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Lemon Crinkle Cookies Recipe

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These soft and chewy Lemon Crinkle Cookies are perfect for a delightful treat alongside a cup of tea. Featuring a bright, delicate lemon flavor from fresh lemon juice and zest, these cookies are easy to make and have a beautiful crinkled powdered sugar coating that adds charm and sweetness.

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Wet Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (double for more lemon flavor or add lemon extract for boldness)
  • 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 (icing sugar or confectioners sugar)

Instructions

  1. Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, combine the all purpose flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix well and set aside.
  2. Cream Butter and Sugar: In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat softened butter and sugar together until the mixture is fluffy, which usually takes a couple of minutes.
  3. Add Wet Flavorings: To the butter-sugar mixture, add the egg, fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, vanilla extract, and yellow food coloring if using. Mix all the ingredients until combined.
  4. Incorporate Dry Ingredients: Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients in the stand mixer. Mix until just incorporated to form the cookie dough.
  5. Chill Dough: Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours to firm up the dough for easier handling and better texture.
  6. Prepare for Baking: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  7. Shape Dough Balls: Scoop out the chilled dough using a small cookie scoop or spoon to create uniformly sized balls. If the dough feels too soft, chill it longer to prevent excessive spreading while baking.
  8. Roll in Sugars: Roll each dough ball first in regular sugar, then in powdered sugar, coating each ball generously to achieve the crinkle effect.
  9. Arrange on Baking Sheets: Place the coated dough balls about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
  10. Bake: Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes until they are set but still soft.
  11. Cool: Remove the baking sheets from the oven and let the cookies cool on the sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

  • For a stronger lemon flavor, add lemon extract instead of increasing lemon juice to avoid cookies spreading too much.
  • If cookie dough feels too soft when shaping, chill it again to prevent over-spreading during baking.
  • Using a cookie scoop helps ensure uniform cookie size and even baking.
  • Allow cookies to cool completely on a rack to firm up the texture.
  • Yellow food coloring is optional and mainly used to enhance the lemon color visually.

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