Soft Melt-In-Your-Mouth Lemon Cookies

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 1 Lemon, zest of large

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg

• Condiments

  • 4 tbsp Lemon juice, fresh

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 3/4 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 2 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Butter, unsalted

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Ingredients

• 2¾ cups (360 grams) all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (230 grams) unsalted butter, softened
• 1½ cups (170 grams) confectioners sugar
• 1 egg
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• zest of one large lemon, finely minced
• 4 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• ½ cup (60 grams) confectioners sugar for rolling cookies

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350 °F (175 °C). Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• Using a mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until smooth and very fluffy.
• Beat in the egg, vanilla extract, lemon juice and lemon zest.
• Gradually blend in the dry ingredients.
• Roll 1½-teaspoon portions of dough into balls, and roll each one in the confectioners sugar. Place on lined cookie sheets about 1½ inches (4 cm) apart.
• Bake 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned.
• Remove from the oven and let stand on the cookie sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.