Lemon Crinkle Cookies
 
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Serves: 36 cookies
Ingredients
  • ½ cup salted butter, room temp
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg, room temp
  • zest of 1 large lemon
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ⅛ tsp baking soda
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup icing sugar
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350℉. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together the granulated sugar and lemon zest until aromatic. Add butter and beat until light and fluffy. Add in vanilla, egg, and juice. Scrape sides and mix again.
  3. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to butter mixture all at once. Mix on low speed until combined. Scrape sides of bowl and mix again briefly. Pour powdered sugar onto a small bowl. Roll a heaping teaspoon of dough into a ball and roll in powdered sugar. Place on baking sheet and repeat with remaining dough.
  4. Flatten cookies slightly with the palm of your hand
  5. Bake for 11 minutes or until cookies look matte {not melty or shiny}. Remove from oven and cool cookies on baking sheet about 3 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.
Notes
adapted fromLaurenslatest.com
Recipe by Chateau Elma at https://www.chateauelma.com/lemon-crinkle-cookies