Hey, lemon lovers! Ready to add a zesty twist to your holiday treats? Forget the usual chocolate and peppermint – let’s dive into the world of thick, soft, and irresistibly lemony sugar cookies.
Lemon Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- – 1 cup melted salted butter
- – 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- – 3 tbsp lemon zest from about 1 medium lemon
- – 3 tbsp lemon juice from about 1 medium lemon
- – 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
- – 1 room temperature egg
- – 3 cups all-purpose flour
- – 1 tsp baking soda
- – 1 tbsp corn starch
- – ¼ tsp salt
- – ¼ cup granulated sugar for rolling the cookies
Instructions
- In a stand mixer, blend melted butter, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, and lemon zest until well combined.
- Add lemon juice and egg, mixing on low until everything comes together.
- Slowly introduce flour, corn starch, baking soda, and salt while keeping the mixer on low. Mix until just combined.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough chill in the fridge for 30-60 minutes.
- Once the dough is ready:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Scoop out about 2 tablespoons of dough per cookie using a medium cookie scoop.
- Roll each dough ball in the remaining granulated sugar.
- Space the cookies 1-2 inches apart on the prepared sheet and bake for 9 minutes or until the edges are just set.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.