GIANT LEMON SUGAR COOKIES - REAL LEMON

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Giant Lemon Sugar Cookies - real lemon image

Who knew that my desire to find a fabulous basic lemon cookie would lead me to post three of them here on JAP? I was searching JAP this am for a basic lemon cookie without candy, nuts, filling, crusts or glaze. I am not a fan of cake mix cookies, or doctored store bought dough. I searched for many pages before giving up. Then I...

Provided by Stacia Osborn

Categories     Cookies

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 c sugar, divided
2 zest of two lemons, divided
1 c butter, softened
2 eggs, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla
1 Tbsp lemon juice, fresh
2 3/4 c flour
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp baking soda

Steps:

  • 1. Prepare lemon sugar: In a mini food processor (I used my regular Cuisinart), blend 1/2 cup of sugar with 1 teaspoon lemon zest. Pulse several times until the lemon zest is incorporated into the sugar. Put sugar mixture in a shallow bowl and stir lightly with a fork to break up any clumps. Set aside.
  • 2. Prepare cookie dough: In a medium bowl, stir together flour, salt, cream of tartar, and bakign soda. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and remaining 1 1/2 cups of sugar. Blend in eggs, one at a time; add vanilla, lemon juice, and remaining lemon zest. Add the flour mixture, one cup at a time, blending well after each addition until all flour is incorporated.
  • 3. Refrigerate dough for one hour.
  • 4. Preheat oven to 350. Shape cookies using a jumbo cookie scoop or your hands; shape two tablespoons of dough into a ball and roll in lemon sugar. Place ball of dough on prepared cookie sheet and press down lightly with the bottom of a glass until cookie is about 1/2 inch thick. Repeat. Six cookies will fit on one 18 x 13 baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes.

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