Lemon Sugar Cookies

These Lemon Sugar Cookies are melt in your mouth delicious with the sweet flavor of sugar and the tart flavor of lemon, they’re sure to please anyone who tries them.
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Homemade Lemon Sugar Cookies
Lemon is one of my favorite flavors and of course, paired with sugar it’s simply delicious in almost anything. These melt in your mouth lemon sugar cookies are soft, fluffy and taste amazing.
Not much can beat the flavor of freshly squeezed lemon juice and zest. You could try substituting bottled lemon juice, but it really won’t be the same as fresh. (In my humble opinion, bottled lemon juice tastes like Windex and I avoid it at all costs, but maybe that’s just me.)
If you want more recipes with amazing lemony flavor, then be sure to check out the recipes below. (The Sparkling Lemonade with Basil is out of this world good!) I know you’ll enjoy this fresh summertime recipe. Happy Baking Friends!
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Want more lemon recipes? Here are a few of our favorites:
- Sparkling Lemonade with Basil
- Homemade Glazed Lemon Pound Cake
- Amish Lemon Bars
- Lemon Blueberry Cream Cheese Danish
- Apple Dumplings with Lemon Sauce
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- Cake Mix Sugar Cookies
- 4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
- Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies
- Amish Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
- Reese’s Pieces Monster Cookies
How to Make Lemon Sugar Cookies:
Preheat oven to 375 F
Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
In large mixing bowl, add butter, oil, vanilla extract, granulated and powdered sugars. Mix well to combine.
Add eggs. Mix on medium speed until blended.
In a separate bowl, combine flour, cream of tartar and baking soda.
Gradually add dry mixture to liquid mixture, mixing until thoroughly combined.
Stir in lemon zest and lemon extract.
Using a cookie scoop or a tablespoon measure, drop dough onto lined cookie sheet two inches apart.
Sprinkle each cookie with granulated sugar.
Bake on center rack of oven for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
Remove cookies to cooling rack to cool.
Enjoy fresh or store in airtight container.
Homemade Lemon Sugar Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 c butter softened
- 1 c oil
- 1 c granulated sugar
- 1 c powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 lg eggs
- 4¼ c all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- 2 tsp lemon extract
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 F
- Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- In large mixing bowl, add butter, oil, vanilla extract, granulated and powdered sugars. Mix well to combine.
- Add eggs. Mix on medium speed until blended.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, cream of tartar and baking soda.
- Gradually add dry mixture to liquid mixture, mixing until thoroughly combined.
- Stir in lemon zest and lemon extract.
- Using a cookie scoop or a tablespoon measure, drop dough onto lined cookie sheet two inches apart.
- Sprinkle each cookie with granulated sugar.
- Bake on center rack of oven for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Remove cookies to cooling rack to cool.
- Enjoy fresh or store in airtight container.
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