Lemon cookies

 

Lemon Sugar Cookie

Soft and Chewy Lemon Cookies are a crowd favorite cookie that you can make anytime of the year. These lemon sugar cookies are thick and chewy and easy to freeze. Easy to make in one bowl with fresh lemon and everyday ingredients. 

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Additional Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 22 minutes

Servings 24 cookies

Ingredients

• 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature 1 cup - 230 grams 
• 1 ½ cups granulated sugar 300 grams 
• 3 tbsp lemon zest
• 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 1 large egg
• 3 cups all purpose flour 375 grams
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ cup sugar, for rolling cookies 50 grams 

Instructions

• In a mixing bowl, beat the butter, sugar, and lemon zest with an electric mixer for 1-2 minutes.
• Add in the lemon juice and egg, beat again to combine.
• Gradually add in the flour, baking soda and salt, mixing by hand with a spatula until combined.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30-60 minutes.
• Remove the dough from the fridge. Pre-heat the oven to 350ºF. Place 1/4 cup sugar in a bowl for rolling the cookies.
• Use a cookie scoop to form balls, rolling each ball into the sugar. Place the cookies 2 inches apart on a silicone lined baking sheet. Bake for 11-13 minutes or until the edges have a faint golden color.
• Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then move to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Notes

Refrigerating the cookie dough will help produce cookies that are chewier and thicker because they won’t spread as much. But I get it. Sometimes I really dislike chilling dough. So here’s my suggestion – if you can fit it in, refrigerate the dough, even for 15 minutes. If not, at least refrigerate the dough between baking batches. For example, if you can fit 8 cookies on one baking sheet, bake those and put the dough in the fridge while you’re waiting.

This recipe turned out great using gluten free flour too! We love King Arthur Gluten Free Measure for Measure Flour.

Nutrition

Calories: 184kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 74mg | Potassium: 25mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 247IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg