Description
Crispy and more lemony than the bakery version.
Ingredients
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2-½ cups all-purpose flour
1-teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon fine sea salt
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
1-cup sugar
2 egg yolks
Grated zest of 1 lemon
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
½ teaspoon lemon extract
Instructions
- Heat oven 350F.
- Combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
- In large mixer bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks, lemon zest, juice and extract.
- Add dry ingredients; blend well.
- Drop cookie dough by tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake 15 to 16 minutes or until edges are lightly brown.
- Transfer cookies to cooling rack.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: cookies
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American