Sunny Lemon Cookies Recipe

Jump into happy, sunny days with this lemon cookies recipe  – the perfect combo of sweet and slight zing that will wake up and delight your taste buds.

Top with this perfect buttercream topping for a can’t-resist cookie!

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What is it about the warmer months that gets me thinking about lemons?

Could it be that they just look so sunny?

Or maybe my taste buds are ready for to wake up and enjoy some zing now that there are finally leaves on the trees again.

Either way, I’m excited to be sharing this lemon cookies recipe with you.

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Lemon Cookies Recipe

What you’ll need:

• 1 standard cookie sheet
• Parchment paper
• Zester
• Lemon Squeezer
• 2 medium-sized bowls
• Hand mixer

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1.2 tsp vanilla
• 2 tbsp lemon juice (approximately half of a medium-sized lemon) and the rind of two lemons

Steps:

Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.

Make sure your butter is at room temperature.

Step 2: In one of your medium-sized bowls, mix together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

Step 3: In your second medium-sized bowl, cream butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla together.

Step 4: Take your bowl of dry ingredients and in thirds, slowly add into butter-sugar mixture.

Fold and mix until ingredients take the consistency of cookie dough.

Step 5: Squeeze your lemons to get the 2 tbsp of lemon juice. I use a lemon squeezer.

Step 6: Grate the rinds of 2 lemons using a zester.

Step 7: Add in your lemon juice and half of your lemon rind to the mixture.

Step 8: Roll cookie dough into 1-inch balls and place on lined cookie sheet.

Step 9: Bake for 12 to 14 minutes.

Step 10: Once cool, top each cookie with buttercream frosting and sprinkle remaining lemon zest on top.

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Lemon Cookies Recipe

Yield: 16

Jump into happy, sunny days with this lemon cookies recipe  - the perfect combo of sweet and slight zing that will wake up and delight your taste buds.

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Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1.2 tsp vanilla
• 2 tbsp lemon juice (approximately half of a medium-sized lemon) and the rind of two lemons

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside. Make sure your butter is at room temperature.
2. In one of your medium-sized bowls, mix together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
3. In your second medium-sized bowl, cream butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla together.
4. Take your bowl of dry ingredients and in thirds, slowly add into butter-sugar mixture. Fold and mix until ingredients take the consistency of cookie dough.
5. Squeeze your lemons to get the 2 tbsp of lemon juice. I use a lemon squeezer.
6. Grate the rinds of 2 lemons using a zester.
7. Add in your lemon juice and half of your lemon rind to the mixture.
8. Roll cookie dough into 1-inch balls and place on lined cookie sheet.
9. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes.
10. Once cool, top each cookie with your favorite buttercream and sprinkle remaining lemon zest on top.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 189Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 139mgCarbohydrates: 32gFiber: 1gSugar: 19gProtein: 2g

Nutrient values are only estimates provided by online calculators. Various factors can change the nutritional information in any given recipe.

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