Lemon Sugar Cookies

How to Make Lemon Sugar Cookies

If you enjoy Lemons and cookies, you are going to love this dessert!

These sugar cookies have a nice hint of lemon with the perfect balance of sweet and sour. The contrast of flavors will have you baking more cookies in no time!

These cookies are extremely easy to make and are perfect for a bake sale!

If you looking for another cookie recipe, try our Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Ingredients Needed:

• All-purpose flour
• Baking soda
• Baking powder
• Salt
• Unsalted butter
• Granulated sugar
• Egg
• Vanilla extract
• Lemon zest
• Lemon juice

Lemon Sugar Cookies

COURSE: Cookies

Servings 24 Cookies

PREP TIME: 10 minutes minutes

COOK TIME: 10 minutes minutes

TOTAL TIME: 20 minutes minutes

How to make Lemon Sugar Cookies

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Ingredients

  

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• 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoon lemon zest
• 2 tablespoon lemon juice

Instructions

 

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, and line a cookie sheet with parchment.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar, until fluffy.
• Add the egg, vanilla, lemon zest, and lemon juice, and mix until combined.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet, mixing until just combined.
• Use a 1 1/2 inch cookie scoop to scoop the cookies onto the parchment, placing them at least 2 inches apart.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes.
• Allow the cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

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