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by Todd + Diane
Lemon Crinkle Cookies are soft, tender and slightly crisp on the outside. Perfect or anyone who love lemon infused cookies.
Easy Lemon Crinkle Cookies
I love a really good cookie. Though I don’t have much of a sweet tooth, I appreciate and savor every bite of dessert that my palate can tolerate. And though I’m not capable of eating too much, I’m always searching for a great recipe that can satisfy my two to three bites of sweet joy.
And what do I mean by a really good cookie? I know everyone has their criteria on what they expect out of a cookie, so having an open discussion here is always fun to see what you expect in your next warm batch. I don’t consider myself a cookie-snob, though I’m known to be very frustrated if I pay $3.50 for a mediocre cookie in a bakery!
What I love out of cookies are great texture, chew and flavor. We’ve previously written about one of our favorite granola cookies and now I found this on recipe on Pinterest and I’m so blown away by it’s flavor because I love meyer lemon and the flavor really shines in this cookie. It’s so excellent that I actually inhaled 4 cookies in one sitting. And for me, that’s an eating feat.
I found this popular lemon crinkle cookie recipe on Pinterst and it was made by Lauren of the lovely Lauren’s Latest blog. Thanks to Pinterest, I’ve been finding some really fabulous recipes, including my last magic custard cake and when I found Lauren’s cookie recipe few months ago, I’ve been equally obsessed over it.
Finally, I reminded Todd about it and he immediately dived into the kitchen to bake up a batch with our garden meyer lemons. He’s a great guy and why I cherish him so much is that he loves to bake cookies. I’m good at finding the recipe and eating them, so we’re we’re a perfect match!
The verdict is nothing but applause for Lauren’s recipe. I’m sending you all a big word of caution because if you love lemon cookies, if you love meyer lemons and if you’re a lover of snickerdoodles, you will find yourself stuffing yourself silly with these lovely cookies. They’re soft and chewy, similar to the texture of a snickerdoodle, but with the bright flavors of meyer lemon and delicate aroma of powdered sugar. We’ve adapted it a bit to suit our taste and our meyer lemons. But you can refer to her original recipe or use our version with the meyer lemons.
I’m confident this recipe will be making it’s appearance at our Summer dinner parties because they’re that good!
Enjoy,
diane
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Meyer Lemon Crinkle Cookies
Yield: 24 Cookies (about)
Prep Time: 15 minutes mins
Cook Time: 14 minutes mins
Total Time: 29 minutes mins
These cookies have a soft interior texture with a slightly crisp exterior given to it by rolling the cookies in confectioners sugar before baking. Their texture reminds us of one of our favorite cookies, our Snickerdoodles, but with a lemon flavor. Feel frees to make adjustments to suite your taste of sweetness and add a little more sure if you aren't using meyer lemons.
4.63 from 8 votes
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups (190 g) All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) Kosher Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) Baking Powder
- 1/2 cup (114 g) Butter , softened (if using unsalted butter, add about 1/4 teaspoon more salt to the recipe)
- 1/2 cup (110 g) packed Brown Sugar
- 1/2 cup (100 g) Granulated Sugar
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 large Egg
- 1-2 teaspoons (5 ml) Meyer Lemon Zest (@ 1 meyer lemon's worth)
- 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) fresh Meyer Lemon Juice
- 1/4 cup (30 g) Confectioners Sugar
Instructions
Preheat an oven to 350°F/175°C. Line a couple sheet pans with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk or sift together the flour, salt, and baking powder (whisk for at about 20 seconds to make sure it is well combined). Set aside.
In mixer, beat together the butter, brown sugar, and sugar until light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes on medium-high with a stand mixer).
Beat in the vanilla extract, egg, meyer lemon zest, and meyer lemon juice until well combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix again to make sure everything is incorporated.
Stir in the flour mixture until just combined, making sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl to get all of the flour.
If your kitchen is warm and the dough is very soft & sticky, chill the dough in the fridge for about 20-30 minutes to make it easier to handle.
Sift the confectioners sugar onto a large plate. Form the dough into 1 inch sized balls (a medium cookie scoop works perfectly to help make balls). Roll the balls in the confectioners sugar then place 2 inches apart on the lined sheet pans.
Bake at 350°F/175°C for 10-14 minutes or until the bottoms of the cookies just begin to turn light golden and the tops of the cookies look matte (no longer shiny or wet looking).
Remove from the oven and allow to cool for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Nutrition Information per Serving
Calories: 104kcal, Carbohydrates: 16g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 4g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 17mg, Sodium: 59mg, Potassium: 24mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 10g, Vitamin A: 128IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 9mg, Iron: 1mg
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 104
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29 comments on “Meyer Lemon Crinkle Cookies”
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Grace — April 14, 2022 @ 5:36 pm Reply
Hands down my all time favorite cookies recipe. I love making this so much.
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Kellie — July 18, 2021 @ 12:32 pm Reply
I recently traveled to Florida where their Publix grocery store had Meyers lemon cookies with lemon chips. Was wondering if you could add chips to this recipe or would it be too sweet?
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Todd + Diane — July 19, 2021 @ 11:07 am Reply
Hi Kellie, sure you can add a handful of chips. It definitely makes it sweeter, but chocolate chips can never be a bad thing. 🙂
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Liv — May 12, 2018 @ 11:50 am Reply
Yum! Could I use oil to replace the butter?
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— May 14, 2018 @ 8:55 pm Reply
Hi Liv,
we’ve never tried it, but it will definitely give a different texture. Hopefully one of our readers has tried it with oil and will let us know!
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DessertForTwo — May 31, 2013 @ 1:25 pm Reply
These sound so good! I love pretty much anything sweet Lauren makes, so I know these are tops! 🙂
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Diane — May 26, 2013 @ 2:25 pm Reply
These sound lovely, however I can usually only find regular lemons. How do you suggest i adapt this recipe?
thanks,
Diane-
White on Rice Couple — May 26, 2013 @ 4:37 pm Reply
Hi Diane. You can try the recipe with a direct substitution, it will have a brighter lemon taste, but should still be good. You might want to add a touch more sugar, depending on your lemons. Taste as you go and you should have a great cookie.
T
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