Lemon Crinkle Cookies

These melt-in-your-mouth Lemon Crinkle Cookies are absolutely dreamy. This cookie recipe is one of my favourites, I could have these for dessert everyday and be happy!

THE RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

2 cups Flour
2 tsp Baking powder
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 Cup Butter, softened
1 cup Sugar
2 Large Eggs
2 Tbsp Lemon Juice
1 tsp Lemon Extract
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Yellow Food Colouring
1/2 cup Powdered Sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, sift in flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar then mix in egg, lemon juice, lemon extract, vanilla extract and 5-6 drops of yellow food colouring.
Slowly add dry ingredients and mix until well combined.
Pour powdered sugar onto a plate.
Form 1 inch balls from dough and roll them into the powdered sugar to coat well. Place balls onto baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
Bake for 10 minutes.
Allow to cool on the baking sheet slightly before transferring to a cooling rack.