Lemon sugar cookie. I may be a chocoholic but these cookies got me from the first bite. It was from the first bite of cookie dough because after one taste, I was hooked! Lemon sugar cookies recipe taste like you've taken a big bite out of summer!

I do adore Lemon Sugar Cookies-they are soft, chewy, and rolled in sugar. Ring in spring with a batch of Lemon Sugar Cookies. They are light, refreshing, and the perfect treat for a sunny day. You can have Lemon sugar cookie using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Lemon sugar cookie

It's 1 cup of cold butter cut into cubes.
You need 2 cups of sugar.
You need 2 of eggs.
It's 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
It's 1 1/2 tbsp of fresh lemon juice.
You need 1 tbsp of lemon zest, may put more for flavor.
It's 3 cups of flour.
You need 1 1/4 tsp of baking powder.
You need 1/4 tsp of baking soda.
It's 1/2 tsp of salt.
It's as required of use yellow food coloring for colour(optional).

They have always been one of my favorites and they really are quite versatile. It's super important to measure the flour correctly. Too much or too little flour can change the consistency of the. Love the crinkly tops on these lemon sugar cookies Rachel!

Lemon sugar cookie step by step

Preheat oven to 350 degrees..
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar for 4 minutes 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..
Drop dough onto light-colored baking sheet..
Bake for 9-11 minutes. Sprinkle with sugar or white sparkling sugar..

These would disappear fast at my house!!! These lemon sugar cookies are thick and chewy and easy to freeze. I wanted these lemon sugar cookies to be soft, but chewy - this is the ultimate cookie dichotomy! These are my favorite sugar cookies. The lemon adds a unique flavor.