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Lemon Sugar Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 c all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
6 tbsp butter, softened
3/4 c granulated sugar
zest of 2 large lemons
1 egg
1/4 tsp almond extract
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Sugar Coating:
1/2 c granulated sugar
zest of 1 lemon
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
Cream butter, sugar, and lemon zest until light and fluffy.
Blend in egg and both extracts. Blend for an extra 30 seconds to a minute.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
Stir dry ingredients into the creamed butter mixture. Do not overmix.
For the sugar coating, blend the lemon zest into the sugar with your fingertips.
Using a 1 1/2-inch cookie scoop, make cookie scoops, gently rolling the tops of each cookie in the lemon sugar.
Using a dry cup (dip the bottom of the cup in lemon sugar in between, if needed, to make sure no batter sticks to it), gently press down each cookie before baking.
Bake until the cookies just barely start browning and look dry on top (not shiny), about 10 minutes.
Remove pan from the oven and firmly tap the pan on a countertop to remove the air pockets from the cookies.
Cool and serve.
Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
15
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
I first made these cookies for a lady (Angie) in our church in Oroville who requested for her meal train "anything lemon". They quickly became some of favorite cookies as well!

 

 

 

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