Lemon Sugar Cookies. In a large bowl, beat butter, sugars and oil until blended. Combine flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; stir into butter mixture (dough will be stiff). Soft chewy lemon sugar cookies are always a hit! A light lemon cookie that will be a crowd favorite. I may be a chocoholic but these cookies got me from the first bite.
It was from the first bite of cookie dough because after one taste, I was hooked!
Beat in egg, corn syrup, and lemon extract.
Stir in flour, baking soda, and baking powder.
You can cook Lemon Sugar Cookies using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Lemon Sugar Cookies
- It's 1 stick of butter, softened.
- You need 1 1/4 cup of flour.
- You need 1 cup of white sugar, separated.
- It's 1 tbsp of brown sugar.
- It's 2 tsp of vanilla.
- You need 1 of egg yolk.
- It's of Zest of 2 small/medium lemons.
- You need 1/4 tsp of baking soda.
- You need 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
- You need 1/4 tsp of salt.
Lemon sugar cookies recipe taste like you've taken a big bite out of summer! So fresh and delicious, it'll become a favorite! I always love bright, citrus flavors, especially in the summertime. Lemons, limes, oranges, grapefruits, I can't seem to get enough of them!
Lemon Sugar Cookies step by step
- Preheat oven to 350°F..
- In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Whisk together to combine..
- In a medium bowl, using a hand or standing mixer, cream the butter, brown sugar and 3/4c sugar until light and fluffy. (about 3-4 minutes or so). Add egg, lemon zest and vanilla and beat until combined..
- Slowly pour in the dry ingredients and beat just until combined–do not over mix. Roll cookie dough into about 1 1/2 inch balls and roll into the remaining 1/4 cup sugar (add sugar into a small bowl first.) and place about 2 inches apart on a parchment lined baking pan..
- Bake 9-11 minutes. Allow to cool before eating..
- Store in an air tight container or freeze. (They never last long in my glass cookie jar lol!).
Add them to a cookie and you better believe I'm all about it! These Lemon Sugar Cookies will make your taste buds dance literally all night long. I love a good lemon flavor. And honestly, I'm not picky about the type of food it's typically associated with! I think that lemon gives food a good acidity that really helps that overall flavor just POP.