Lemon Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
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- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter (room temp)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 tsp lemon extract
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
Instructions
- Whisk together the flour and salt. Set aside.
- Place room temperature butter and sugar into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat until fluffy and pale yellow in color. If you do not have a stand mixer, you can also use a hand mixer.
- Add egg and continue mixing until well incorporated. Scrape the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Add extracts and lemon zest. Mix until incorporated.
- With mixer on low, slowly add the flour mixture about a cup at a time. Mix until fully combined.
- Roll the dough out to 1⁄4 inch thickness on a piece of parchment paper. Chill the dough for 30 minutes – an hour or until the dough is hard to the touch.
- While the dough is chilling, preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Cut out the cookie shapes with cookie cutters.
- Bake for 7 – 10 minutes or just before the edges start to brown.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the pan for 10 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.