Lemon Sugar Cookies
Servings 22 Cookies
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- mixing spoon
- cookie sheets
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons butter melted (1 stick)
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar plus an additional 1/4 cup for rolling
- 1 egg
- 4 tablespoons lemon juice juice from 1 large, well squeezed lemon
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest zest from 1 large lemon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease or line 2 cookie sheets with parchment.
- In a large mixing bowl, melt butter. Add in vegetable oil and 1 1/2 cups sugar. Stir to combine.
- Zest lemon into the mixing bowl. Then cut and squeeze the lemon juice into the bowl taking care not to let any seeds fall in. Stir to combine.
- Add in baking soda, baking powder and flour. Stir to combine. Dough will be soft.
- In a separate small bowl, add 1/4 granulated sugar (or sanding sugar if you have it).
- Scoop dough by the tablespoonful and roll into a ball. Roll the dough ball in the sugar and place on cookie sheet.
- Once your cookie sheet is full, bake cookies at 350 degrees for about 8 minutes. You want them to puff up but not get super brown on the bottom or they will be crunchy when cooled.