Ingredients

The following ingredients have 18 Servings
  • 1 1/2 cups Granulated Sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Lemon Zest
  • 2 ounces Cream Cheese, Room Temperature
  • 6 tablespoons Butter, Melted
  • 1/3 cup Coconut Oil Or Additional Butter, Melted
  • 1 whole Egg
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice, Fresh Squeezed
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 2 1/4 cup All-Purpose Flour
  • Additional Powdered Sugar or Granulated Sugar For Rolling

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or silpat.
  • Mix together granulated sugar and lemon zest for 5 minutes to infuse sugar.
  • Add cream cheese and beat until well combined.
  • Stir in butter, coconut oil, egg, lemon juice, vanilla extract, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until well combined.
  • Add flour and stir just until combined.
  • Scoop cookie dough using a standard sized cookie scoop of heaping tablespoon and roll into a ball. Roll ball into powdered sugar.
  • Place cookies 3 inches apart on lined baking sheet.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges are just barely brown. Allow cookies to cool on cookie sheet for 3-4 minutes before moving to a cooling rack.
  • For a more pronounced powdered sugar look dip tops off cookies gently into powdered sugar once cooled.