Description
Indulge in these Soft & Chewy Lemon Cookies for a citrusy treat.Try this easy recipe today!
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp. lemon zest
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 large egg yolk, room temperature
- 2 tsp. lemon extract (or 1 tsp. each lemon and vanilla extract)
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. cornstarch
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 2 tbsp. lemon juice
- ¼ cup granulated sugar, for rolling & garnishing
Instructions
- Step 1: Beat the butter, sugar, and lemon zest in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment for about 3-4 minutes or until light and fluffy, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. (Pro tip: you can rub the lemon zest and sugars together between your fingertips to help release the natural oils in the lemon and infuse even more lemon flavor into the cookies).
- Step 2: Add eggs and extract(s), mix again.
- Step 3: Add the dry ingredients in a mound with baking soda on top.
- Step 4: Add the lemon juice on top of the baking soda, it will foam = activated.
- Step 5: Mix just until combined. Do not over mix.
- Step 6: You can refrigerate the dough now as is or scoop and roll into balls and then refrigerate. Balls will be about ~1 ½-2 tbsp. in size.
- Step 7: Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
- Step 8: Preheat the oven to 325°F.
- Step 9: Add about ¼ cup granulated sugar into a bowl and roll the balls in the granulated sugar.
- Step 10: Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats and place about 6-8 cookies at a time on a baking sheet.
- Step 11: Bake for 10-12 min. DO NOT OVERBAKE. These need to be very soft and chewy.
- Step 12: Swirl a cup around the cookies when they come out of the oven (while they’re still warm) to make them perfect circles.
- Step 13: Rest on a cookie sheet for just 5 minutes then carefully transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. They will look puffy out of the oven but settle as they cool.
- Step 14: Sprinkle the tops of cookies with more granulated sugar for a sparkly look and lemon zest if desired.
Notes
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Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 50mg