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Get the Recipe: Lemon Cookies

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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 36 cookies

Ingredients
 

  • 2 and 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup 2 sticks salted butter, softened
  • 1 and 1/2 cups sugar
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • zest of 2 lemons, about 1 tablespoon
  • 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice, 2 lemons
  • ½ cup of granulated sugar to roll cookie dough balls
  • ½ cup powdered sugar to sprinkle on top of cooled cookies

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • In medium sized bowl, mix dry ingredients of flour, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside.
  • In a separate bowl, using a stand mixer or hand-held mixer, cream butter and sugar until combined.
  • Add egg yolks, vanilla, lemon zest and lemon juice.
  • Add dry mixture until just combined. Be careful not to over mix.
  • Using a small ice-cream or batter scooper about the size of a tablespoon, scoop dough into balls. Roll into granulated sugar. Place on cookie sheet.
  • Bake for 14-17 minutes, or until tops of cookies start to crack.
  • Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes before moving to wire cookie rack. Let cookies cool completely.
  • Using a teaspoon, sprinkle powdered sugar over cooled cookies.
  • Store cookies in an air-tight container for up to 7 days.
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