The other day I made lemon cookies from a recipe I got from Pinterest and boy let me tell you...they were FANTASTIC....much to the disappointment for my kids....I made them for a pool party which meant there were none to keep.  On the flip side, they are incredibly easy to make and I plan to make a new batch in the next day or two for my kids.

When baking, it is usually best to keep to the recipe explicitly...the only real change I made was a used a bit more than a teaspoon full per ball.

These are made much like snickerdoodles and are really incredible...and different from your typical cookie flavors!!  I give it an A+++.  Here is the site you can find it at and here is the recipe:

Lemon Crinkle Cookies


Makes 2-3 dozen

Ingredients:
½ cups butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 whole egg
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
¼ teaspoons salt
¼ teaspoons baking powder
⅛ teaspoons baking soda
1-½ cup all-purpose flour
½ cups powdered sugar

Directions:
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.





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