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Lemon Sugar Cookies
Sweet, chewy, and bursting with bright lemon flavor, Lemon Sugar Cookies are a springtime favorite! Whip up a batch now to brighten your day!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 48 cookies
Calories: 92 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 teaspoons pure lemon extract
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg, vanilla, lemon extract, and lemon zest to the butter mixture and mix until combined.
- Add the flour mixture, one cup at a time, to the wet ingredients mixing until just combined after each addition.
- Roll 2 tablespoons of cookie dough into a ball and place onto the baking sheet, keeping them 2 inches apart.
- Bake cookies for 13-15 minutes or until just barely browned on the bottom.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack. (If you can wait that long!)
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Nutrition Information
Calories
92kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
13mg
(4%)
Sodium
85mg
(4%)
Potassium
16mg
(0%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
125IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
5mg
(1%)
Iron
0.4mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 48cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 92
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 92kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 13mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 85mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 16mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 125IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 5mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.