These delicious homemade lemon cookies are super soft and bursting with lemon flavor. It's the perfect recipe for lemon lovers!
Want to try making your own breakfast cookies? There's nothing better than some homemade cookies fresh out of the oven! The smell that spreads throughout the house is sure to wake up even the sleepiest!
These delicious cookies are soft and tender and have an amazing lemon flavor! You only need 7 simple ingredients to make the cookie dough and 10 to 12 minutes to bake in the oven! It's such a simple recipe that you can make the cookies right before breakfast or save them for another occasion!
Once they have cooled completely, sprinkle the cookies with powdered sugar to give them a nicer presentation. They are perfect for a party or a simple family breakfast! Your kids will love it!
Here you'll find all the ingredients needed to make this recipe:
Lemon juice - Aromatize and gives a fresh taste to the cookies.
Lemon zest - Adds a very nice fresh flavor.
Vanilla extract - Aromatize and adds flavor.
Self-rising flour - Give consistency and is the base of the dough.
Egg - Makes the cookies more soft and fluffy.
Granulated sugar - Sweetness and flavor.
Butter - Makes the cookies soft and tastier.
Powdered sugar - For garnish.
Below you’ll find the correct measurement of all ingredients and the step-by-step guide for this recipe.
HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE LEMON COOKIES
Step 1: Beat the sugar and the melted butter until obtain a homogeneous mixture. Pour the lemon juice, lemon zest and beat for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the egg and the vanilla extract and beat until a quite creamy mixture. Add the flour and fold with a spatula until obtain a consistent dough.
Step 2: Cover the bowl with cling film and refrigerate for about 1 hour.
Step 3: Preheat the oven to 200ºC (400ºF). Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
Step 4: Remove the bowl from the fridge and shape with your hands 20 to 22 balls.
Step 5: Place the balls in the baking tray, making sure to leave a little room between each one. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
Step 6: Remove from the oven and let cool. Garnish with powdered sugar and serve.
TIPS FOR HOMEMADE LEMON COOKIES
1. Place the oven rack in the middle. This allows the hot air to circulate evenly around the cookies, resulting in even cooking.
2. When placing the cookies on the parchment paper, leave some distance between them so they don't stick to each other when they start baking.
3. Never open the oven door while cookies are baking. The kitchen temperature is always lower than the oven temperature, what will happen is that the oven temperature will drop and the risk of the cookies sinks increases.
4. Turn off the oven and leave the cookies in the oven for another 5 minutes.
5. Do not open the oven door all the way, leave the door open about 10 to 15 centimeters (4 inches to 6 inches) and wait another 5 or 10 minutes so that the heat enters the kitchen and there is no temperature shock.
In an electric mixer, beat on medium speed the sugar and the melted butter until obtain a homogeneous mixture. Pour the lemon juice, lemon zest and beat for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the egg and the vanilla extract and beat until a quite creamy mixture. Add the flour and fold with a spatula until obtain a consistent dough.
Cover the bowl with cling film and refrigerate for about 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 200ºC (400ºF). Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
Remove the bowl from the fridge and shape with your hands 20 to 22 balls.
Place the balls in the baking tray, making sure to leave a little room between each one. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes (the time depends on the oven).
Remove from the oven and let cool. Garnish with powdered sugar and serve.
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