Looking for a delicious and healthy dessert option? Try this lemon drop cookies recipe! Made with wholesome ingredients like almond flour, coconut oil, and fresh lemon juice, these cookies are a guilt-free treat you can enjoy anytime. Plus, they’re easy to make and satisfy your sweet tooth.
Ingredients
½ cup margarine softened
½ cup shortening, in-room temperature
¾ cup sugar
2 teaspoons lemon zest juice of 1 lemon
2 cups flour
1½ cups powdered sugar, for coating
Direction
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, cream together margarine and shortening until smooth.
Mix in sugar to combine, then incorporate lemon zest and juice. Add flour in small batches until well blended.
Drop teaspoon-sized balls of dough onto a baking sheet, about 1 inch apart.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until edges are set and slightly browned.
Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool completely on the baking sheet before coating each cookie in powdered sugar.
To coat, use a fork to support each cookie and roll them in powdered sugar on both sides.
Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.
Makes: 2½ DOZEN COOKIES
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Lemon Drop Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup margarine softened
- ½ cup shortening
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 tsp lemon zest and the juice of 1 lemon
- 2 cups flour
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream together margarine and shortening until smooth.
- Mix in sugar to combine, then incorporate lemon zest and juice. Add flour in small batches until well blended.
- Drop teaspoon-sized balls of dough onto a baking sheet, about 1 inch apart.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until edges are set and slightly browned.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool completely on the baking sheet before coating each cookie in powdered sugar.
- To coat, use a fork to support each cookie and roll them in powdered sugar on both sides.
- Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.