Chewy Lemon Sugar Cookies
These Chewy Lemon Sugar Cookies are so soft and chewy, and lemony. Your team - and opponents - will love them!
Ingredients
- 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 zest of large lemon, finely grated
- 4 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar for rolling cookies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheets (12 cookies per cookie sheet) with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- Using a mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until smooth and very fluffy.
- Beat in egg, vanilla extract, lemon juice and lemon zest.
- Gradually blend in the dry ingredients.
- Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, and roll in sugar. Place on lined cookie sheets about 1 1/2 inches apart.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned.
- Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.
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