Cracked Lemon Cookies Recipe: This Easy Lemon Cookie Melts in Your Mouth by 30Seconds Food
We love anything lemon, and lemon bars and lemon cookies top our list of all-time favorite lemon recipes. If you feel the same way, grab your cookie sheets and make this cracked lemon cookie recipe. They really do melt in your mouth and are full of lemony flavor.
These tender lemon cookies are rolled in two types of sugar before being baked: granulated sugar and powdered sugar. The results is, well, sweet! With their sugar cracked tops, they are just as pretty as they are delicious. What a fun and unexpected addition to a holiday cookie tray.
These easy lemon cookies won't last long, but if you happen to have leftovers, store them in an airtight container for up to one week. Serve them as a snack or nibble on one with your cup of tea or coffee for breakfast.
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes plus 1 hour to chill
Cook Time: 8 to 10 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes
Servings: Makes about 2 dozen
Ingredients
- zest of 1 large lemon
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- powdered sugar, for rolling
- granulated sugar, for rolling
Here's how to make it:
- Put the granulated sugar and lemon zest into a small bowl. Use your fingers to combine until sugar is moist and fragrant. Set aside.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
- In another bowl, cream the sugar and lemon sugar mixture with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add the egg and lemon juice. Beat until smooth. Add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Cover and refrigerate the dough for 1 hour.
- When ready to bake, put some granulated sugar into a small bowl and some powdered sugar into another small bowl. Roll the cookie dough into balls (about 1 tablespoon each). Roll each ball into the granulated sugar and then into the powdered sugar. Place on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
- Bake in a preheated 350-degree F oven for about 8 to 10 minutes. Cool the cookies on the baking sheets a few minutes before removing to cool completely. Sprinkle with additional powdered sugar, if desired.
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