiny}. Remove from oven and cool cookies about 3 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
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