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Several round, golden-brown cookies cool on a metal wire rack. The cookies have a slightly cracked surface and a soft, crumbly appearance.
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Soft Lemon Cookies Recipe

Prep Time1 hour 15 minutes
WORK TIME15 minutes
Cuisine: World
Servings: 18 yields

Ingredients

  • ½ cup 115g Butter, softened
  • ¾ 150g Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon zest
  • 2 tablespoons Lemon juice
  • 1½ 190g All-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • Powdered sugar for coating

Instructions

  • DIRECTIONS
    1. In a large bowl place softened butter and sugar, beat until creamy.
    2. Add the egg and beat until combined. Add lemon zest, lemon juice, vanilla extract and beat until combined.
    3. Sift in flour, baking powder and salt. Fold until combined and soft dough is formed (at this stage you also can add yellow gel food coloring). Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
    4. Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
    5. Take the dough out of the fridge and shape into small balls. Cover each ball with powdered sugar and arrange them on a baking tray, leaving 2-inches apart.
    6. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
    7. Allow the cookies to cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

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