Lemon Cookie Recipe
With over 1.5 million views and counting, this lemon sugar cookies recipe is one of the most popular cookie recipes on my website, and for good reason! These soft lemon sugar cookies can be made with one bowl, are thick, chewy and easy to freeze.
Servings: 24 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 ½ cups (300g) granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 large egg
- 3 cups (360g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ cup (50g) sugar for rolling cookies
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, beat the butter, sugar, and lemon zest with an electric mixer for 1-2 minutes.1 cup (226g) unsalted butter, 1 1/2 cups (300g) granulated sugar, 3 tablespoons lemon zest
- Add in the lemon juice and egg, beat again to combine.2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, 1 large egg
- Gradually add in the flour, baking soda and salt, mixing by hand with a spatula until combined.3 cups (360g) all-purpose flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp salt
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30-60 minutes.
- Remove the dough from the fridge. Pre-heat the oven to 350ºF. Place 1/4 cup sugar in a bowl for rolling the cookies.1/4 cup (50g) sugar
- Use a cookie scoop to form balls, rolling each ball into the sugar. Place the cookies 2 inches apart on a silicone lined baking sheet. Bake for 11-13 minutes or until the edges have a faint golden color.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then move to a cooling rack to cool completely.
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Notes
Refrigerating the cookie dough will help produce cookies that are chewier and thicker because they won’t spread as much. But I get it. Sometimes I really dislike chilling dough. So here’s my suggestion – if you can fit it in, refrigerate the dough, even for 15 minutes. If not, at least refrigerate the dough between baking batches. For example, if you can fit 8 cookies on one baking sheet, bake those and put the dough in the fridge while you’re waiting.
This recipe turned out great using gluten free flour too! We love King Arthur Gluten Free Measure for Measure Flour.
Nutrition
Calories: 184kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 74mg | Potassium: 25mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 247IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg