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    19 December 21, 2020 Baking

    Lemon Crinkle Cookies Recipe

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    Last week, I shared these Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies and Brown Butter Pecan Cookies, both cookies falling squarely into the rich and decadent category. Today, I’ve got some vibrant Lemon Crinkle Cookies packed with bright citrus flavor to bring some balance to your Holiday cookie tin.

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    Lemon Crinkle Cookies Recipe

    Crinkle cookies (typically chocolate) are characterized by their crispy, craggy exterior and soft, tender insides. They’re rolled in powdered sugar before baking, so as the cookies bake, the surface breaks into a landscape of valleys and snow-capped peaks.

    These crinkle cookies are flavored with vanilla, lemon juice and lemon zest. Each bite is just bursting with bright lemon flavor. Continue reading for the recipe.

    Lemon Crinkle Cookie Ingredients

    Lemon is the main flavoring here, so make sure you get some fresh lemons at the market before making these cookies. You’ll need 4 to 5 lemons to get 2 tablespoons of lemon zest and 3 tablespoons of lemon juice.

    • Lemon Crinkle Cookie Dough

    This cookie dough is fairly wet, so I prefer to make it in a stand mixer. It also requires about two and half hours of chill time, so plan accordingly. Chilling the dough before baking ensures that the cookies won’t spread too much.

    Rolling Crinkle Cookies in Powdered Sugar
    Lemon Crinkle Cookies Recipe
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    Lemon Crinkle Cookies

    Adapted from this recipe.

    Course Dessert
    Keyword crinkle cookies recipe, holiday crinkle cookies, lemon crinkle cookies
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes
    Chilling Time 2 hours 30 minutes
    Total Time 2 hours 55 minutes
    Servings 22 cookies
    Author Brandon Matzek

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups (240 grams) all purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
    • 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, at room temperature
    • 1/2 cup sugar
    • 1/2 cup (96 grams) packed light brown sugar
    • 1 large egg
    • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 2 tablespoons finely grated lemon zest (from 4 to 5 lemons)
    • 3 tablespoons lemon juice (from 2 lemons)
    • 4 drops yellow gel food coloring (optional)*
    • 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar

    Instructions

    1. Add flour, baking powder and salt to a medium bowl, whisking to combine.
    2. Add butter, sugar and brown sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on medium until light and fluffy, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed (about 2 minutes). Add the egg and beat until incorporated. Add the vanilla, lemon zest, lemon juice and food coloring and beat until incorporated (it will look a bit lumpy at this point). Add the flour mixture and beat on low until just combined. Cover the bowl and refrigerate until firm (at least 2 hours and up to overnight).
    3. Put the confectioners’ sugar in a small bowl. Using a tablespoon or ice cream scoop, scoop 1-ounce portions of cookie dough and roll into a ball using your hands. Toss each ball in the confectioners’ sugar, giving each of them a generous coating. Transfer the balls to a parchment-lined baking sheet, leaving about 1 inch of space in between each ball (I fit 11 balls on 1 baking sheet). Transfer baking sheet to the fridge and let chill for 20 minutes. You can prepare another baking sheet of cookies while the first chills or put the rest of the cookie dough back in the fridge.
    4. Preheat an oven to 350°F and set an oven rack to the middle position. Bake until the cookies spread and the tops crack (14 to 16 minutes). Let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

    Recipe Notes

    * I used yellow gel food coloring here.  Start with 4 drops food coloring and add more until you get the desired shade of yellow.

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    1. pat says

      December 22, 2020 at 7:43 pm

      3 stars
      It was food, so I gave the recipe three stars. But, this recipe didn’t work for me, at all. I followed it carefully, using lots of kitchen utensils in the process, and wound up hours later with very boring, soft and crumbly, cake-like cookies that don’t sing with lemon flavor. I actually don’t know what to do with them. A recent post for skillet cake was wonderful, which somehow makes me doubly disappointed with this recipe by comparison.

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      • Brandon Matzek says

        December 22, 2020 at 8:41 pm

        Hey Pat, so sorry this didn’t quite work out for you! The texture seems correct – they should be soft and tender. Did you use a full 2 tablespoons of lemon zest? I tested these a few times and that amount of zest provided a good amount of lemon flavor each time.

        Well I’m glad you at least enjoyed the skillet cake recipe. That one has a lot of delicious bells and whistles. These cookies are more in the simple/classic category. Thanks so much for the feedback!!

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    2. B.C. says

      June 8, 2021 at 7:30 am

      5 stars
      Your recipe turned out great for me. 😊 I would just like to know how long the raw cookie dough can be stored in the refrigerator or freezer?

      If yes, best to store it in a container or wrapped in cling film?

      Thank you!

      Reply
      • Brandon Matzek says

        June 11, 2021 at 6:31 am

        I’m so glad this worked out for you. Thanks for sharing!

        You can store raw cookie dough in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 6 months. When freezing, I like to portion out the dough on a parchment-lined baking sheet, and then freeze until solid. Then I transfer the frozen dough balls to a big freezer bag and I try to get out as much air as possible. I hope this helps!

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