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Chewy Lemon Butter Crinkles (Cookies)

Here's how you make Chewy Lemon Butter Crinkles (Cookies)
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  • Servings: 35-40
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 8m
  • The following recipe serves 35-40 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (85 ml)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter, softened (absolutely NO SUBS! -- I used salted butter)
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar (more for rolling)
  • 1 large lemon (zested and then juiced - about 1/4 cup juice, if your lemon juices more that's fine add it in)
  • 1 large egg
  • Granulated sugar (for rolling)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F). Set oven rack to second-lowest position.

  • Step 2: Line a cookie sheet/baking sheet with parchment paper.

  • Step 3: In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and lemon zest (use all the zest from one lemon).

  • Step 4: In the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter with 1 1/2 cups sugar until pale and fluffy, scraping down the side as necessary (about 3 minutes).

  • Step 5: With the mixer on medium speed, add the egg, then the lemon juice, beating until incorporated.

  • Step 6: Add the flour mixture and mix on low speed until just combined.

  • Step 7: Using a spoon, scoop out about 1 heaping tablespoon/s of dough, then gently shape in a even ball. Coat the dough ball/s in granulated sugar.

  • Step 8: Space the dough balls about 2-inches apart on the cookie sheet.

  • Step 9: Bake until the edges are cooked but the tops are still puffy, about 8 to 10 minutes (the cookies will be barely golden at the edges and still look ever so slightly uncooked on top, be careful not to overbake, as they scorch easily!).

  • Step 10: Cool on the cookie sheet for a few minutes, until the tops have fallen and crinkled. Remove to a cooling rack.


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