Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies
With a burst of fresh lemon flavor and melt in your mouth texture you will be baking these again and again.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 fresh Meyer lemons, zest and juice
- ¾ cups sugar
- 1 cup coconut oil, room temperature
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 teaspoons poppy seeds plus additional for garnish
Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 tablespoon meyer lemon juice
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt for 30 seconds; set aside.
- In food processor, pulse grated zest of 1 Meyer lemon with the sugar until blended and fragrant. Add the coconut oil, 4 tablespoons of Meyer lemon juice, egg and vanilla; mix on low speed until well blended.
- Pour wet ingredients and poppy seeds into flour mixture; stir with a rubber spatula until well mixed. Chill dough in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.
- Using a 1 ½ tablespoon cookie scoop, drop cookie dough 2-inches apart on prepared baking sheet.
- Bake 10 minutes or until edges are golden brown. While cookies are still warm, shape cookies with a round cutter, if desired.
- Cool on wire rack.
- Make a thick glaze of powdered sugar (1 cup) mixed with Meyer lemon juice (2 tablespoons) and ⅛th teaspoon salt. Drizzle over cooled cookies. Sprinkle with additional grated lemon zest and poppyseeds, if desired.
Notes
Meyer lemons are a bit sweeter and less acidic than regular lemons. Regular lemons or a mix of lemon and orange can be substituted for Meyer lemons.
Freeze dough balls in a single layer on a parchment lined baking sheet for less spread or baking for a later time. Store in air-tight container once dough balls are frozen.
Nutrition information is for 1 cookie.
Nutrition
Calories: 99kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.4gTrans Fat: 0.001gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 32mgPotassium: 17mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 7IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 11mgIron: 0.4mg
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