Description
Lemon Crinkle Cookies are delightful, sweet cookies infused with citrus flavors, featuring a soft, chewy texture and a crinkly powdered sugar coating.
Ingredients
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- 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)
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5–8 drops yellow food coloring (optional)
- For rolling: 1/4 cup sugar
- For rolling: 3/4 cup powdered 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 and roll it into a ball. If the dough feels too soft, refrigerate it again for a bit.
- Roll the dough balls in regular sugar first and then in the powdered sugar. 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 to cool on a baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For a stronger lemon flavor, double the lemon juice amount or add lemon extract.
- Ensure the dough remains slightly stiff to avoid excessive spreading.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg