Lemon Crinkle Cookies Recipe

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Zest and juice of lemons abound in these tender lemon crinkle cookies. Their flavor mix of sweet and sour is the most amazing! From start to finish, this simple, no chill dish takes less than thirty minutes.  

Ingredients

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– ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature – 1 cup granulated sugar – 1 large egg room temperature – 1 egg yolk – 2 tablespoon lemon zest from about 2 medium lemon – 2 teaspoons lemon juice – 1 teaspoon vanilla extract – 1¾ cups all purpose flour – ½ teaspoon baking powder – ¼ teaspoon baking soda – ½ teaspoon salt – 4-6 drops yellow food coloring optional Powdered Sugar Coating – ⅓ cup powdered sugar – ¼ cup granulated sugar optional

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 350°F. Parchment two baking sheets. Set aside. Whisk all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.  

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Alternative: Mix sugar and zest with a mixer. Mix the butter and lemon sugar using an electric mixer with the paddle attachment or a handheld mixer on medium high speed for 2-3 minutes until light and fluffy.

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Scrape the bowl's sides and bottom with a spatula, then stir in the egg. Beat in the egg yolk, lemon juice, food coloring, and vanilla.  

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Add dry ingredients and mix on low speed. Put powdered sugar in a shallow basin or pie plate. Put the optional extra granulated sugar in a small basin.  

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Take a 1½ tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop the dough. Roll each piece of cookie dough into a ball and coat with optional granulated sugar.   

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Roll each ball in powdered sugar. Completely dust them with powdered sugar. Avoid shaking off powdered sugar. Set cookies 2 inches apart on the baking pan. Bake 12 cookies per half sheet.  

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Bake 10-12 minutes until cookies rise and crinkle. After 10 minutes on the baking sheet, move to a rack to finish cooling.  

– Serving: 1cookie – Calories: 120kcal – Carbohydrates: 19g – Protein: 1g – Fat: 4g – Saturated Fat: 3g – Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g – Monounsaturated Fat: 1g – Trans Fat: 0.2g – Cholesterol: 26mg – Sodium: 73mg – Potassium: 16mg – Fiber: 0.3g – Sugar: 12g – Vitamin A: 141IU – Vitamin C: 1mg – Calcium: 10mg – Iron: 1mg

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