Easy Lemon Crinkle Cookies
Servings: 24 servings
Calories: 131kcal
If you enjoy lemon desserts, you'll love this easy Lemon Crinkle Cookie recipe. This lemon cookie recipe has a nie citrus taste. Choose to use yellow dye or leave cookie without it. Same great flavor either way.
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Ingredients
- 1 8- ounce package softened cream cheese
- 1 stick ½ cup butter, softened
- 1½ cups granulated sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoons freshly grated lemon zest
- 1½ tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- ⅛ teaspoon natural yellow food coloring optional, you can find natural food color on Amazon
- 1 large egg AND 1 additional egg yolk
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar for rolling & dusting cookie dough
Instructions
- Cream the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Beat in sugar, salt lemon zest, lemon juice, food coloring and salt; mix until fully combined and fluffy (about 2 minutes).
- Add egg and second yolk and beat in well until creamy. (Another 1-2 minutes)
- Whisk flour and baking soda together in a small bowl to incorporate.
- On low speed, gradually add flour mixture and mix until just fully incorporated. The dough will be sticky. Cover work bowl and refrigerate 1-2 hours or overnight.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350ºF. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- Ready confectioners/powdered sugar in a small bowl and set aside.
- Using a small cookie scoop, being sure each scoopful is similar in amount (so they bake up evenly) and place on baking sheet.
- Roll each scoop of dough into a ball using your hands, then roll in the confectioners’ sugar to lightly coat.
- Place dough balls back onto the parchment paper lined baking sheet, allowing for an inch between each
- Bake until cookies puffed and crackly, about 13-14 minutes.
- The cookies will still be soft in the centers. If they start to brown around the edges, they have baked too long.
- Allow cookies to sit for 5 minutes, then gently transfer to a cooling rack until completely cool.
- Store in an airtight container/jar for up to a week.
- Dust cookies with a small amount of additional confectioners’ sugar prior to serving if you choose.
Notes
You can choose to add a few drops of lemon extract for a more intense lemon flavor as well.
Nutrition
Serving: 24servings | Calories: 131kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 72mg | Potassium: 31mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 153IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg