Name: Lemon Crinkle Cookie Recipe
Ingredients: ½ cup butter (softened); 1 cup granulated sugar; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 whole egg; 1 teaspoon lemon zest ((I didn't add this because I didn't have a lemon and they were still perfect!)); 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice; ¼ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon baking soda; 1½ cups all-purpose flour; ½ cup powdered sugar

These Lemon Crinkle Cookies are so simple and taste absolutely delicious. If you like lemon, you are going to love these lemon flavored delights. They are amazing.

Last night, while waiting for my husband to get home from work, I was browsing through Pinterest. That is always a bad idea.

I found these lovely cookies that my sister had pinned from Tried and Tasty and before I knew it they were baking in the oven, the very next morning.

They were so soft and delicious. It was a nice change from the usual chocolate chip cookie. They were so refreshing and perfect for spring or summer.

Did I mention how easy they are to make? Because with a cookie recipe that only requires a few ingredients that you most likely already have on hand, why wouldn’t you make these bad boys.

I will warn you though, because they are so light and refreshing, you will probably eat at least 10 within the first few minutes of making them.

what is a crinkle cookie?

Crinkled cookies, are cookies that have more ridges, and baking lines in them. These lines are often brought out by powdered sugar.

The key to making the perfect crinkled cookies include:

coating the cookies in either form of sugar (powdered or cane).
allow the cookies to harden.

A lot of the time, people reach for a cookie before they have cooled. That makes them warm, soft and delicious, but often times, the crinkling of the cookie takes place after the baking.

This allows the cookies to crinkle and be exposed to more dry air, rather than the heat of the oven.

We also like to sprinkle on a little extra powdered sugar after they bake, to give them that stunning look, if the previous powdered sugar has baked into the cookie.

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Serves: 24 cookies

Lemon Crinkle Cookie Recipe

These Lemon Crinkle Cookies are so simple and taste absolutely delicious. If you like lemon, you are going to love these lemon flavored delights. They are amazing.

Ingredients

½ cup butter softened
1 cup granulated sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 whole egg
1 teaspoon lemon zest (I didn't add this because I didn't have a lemon and they were still perfect!)
1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1½ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup powdered sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease light colored baking sheets with non stick cooking spray and set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Whip in vanilla, egg, lemon zest and juice. Scrape sides and mix again. Stir in all dry ingredients slowly until just combined, excluding the powdered sugar. Scrape sides of bowl and mix again briefly.
Pour powdered sugar onto a large plate. Roll a heaping teaspoon of dough into a ball and roll in powdered sugar. Place on baking sheet and repeat with remaining dough. Bake for 9-11 minutes or until bottoms begin to barely brown and cookies look matte {not melty or shiny}. Remove from oven and cool cookies about 3 minutes before transferring to cooling rack. If using a non stick darker baking tray, reduce baking time by about 2 minutes.

Notes

The key to making the perfect crinkled cookies include:

coating the cookies in either form of sugar (powdered or cane).
allow the cookies to harden.

Nutrition

Calories: 107 kcal · Carbohydrates: 17 g · Protein: 1 g · Fat: 4 g · Saturated Fat: 2 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 17 mg · Sodium: 88 mg · Potassium: 13 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 11 g · Vitamin A: 128 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 6 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Equipment

Baking Sheet
Non-stick Cooking Spray
Mixing Bowl
large plate

Recipe Details

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

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We added a little powdered sugar on top for some extra flair! Mmm!

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Questions & Reviews

The Answer Is Chocolate says:

Just pinned and tweeted these. As much as I love chocolate I always need some good non-chocolate cookie recipes.
Lisa says:

I love lemony treats. These look so cheerful.
The Felds says:

Wow! I've been pinned :) What a compliment - glad you guys made them and loved them! Aren't they SO delicious!!!
Courtney O'Dell says:

Yum, yum yum!

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Peace Love & Poop says:

These sound refreshingly good!

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ladybehindthecurtain.com says:

This recipe looks so good. I would love it if you came over to my party "Cast Party Wednesday" tomorrow and shared some of your recipes with us.
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shopannies says:

so yummy
Kindra says:

leeeemmmmooon, sounds awesome! I'm part of the sisterhood now...I'm a new follower!
Kim McCallie says:

I love lemon cookies! Love your presentation, too. I'd like to invite you to share your recipe on A Well-Seasoned Life's Sweet Indulgences Sunday.
Jenn Erickson says:

I love lemon desserts and love crinkle cookies -- these look like sheer perfection!
Missy says:

Super Delish! My family and I loved them! I did use the lemon zest.
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Beverly Griffin says:

My son made these and everybody raved about them and then there were like two left at my daughter inlaws house and I eight them just as my son was saying there are two left on the tray if she wanted them which was in another room. I felt bad so I wanted to give her the recipe and make her some to go with it thank you so much for reposting it . guilty mom inlaw
tanya moroz says:

how much baking soda do you add it just says add ? tsp
Momma Cyd says:

1/2 teaspoon

Lemon Crinkle Cookies Recipe

what is a crinkle cookie?

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