Summer Lemon Sugar Cookies Food

LEMON SUGAR COOKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat.
• Cream together butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add egg and mix until well-combined.
• Stir in flour, baking powder, salt, vanilla, lemon zest and lemon juice. Allow to sit for about 3 minutes to allow lemon flavor to develop.
• Scoop cookie dough by the tablespoon full and roll into a ball.
• Add lemon sugar to a large bowl for rolling cookie dough in before baking. Place each ball of cookie dough into the bowl of lemon sugar and roll to coat well. Place cookie dough onto baking sheet, spacing about 1 1/2-inches to 2 inches apart. Lightly press each cookie down. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.

LEMON SUGAR TEA COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, corn syrup, and lemon extract. Stir in flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Cover dough, and chill in the refrigerator at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Roll chilled dough into walnut sized balls. Roll balls in remaining sugar, and place on the prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned.

LEMON SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat butter, sugars and oil until blended. Beat in eggs and extract. Combine flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; stir into butter mixture (dough will be stiff)., Roll into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Press with bottom of a glass dipped in water, then in sugar. Bake 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.

OLD-FASHIONED LEMON SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Sift flour, baking soda, and salt into a bowl and set aside.
• Put sugars and lemon zest in the bowl of an electric mixer (paddle attachment if available) and mix at medium speed for about 30 seconds (until well blended).
• Add butter, mix at medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 1 to 2 minutes.
• Mix in eggs, one at a time, at medium speed, then add lemon juice and continue mixing at medium speed for about 30 seconds.
• Reduce speed and gradually add flour mixture. Mix until just combined.
• Chill mixture for at least 15 minutes.
• Drop cookie dough onto non-stick cookie sheets spaced 2 inches apart.
• Place remaining cookie mixture in refrigerator and cookie sheet(s) in freeze for 15 minutes.
• Using the flat bottom of a drinking glass, press the cookies till about 1/2 inch thick.
• If desired, sprinkle cookies with sanding sugar and brush lightly with wet pastry brush. Sprinkle with more sanding sugar to taste.
• Return to freezer for approximately 5 minutes.
• Bake at 350° for 15 minutes.
• Let cool on sheets for 3 minutes and transfer cookies to cookie rack and cool.
• Repeat from step 8 till cookie mixture is depleted.
• Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.
• Finished cookies should weigh just about 21 grams and measure about 3 1/4 inches in diameter.

CRISP LEMON SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar.
• Add the egg, milk and extracts. Combine the flour, salt, leon rind, and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture.
• Shape into 1-in. balls or drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar.
• Bake at 400 degrees F for 9-11 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• Immediately remove to wire racks to cool.

SUMMER LEMON SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar; add eggs, beating well.
• Beat in lemon rind and juice.
• Gradually add flour mixture, then stir in oats.
• Chill dough thoroughly (at least 2 hours).
• Roll level tablespoonfuls of dough into balls and place onto greased cookie sheets, allowing room for cookies to spread.
• Using a flat-bottomed glass or custard cup that has been greased and dipped into sugar, flatten each ball to a 1/4 inch thickness (dip the glass into sugar each time).
• Bake at 375 degrees F until lightly browned around the edges, about 8 - 10 minutes.
• Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute, then carefully move to wire rack.

LEMON SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray 2 non-stick cookie sheets with cooking spray, set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine flour and baking powder.
• In a med bowl, using an electric mixer, cream margarine and 1/3 cup of sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in lemon peel and food coloring.
• Alternately beat in flour mixture and lemon juice until well blended.
• Shape dough into 1in balls and roll in 2 tbs sugar (if using).
• Place 2in apart on prepared baking sheets.
• Using the tines of a fork, press a crisscross pattern into each cookie.
• Bake until edges are lightly golden, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

SUMMER TIME LEMON-CREAM CHEESE COOKIES

Steps:

• set oven at 350, lay down parchment paper onto cookie sheets. When dough is pliable, use hands to break the dough up.
• Mix in cream cheese, flour and 2 tsp lemon zest. Shape into 36-1" balls. Place balls on baking sheets. Bake 12-14 mins or until edges are light golden brown. Let cookies cool.
• In medium bowl, stir powdered sugar w/ lemon juice until smooth. Frost cookies. Sprinkle cookies w/remaining lemon zest. Very refreshing cookies!!

LEMON SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Stir together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat sugar and shortening together until fluffy, beat in eggs.
• Stir in dry ingredients then lemon juice; mix well.
• Chill 2 hours.
• Shape into 1 1/4-inch balls; roll in additional sugar.
• Place 2-inches apart on greased baking sheets; flatten.
• Bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Makes 8 dozen cookies.