Description
Buttery Lemon Snickerdoodles with a soft texture and bright citrus flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.25 tsp baking soda
- 0.25 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp baking powder
- 1.5 tsp lemon zest
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 large egg
- 3 tbsp sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare baking sheet
- Whisk dry ingredients together
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy
- Add lemon zest, egg, vanilla, and lemon juice
- Mix in dry ingredients to form dough
- Roll dough into balls and coat with sugar
- Bake for 11-12 minutes and cool before serving
Notes
- Use fresh lemon for best flavor
- Do not overmix dough
- Remove cookies slightly underbaked for softness
- Prep Time: 9 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 438
- Sugar: 20
- Sodium: 120
- Fat: 18
- Saturated Fat: 10
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 60
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 5
- Cholesterol: 55