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22 April, 2013 By Mary | 20 Comments

Lemon Crinkle Cookies

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lemon crinkle cookies

I'm learning French. Yes, you read that right. I am learning how to speak French! If all goes according to plan, Derek and I will be living in France one year from now, so we figure we should start learning the lingo!

Let me tell you: French is not the easiest language on Earth. The whole "put 10 vowels in a row and not pronounce any of them" thing is new to me. Spanish is easy and phonetic! French? Same structure as Spanish (which makes the learning easier), but NOT phonetic at all. At least not to me...

lemon crinkle cookies

Really though, I'm enjoying learning French. Mostly, I'm enjoying how I'm learning French. If you haven't yet, you should check out the app Duolingo. It's free, structured like a game, and really quite addicting. Also, it is apparently proven to be more effective than a college language course. Say whaat?

lemon crinkle cookies

I mostly like the encouraging dinging noises it makes when I answer correctly, and the hilarious sentences it comes up with. The awesome thing? Duolingo is helping translate the internet! Very cool! You work on real-life sentences on the internet, and translate them one by one (with various people crowd-sourcing the translation and checking each other, to ensure the most accurate translation). If you have ever wanted to learn another language (Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and German are offered, I believe), give Duolingo a try! I'm offering this opinion as 100% mine, not coerced to promote them or anything... we just love the app and are having fun learning!

lemon crinkle cookies

Once your brain is full of new words, take a break to make these cookies. Just like the iced lemon cookies, they're not too sweet. In fact, these are deliciously tart!

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lemon crinkle cookies

Lemon Crinkle Cookies

  • Author: by Mary
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 20-24 1x
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Ingredients

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  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 tsp lemon zest
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 2 eggs, at room temperature
  • ¼ cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ cup powdered sugar, sifted

Instructions

  1. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Set aside.
  2. With clean fingers, rub the zest into the granulated sugar until very fragrant.
  3. In a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
  4. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing until smooth.
  5. Add the lemon juice and vanilla extract, and mix again until smooth.
  6. Add the flour mixture and mix until the dough just comes together.
  7. Chill the dough for 30 minutes before continuing.
  8. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  9. Roll dough into ⅛ cup balls, then roll in powdered sugar until well coated. Arrange 2" apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
  10. Bake for 10-12 minutes.

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  1. Amy says

    April 26, 2013 at 10:37 am

    These cookies look so pretty!! Very light and I guess refreshing with the lemons!
    I'm sure you will love France, the food there is amazing 😉
    xox Amy

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  2. Rhonda says

    May 01, 2013 at 12:06 am

    Je ne parle pas français, mais je ne parle rien de citron. Okay so I parlez en peu français, thanks to one year in high school. These cookies have been on my to do list for sometime. I'll have to check out that app, maybe learn more than, "I can't speak French, I'll have a glass of wine, plus another and another and another, and where's the bathroom". We adore France, if I were rich and could have a second home it would be there or maybe Italy, or both.

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  3. marcelle du Québec says

    May 06, 2013 at 5:57 pm

    Félicitations et courage apprendre le francais n'est pas facile .Jai appris l'anglais enlisant des romans d'auteurs américains et le dictionnaire n'étaitpas loin ainsi que mon hubby,After l0 trips in France que bons souvenirs et on rencontre des gentils ......comme aux USA pays que j'adore.

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  4. Kimberly says

    December 08, 2013 at 11:24 pm

    I just made these in preparation for my Christmas treat boxes and they are amazing! I added a little bit of lemon oil to my batch, but I really loved them. They were like little lemon cake bites and were incredibly delicious.

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  5. Geneva says

    January 14, 2014 at 11:14 am

    Thank you so much for sharing this amazing delicious recipe! This is now one of my favorite cookie recipes. It tastes just like a lemon bar,but better! I think i'll make these now instead of the the bars. They have been a HUGE hit with all my friends, family and my husbands co-workers. I've already made 3 batches of this recipe this week. Luckily, I have a Meyers lemon tree in my backyard=) Thanks again for sharing!

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  6. Lauren says

    May 26, 2014 at 9:28 pm

    Made these today. Followed recipe exactly and they turned out perfect! A great, light cookie!

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  7. Kristen says

    June 30, 2015 at 10:37 am

    my son and I are making these as I type. The first batch, I just checked in the oven and they are as flat as pancakes?.... What the heck did I do wrong? I just went all back thru the recipe and I did everything right??

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    • Mary says

      June 30, 2015 at 12:19 pm

      Hmmm these are pretty flat cookies, so I'm not sure exactly what to tell you! Did they turn out??

      Reply
  8. Ghia Girl says

    February 09, 2016 at 7:33 am

    I just tried your recipe yesterday. I had followed your instructions exactly and theit appearance looked okay but the cookie was too eggy & floury. I definitely tried the wrong recipe and threw out the whole batch.

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    • Mary says

      February 09, 2016 at 10:32 pm

      Sorry it didn't work out for your, Ghia Girl! xo

      Reply
  9. Julie says

    December 11, 2016 at 7:44 am

    Bonjour,

    Thanks for the recipe! I mixed half white flour with half of buckwheat. The buckwheat gave a little "dirty" look and a tiny bit of nuttiness:)
    I also added some poppy seeds. Turned out great.

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    • Mary says

      December 12, 2016 at 8:44 am

      Yum! Sounds like a fun variation! Thanks for sharing, Julie! xo

      Reply
  10. Karen says

    December 14, 2021 at 10:23 am

    can the cookie dough be frozen for later use?

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    • Mary says

      January 28, 2022 at 2:49 pm

      Hi Karen! I haven't tried this myself, but I don't see why not. I've had success freezing cookie dough balls with many other recipes, just haven't tried this one!

      Reply

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