lemon crinkle cookies
A wonderful chewy lemony cookie.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter at room temperature
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Juice and zest of one lemon
- Powdered Sugar
Instructions
- Combine dry ingredients and set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar.
- Add egg, lemon juice, zest, and vanilla, and mix to combine.
- Add in the dry ingredients and mix well.
- Refrigerate for one hour.
- Roll balls (dough will be sticky), roll in powdered sugar and bake on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake for 12-15 minutes in a 350º oven. Let cool for a minute or two before transferring to a cooling rack.
Notes
The lemon essential oil or extract is optional, but I love to add lemon essential oil to make the lemon really stand out!