Description
Delicate “zesty lemon meltaway cookies” dance with tangy brightness, offering a melt-in-your-mouth experience. Light, buttery crumbs with citrus whispers will transport you to a sweet, refreshing moment of pure culinary delight.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (226 g) unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup (60 g) powdered sugar, plus more for dusting
- 2 cups (240 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsps fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbsp lemon zest (about 1 lemon)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup (120 g) powdered sugar (for coating)
- 1 tsp lemon zest (for coating)
Instructions
- Oven Preparation: Warm the oven to 350F (175C) and arrange parchment paper on baking sheets.
- Butter Blending: Whip softened butter and powdered sugar until achieving a fluffy, cloud-like texture using an electric mixer.
- Flavor Infusion: Introduce vanilla extract, bright lemon zest, and tangy lemon juice, blending thoroughly into the creamy mixture.
- Dry Ingredient Integration: Gently fold flour and salt into the wet ingredients, stirring until a cohesive dough forms without overmixing.
- Cookie Formation: Craft small, uniform dough spheres and position them evenly across prepared baking sheets, maintaining gentle spacing.
- Baking Process: Slide sheets into preheated oven, allowing cookies to transform for 12-14 minutes until edges acquire a delicate golden hue while maintaining a tender interior.
- Cooling Technique: Allow cookies to rest briefly on baking sheet, then transition to wire rack for complete cooling.
- Citrus Sugar Coating: Combine remaining powdered sugar and lemon zest, delicately enveloping each cooled cookie in the zesty mixture.
- Storage and Serving: Present immediately or preserve in sealed container for up to five days, maintaining optimal freshness and flavor.
Notes
- Ensure butter is softened but not melted for the perfect creamy texture and consistent cookie structure.
- Mix dry ingredients just until combined to prevent tough, dense cookies that lose their delicate meltaway texture.
- Watch cookies closely during last few minutes of baking; golden edges indicate doneness without compromising their soft, crumbly nature.
- Allow cookies to rest on baking sheet briefly before transferring to wire rack, preventing potential crumbling and maintaining delicate structure.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg