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lemon crinkle cookies

Kat19702 avatar
Recipe by
Katrina Freed
@Kat19702
Newark, DE

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

method Bake

Ingredients For lemon crinkle cookies

  • 1/2 c
    butter
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1
    egg
  • 2 Tbsp
    lemon zest
  • 1 Tbsp
    fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1-1/2 c
    flour
  • 1/2 c
    powdered sugar

How To Make lemon crinkle cookies

  • 1
    Preheat oven 350 degrees, cover baking sheet with parchment paper
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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