Soft Baked Lemon Cookies Recipe

These lemon cookies are soft baked and have plenty of lemon zest, lemon juice, and lemon extract throughout for a delicious lemon treat!

Ingredients

10 Tbsp butter
1 cup sugar
zest of 2 lemons (about 1 Tbsp lemon zest)
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice (about 1/2 lemon)
1 1/2 tsp pure lemon extract
5 drops yellow food coloring
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

1. In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the butter, sugar, and lemon zest. Add the egg, egg yolk, lemon juice, lemon extract, and yellow food coloring. Mix thoroughly.
2. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until incorporated, scraping the bowl as necessary.
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