Lemon Crinkle Cookies
These lemon crinkle cookies are deliciously soft and tender on the inside with a nice crisp on the outside. These cookies are rolled into confectioner's sugar before baking to create a beautiful crinkle effect.
Servings: 30 cookies
Calories: 88kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice *
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- yellow food coloring just 4-5 drops to start
- confectioner's sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F
- Cream together the unsalted butter and the granulated sugar.
- Add in the eggs and beat until light and fluffy.
- Add in the vanilla extract, lemon juice, and lemon zest.
- Add in the yellow food coloring.
- Mix in the salt, baking soda, and all-purpose flour.
- Roll into 1 inch balls and chill for at least 1 hour.
- Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or silpat mats.
- Add confectioner's sugar to a bowl and roll each ball of cookie dough into the confectioner's sugar. Coat the balls well.
- Place 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to cool before storing them in an airtight container.
Notes
To have fluffy and not flat crinkle cookies, make sure to chill.
Rolling the cookie dough into balls before chilling is easier than scooping chilled dough to roll into balls.
*For more lemon flavor add 1 teaspoon of lemon extract.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 88kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 104mg | Potassium: 15mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 111IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.4mg
