Lemon Crinkle Cookies
These soft and chewy Lemon Crinkle Cookies are the perfect cookie to enjoy with cup of tea! These sweet little bites are surprisingly easy to make and owe their bright, delicate flavor to fresh lemon juice.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice* fresh (Note: double the amount if you want a more detectable lemon flavor. The flavor will be detectable but not very strong. If you want a much more bold lemon cookie, I recommend adding lemon extract since adding too much lemon juice may cause the cookies to over-spread when baking.)
- 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 (aka icing sugar or confectioners sugar)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix together the flour, salt and baking soda. Set aside.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer, beat the butter and sugar until fluffy (a couple of minutes). Add the egg, lemon juice, lemon zest, vanilla extract and food coloring (if using) and mix to combine.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the stand mixer and mix until they are incorporated. Cover bowl with plastic food wrap and place in the fridge to set for 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Scoop out dough (I like to use a small sized cookie scoop- to get a uniform size) and roll the dough into a ball. [Note: the dough should be scoopable but a bit stiff. If the dough feels too soft, pop the dough back into the fridge or in the freezer for a bit. A dough that is too soft will cause the cookies to spread more when baking.]
- Roll the dough balls in regular sugar first and then in the powdered sugar, being sure to coat them generously. Place the dough balls on the baking sheets, 2 inches apart.
- Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes. Remove them from the oven and allow the cookies to cool on a baking sheet for 5 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Note: Metric ingredient measurements are provided as a courtesy using a third-party calculator and are rounded to the nearest unit. The recipes provided on this site have not been tested with metric measurements and their accuracy cannot be verified.
Nutrition
Calories: 130kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 104mgPotassium: 17mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 130IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 4mgIron: 1mg
The nutritional information provided is based on third-party calculations and is an estimate only. Accurate nutritional facts will vary based on the particular brands used, portion sizes, measurement accuracy and more.
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