Soft Lemon Cookies

 
 
 
 

Ingredients

  • 70 g (5 tbsp) Softened butter

  • 100 g (½ cup) White sugar

  • Zest of 2 lemons

  • 1 Medium egg

  • 1½ tbsp Lemon juice

  • 150 g (1 cup) All purpose flour

  • 1 tsp Baking powder

  • ¼ tsp Salt

  • Yellow food coloring (optional)

  • Powdered sugar for the coating

Process

  1. Cream together the butter, white sugar, and lemon zest.

  2. Add the egg and food coloring (optional).

  3. Add the sifted dry ingredients and lemon juice.

  4. Form the cookies using an ice cream scoop or your hands.

  5. Place the cookies onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and freeze for 30 minutes.

  6. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C (350 °F) for 13 minutes.

  7. Allow to cool completely and toss in powdered sugar.

 
 
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