Soft Baked Lemon Cookies + Video

These lemon cookies are soft baked and have plenty of lemon zest, lemon juice, and lemon extract throughout for a delicious lemon treat!  

Y’all know I’m addicted to all things citrus. I’ve forgone my lime addiction for now, and switched over to lemons and let me tell you, these lemon cookies are simple and even “plain” looking, but that says nothing about how they burst with lemon flavor!

I’ve covered all the lemon flavors that I could: zest, juice, AND extract! It creates one bright, lemony cookie!

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And don’t even get me started on how soft these cookies are! Thick, chewy, soft, lemony goodness! I’m ready to make them in lime too! MMM!!!

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Soft Baked Lemon Cookies

Created by Amber Brady

These lemon cookies are soft baked and have plenty of lemon zest, lemon juice, and lemon extract throughout for a delicious lemon treat!

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Ingredients

• ▢ 10 Tbsp (141 g) butter
• ▢ 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
• ▢ zest of 2 lemons, (about 1 Tbsp lemon zest)
• ▢ 1 large egg
• ▢ 1 large egg yolk
• ▢ 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice, (about ½ lemon)
• ▢ 1 ½ tsp pure lemon extract
• ▢ 5 drops yellow food coloring
• ▢ 2 cups (240 g) all-purpose flour, (stir, spoon & level)
• ▢ 2 tsp baking powder
• ▢ ½ tsp salt
• ▢ ¼ cup (30 g) powdered sugar

Instructions

 

• In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the butter, sugar, and lemon zest. Add the egg, egg yolk, lemon juice, lemon extract, and yellow food coloring. Mix thoroughly.
• In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until incorporated, scraping the bowl as necessary.
• Scoop 1½ Tbsp sized cookie dough balls and roll them in a bowl with ¼ cup powdered sugar. Place cookies on a parchment or silicone lined baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
• Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 9 to 10 minutes. Store cookies in an airtight container or plastic bag up to 5 days.

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 Recipe altered from Cooking Classy