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Lemon Sugar Cookies

These Lemon Sugar Cookies are soft and chewy and with the perfect amount of citrus to bring some sunshine to your day. One bowl and no chill--this easy recipe will be a new favorite for the whole family!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time11 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 15 cookies
Calories: 154kcal
Author: Lorie Yarro

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Whisk together to combine.
  • In a medium bowl, using a hand or standing mixer, cream the butter, brown sugar and ¾c sugar until light and fluffy. (about 2-3 minutes or so). Add in egg, lemon zest and vanilla and beat until combined.
  • Slowly pour in the dry ingredients and beat just until combined--do not over mix. (Chill for about 30 minutes if desired.) Roll cookie dough into about 1 ½ inch balls or scoop with a 1½ T cookie scoop and roll into the remaining ¼ cup sugar (add sugar into a small bowl first.) and place about 2 inches apart on a parchment lined baking pan. 
  • Bake 9-11 minutes. Allow to cool before eating.(ha--right, I burn my tongue every time) 
  • Store in an air tight container or freeze.

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Notes

*If you don't measure your flour by weight, make sure to stir and aerate the flour first and then spoon and level it with a knife versus scooping your measuring cup in the flour. Incorrectly measuring your flour can be the cause of failed cookies in any recipe. When blindly measuring with several family members, 1 ⅓ cups came out anywhere from 148 grams to 200 grams--that can greatly impact your cookies, so if possible measure by weight!
  • Check to make sure your baking powder and baking soda are both fresh. Expired leavening agents can cause issues when trying to bake. Keep them fresh!
  • I read that adding a touch of brown sugar is what helps sugar cookies form well and spread nicely. I found that the result of adding just a Tablespoon of brown sugar did the trick for these.
  • Make sure not to over bake these lemon sugar cookies. When you pull them out, you may think they are not quite ready yet, but they should be perfect that way.

Nutrition

Calories: 154kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 107mg | Potassium: 30mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 206IU | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg