Lemon Crinkle Cookies
🥘 Ingredients
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baking powder1/2 teaspoon
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baking soda1/4 teaspoon
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butter (cold and cut into cubes)1/2 cup
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egg (room temperature)1
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flour (all-purpose)1 1/2 cups
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lemon juice (fresh, juice from 2 small lemons, approximately, strained)2 tablespoons
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lemon zest (zest from 2 small lemons, approximately)1 tablespoon
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powdered sugar1/4 cup
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salt (kosher)1/2 teaspoon
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sugar (granulated)1 cup
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vanilla1/2 teaspoon
🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- stand mixer
- baking sheet
- cooling rack
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1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silpats and set aside
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2Prepare cookie batter: In the bowl of a stand mixer , cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about ⏱️ 2-3 minutes . Mix in vanilla , egg , lemon zest , and lemon juice . Scrape sides of the bowl and mix again until well incorporated. With mixer off, add in flour , salt , baking powder , and baking soda and stir until just combined. Scrape sides of bowl and stir again briefly. Pour powdered sugar onto a plate. Roll a heaping teaspoon of dough into a ball and roll in powdered sugar. Place on baking sheet and repeat with remaining doughbutter: 1/2 cup (cold and cut into cubes), sugar: 1 cup (granulated), vanilla: 1/2 teaspoon, egg: 1 (room temperature), lemon zest: 1 tablespoon (zest from 2 small lemons, approximately), lemon juice: 2 tablespoons (fresh, juice from 2 small lemons, approximately, strained), flour: 1 1/2 cups (all-purpose), salt: 1/2 teaspoon (kosher), baking powder: 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda: 1/4 teaspoon, powdered sugar: 1/4 cup
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3Bake cookies: Bake for ⏱️ 9-11 minutes or until cookies are just turning golden brown on the edges and the tops look cracked and crinkly. Remove cookies from the oven and cool on trays for ⏱️ 10 minutes before transferring to cooling rack
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Servings: 26 cookies