Lemon Sugar Cookies. In a large bowl, beat butter, sugars and oil until blended. Combine flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; stir into butter mixture (dough will be stiff). Directions Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Add eggs, vanilla, lemon juice, and lemon zest and stir to combine. Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and mix just until combined. Place each ball of cookie dough into the bowl of lemon sugar and roll to coat well. You can have Lemon Sugar Cookies using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Lemon Sugar Cookies

Prepare 1 stick of butter, softened.
You need 1 1/4 cup of flour.
You need 1 cup of white sugar, separated.
You need 1 tbsp of brown sugar.
Prepare 2 tsp of vanilla.
Prepare 1 of egg yolk.
Prepare of Zest of 2 small/medium lemons.
It's 1/4 tsp of baking soda.
It's 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
It's 1/4 tsp of salt.

Sprinkle with plain or lemon sugar. Lemon sugar cookies are what most consider to be "old fashioned". They are made with butter and create a fluffy mound of soft cookie instead with a crunchy sugar outside. I made these with lemon flavor instead of vanilla.

Lemon Sugar Cookies step by step

Preheat oven to 350°F..
In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Whisk together to combine..
In a medium bowl, using a hand or standing mixer, cream the butter, brown sugar and 3/4c sugar until light and fluffy. (about 3-4 minutes or so). Add egg, lemon zest and vanilla and beat until combined..
Slowly pour in the dry ingredients and beat just until combined–do not over mix. Roll cookie dough into about 1 1/2 inch balls and roll into the remaining 1/4 cup sugar (add sugar into a small bowl first.) and place about 2 inches apart on a parchment lined baking pan..
Bake 9-11 minutes. Allow to cool before eating..
Store in an air tight container or freeze. (They never last long in my glass cookie jar lol!).

It is a fun way to mix up the usual. Lemon sugar cookies are our favorite summer treat. The taste of lemon is so bright and refreshing that it makes us forget all about those chocolate chip cookies. Plus, we love a cookie rolled in. Cream butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl.