Lemon Sugar Cookies
Yield
18 cookies
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Total Time
20 minutes
These Lemon Sugar Cookies are soft and chewy on the inside, crunchy on the outside, and have just the right amount of lemon flavor. So easy to make, what a great cookie choice for Spring and Summer.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (Sweet Cream Salted butter, softened to room temperature)
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 2 tsp. Vanilla
- 2 teaspoons fresh Lemon Juice
- Zest from 1 medium Lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 2 1/4 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1/8 cup Natural Coarse Sugar or Sparkling Sugar
Instructions
- In a mixer, cream the softened butter and sugar until thoroughly combined.
- Add the egg, vanilla, lemon juice, and lemon zest and mix on medium speed until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes.)
- Add in baking soda and mix just until combined.
- Mix in the flour, one cup at a time.
- Roll the dough into a ball, roll the cookie dough ball in Coarse or Sparkling Sugar and then place it on a cookie sheet.
- Bake the cookies in an oven preheated to 350 degrees for 9-10 minutes.
Notes
Storage tips: These cookies should be stored in an airtight container. They will stay fresh longer if they are completely cool before you pack them up. We usually add a layer of parchment paper between each row of cookies in our plastic container.
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