Old-Fashioned Soft Sugar Cookies
| Prep Time: 15 min | Serves: 18 |
| Cooking Time: 45 min | Yield: 18 4-inch cookies |
These big cookies have a coats of sanding sugar that gives way to a soft cookies with a bright lemony flavor in each bite.
Ingredients
- 3 cups All-purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1 3/4 cups Granulated Sugar
- 1/4 cup Natural Light Brown Sugar
- 1 tbsp Lemon Zest
- 1 cup Butter, Unsalted
- 2 Egg (large)
- 1 tbsp LEMON Juice, Fresh Squeezed
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift flour, baking soda, and salt into a bowl; set aside.
2. Put sugars and lemon zest in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed 30 seconds. Add butter; mix until pale and fluffy, about 1 minute. Mix in eggs, 1 at a time, and then the lemon juice. Reduce speed; gradually add flour mixture, and mix until just combined.
3. Scoop dough using a 2-inch ice cream scoop; space cookies 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Flatten cookies slightly with a spatula. Sprinkle tops with sanding sugar, then lightly brush with a wet pastry brush; sprinkle with more sanding sugar.
4. Bake cookies until golden, about 15 minutes. Let cool on sheets on wire racks for 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks using a spatula; let cool completely. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.