Lemon Sugar Cookie Recipe
These Lemon Sugar Cookies take a classic Amish Sugar Cookie and add a bright pop of lemon flavor! They are soft, buttery, and perfectly sweet with a tender texture that makes them hard to stop eating. Add a little yellow color and optional lemon zest for a cookie that is as pretty as it is delicious.
Servings: 40 cookies
Calories: 178kcal
Ingredients
- 4 ½ cups (576 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 cup (2 sticks / 227 g) salted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup (224 g) vegetable oil
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (125 g) confectioners' sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons lemon extract
- Yellow gel food coloring, as desired
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter, oil, granulated sugar, and confectioners' sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Reduce the mixer speed to medium and add the eggs, one at a time, mixing just until combined.
- Add the vanilla, lemon extract, yellow food coloring, and optional lemon zest, mixing until fully incorporated.
- Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the flour mixture in three additions, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Mix just until combined.
- Using a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop, drop the dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing the cookies about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the edges are just beginning to turn golden.
- Let the cookies cool completely on the baking sheet before serving or frosting.
Nutrition
Serving: 1lemon sugar cookie | Calories: 178kcal