Description
These Lemon Sugar Cookies are soft, buttery, and bursting with fresh citrus flavor. With a perfectly chewy center and lightly crisp edges, they’re coated in sugar and infused with bright lemon zest for a refreshing twist on a classic cookie.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar (plus extra for rolling)
- 1 large egg
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Cream butter and sugar: In another bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add wet ingredients: Mix in the egg, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla extract.
- Combine: Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet mixture and mix until a soft dough forms.
- Chill dough: Chill for 20–30 minutes for easier handling.
- Shape cookies: Roll dough into balls and coat in granulated sugar.
- Bake: Place on baking sheet and bake for 9–11 minutes until edges are lightly golden.
- Cool: Let cookies cool before serving.
Notes
For extra lemon flavor, add a simple lemon glaze on top after baking. Do not overbake — cookies will continue to set as they cool. Fresh lemon juice and zest give the best flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 11g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: lemon cookies, sugar cookies, citrus cookies, soft cookies, easy dessert
