The Best Lemon Cookie Food

THE BEST LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, blend together softened butter, 2 cups flour and 1/2 cup sugar. Press into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm and golden. In another bowl, whisk together the remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1/4 cup flour. Whisk in the eggs and lemon juice. Pour over the baked crust.
• Bake for an additional 20 minutes in the preheated oven. The bars will firm up as they cool. For a festive tray, make another pan using limes instead of lemons and adding a drop of green food coloring to give a very pale green. After both pans have cooled, cut into uniform 2 inch squares and arrange in a checker board fashion.

THE BEST LEMON COOKIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats and set aside.
• Beat the butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment for 30 seconds on medium-high speed. Add in the sugar, lemon zest, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Scrape the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed.
• Beat in the egg, sour cream, lemon juice, lemon and vanilla extract.
• Turn the mixture down to medium speed and gradually add in both flours.
• Add in the white chocolate chips just until combined.
• Drop dough onto prepared baking sheet. I like to use a 3 Tbsp. cookie scoop for this because the batter can be very fluffy/sticky. (recipe will make ~11-12 cookies)
• Bake in preheated oven for 11-13 minutes or until lightly browned on the sides. The centers will still look very soft.
• Make the lemon glaze while the cookies are in the oven. In a small mixing bowl, stir together the sugar and lemon juice.
• Brush the tops of the warm cookies with the lemon glaze. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5-10 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack. Garnish with more lemon zest, if desired, and enjoy.

LEMON CRISP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Beat butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Add egg, lemon zest, juice, vanilla and beat again.
• In Separate bowl, Sift together Baking powder, baking soda, salt and flour.
• Add dry ingredients to wet in two batches, until just blended.
• Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Sprinkle with colored sugar.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges are lightly browned.
• Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute then move to a cooling rack.