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Lemon Crinkle Cookies
Lemon Crinkle Cookies are soft, tender cookies with a distinctive crinkled surface created by rolling dough balls in granulated and powdered sugar before baking. Featuring lemon zest and fresh lemon juice, they offer a bright citrus flavor balanced by a sweet sugar coating and a delicate crumb.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
11 mins
Total Time
21 mins
Servings:
24
cookies
Calories:
105 kcal
Course:
Dessert, Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 whole egg
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tbsp lemon juice fresh
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
for the coating
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease a light colored* baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray and set aside. Or cover with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, using a hand mixer, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Whip in vanilla extract, egg, lemon zest and lemon juice. Scrape sides and mix again.
- Switching to a rubber spatula, stir in flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder slowly until just combined. Scrape sides of the bowl and mix again briefly.
- Pour granulated sugar onto a large plate. Pour powdered sugar onto a separate large plate. Roll a heaping teaspoon of dough into a ball and roll it first in the granulated sugar and then in powdered sugar. Place cookie ball on the baking sheet and repeat with remaining dough.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes or until bottoms begin to barely brown and cookies look matte (not melty or shiny). Remove from oven and cool cookies about 3 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
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Notes
- Using a light-colored baking sheet or parchment paper helps prevent over-browning of the cookies.
- If using a darker nonstick tray, reduce baking time by about 2 minutes to avoid burning the cookie bottoms.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
105kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
17g
(6%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
10mg
(3%)
Sodium
64mg
(3%)
Potassium
13mg
(0%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
118IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
4mg
(0%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24 cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 105
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 105kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 64mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 13mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 118IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 4mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.