Lemon Cookies

Ingredients:

1 C. Butter

1 C. Sugar

1 Egg

1 tsp Lemon Juice

1 tsp Vanilla

½ tsp Salt

½ tsp Baking Powder

2 ¼ C. Flour

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350F.

In a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar – yay! Until light and fluffy – yay again!

Add the egg and mix well, scrape the sides if you need to. Stir in lemon juice and vanilla. 

Turn the mixer off. This is important because we’re about to add the flour and we don’t want gluten to form. Gluten is great for keeping bread together, but not so good for cookies. AND the gluten won’t form until flour mixes with wet stuff.

SO – add the flour, salt and baking powder to the bowl, THEN turn on the mixer and just mix until there aren’t anymore dry spots. A couple turns of the paddle, that’ll do.

Scoop medium sized cookie balls and roll them in powdered sugar, cause why wouldn’t you do that, then place on a cookie sheet. Don’t overload, like 15 per sheet so there is room to grow.

Bake 10-14 minutes, depending on the side. The edge should look dry and the middle puffy but not wet. 

Now that you know everything there is to know about lemon cookies, you’re welcome, go share them with your friends. It’s hard to feel gloomy when you eat a lemon cookie!