Soft Lemon Cookies. Most lemon cookies also tend to be crispy and crumbly. I have nothing against those cookies, but I When I mentioned these soft and chewy lemon cookies, these friends immediately clamored for the. These Lemon Cookies are super soft and bursting with lemon flavor.

These cookies bake up soft and thick and have plenty of sweet lemon citrus flavor. Other Flavor Variations for Soft Lemon Cookies: Lemon sandwich cookies- Flip over one cookie and spread frosting. Stick another cookie on top to make a sandwich. You can cook Soft Lemon Cookies using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Soft Lemon Cookies

It's 100 g of Butter *softened.
Prepare 1/2 cup of Caster Sugar.
Prepare 1 of Egg Yolk.
It's of *Note: You can use whole Egg. In that case, you need to add extra Flour.
Prepare of Zest and Juice of 1 Lemon.
Prepare 1 cup of (*250ml) Self-Raising Flour *and extra 3-4 tablespoons if you use whole Egg.
Prepare 3-4 tablespoons of Icing Sugar for coating.

Bursting with flavor thanks to using fresh lemon juice and zest! Other than the lemon the ingredients are similar to regular cookie dough. These soft Lemon Sugar Cookies are bursting with fresh lemon flavor. This is a soft, chewy lemon cookie with a light lemon flavor.

Soft Lemon Cookies instructions

Mix softened Butter and Sugar until smooth. Add Egg Yolk (OR Whole Egg) and mix until creamy. Add Lemon Zest and Juice, and mix well. It may look curdled..
Add Self-Raising Flour, mix to combine. At this stage, the dough is too soft to roll. Place in the fridge for a while to firm up..
Preheat oven to 170 to 180C. Line a large baking tray (OR 2 trays) with baking paper..
Roll the dough into 20 balls, about 3cm size. Then roll the balls in Icing Sugar to coat well, and place on the prepared tray(s). Cookies need plenty space around each..
Bake for about 15 minutes or until lightly golden. Cool on wire racks..

It is a simple, crowd-pleasing recipe that everyone loves! I may have to make another batch for the weekend. Absolute PERFECT soft and chewy lemon sugar cookies, that stay soft! A guaranteed family favorite that will be requested time and time again. This recipe for delicious lemon cookies is quick and easy thanks to lemon cake mix.