Lemon Crinkle Cookies
by: claire cary
These lemon crinkle cookies are the ultimate cookie for Spring! They're gluten free, soft baked and lots of zing from the fresh lemon flavor. They're easy to make and melt in your mouth good.
Ingredients
Wet
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened/room temperature
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon lemon extract optional
- 4-5 drops yellow gel food coloring optional
Dry
- 2 cups gluten free all purpose baking flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
For rolling
- ¼ cup white sugar
- ½ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the sugar and lemon zest. Use your fingers to combine together- this will help enhance the lemon flavor.
- Add in the softened butter and use an electric mixer to cream together for about 1 minute.
- Add in the remaining wet ingredients and beat until combine.
- Add in the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, making sure to spoon and level the flour to measure- don't scoop from the bag. Mix to combine.
- Place the dough to set in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- Combine the powdered sugar and white sugar in a small dish. Use a medium cookie scoop (about 2 tablespoons) and scoop the dough into balls. Roll into the sugar and place on the baking sheet- 6 per sheet to leave room for spreading.
- Bake one cookie sheet at a time for 13-15 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden brown and the center looks set. As soon as they come out of the oven, use a round cookie cutter to swivel around the edges to create perfect circles.
- Let cool for 15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling. Enjoy!
Notes
The yellow food coloring is totally optional! The cookies will still be yellow because of the egg and extra yolk, this just helps enhance it a bit if you want.
Serving: 1cookie / Calories: 245kcal / Carbohydrates: 41g / Protein: 3g / Fat: 9g / Saturated Fat: 5g / Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g / Monounsaturated Fat: 2g / Trans Fat: 0.3g / Cholesterol: 50mg / Sodium: 105mg / Potassium: 14mg / Fiber: 2g / Sugar: 26g / Vitamin A: 278IU / Vitamin C: 2mg / Calcium: 36mg / Iron: 1mg
