Lemon Crinkle Cookies

This recipe came from heatherhomeade.com (as did the lovely picture).  I didn't get to take a snapshot of my own as I made them before running out the door on our way to Michigan for a week long camping adventure, where we were meeting up with a friend I was gifting them to, if we did not eat them all before getting there.  A few were missing from the bag, but most survived the trip! :D


1/2 cup softened butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp lemon zest
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 cup flour
1 Tbsp lemon juice

1.Preheat oven to 350 and line a sheet with parchment

2. Cream butter and sugar by hand until fluffy

3.  Add egg, lemon juice, zest, and vanilla, and beat until combined

4.  Mix for 30 more seconds

5. Add dry ingredients to wet until just combined

6.  Drop by rounded Tbsp onto sheet (roll in powdered sugar first if desired)

7.  Bake 10 minutes until bottoms brown and tops lose the shine.  Let rest a few minute before moving to cooling rack.

Only minor modification I made was to add more lemon zest and a little more lemon juice to kick up the flavor.  They turned out really really delicious!!