Name: Chewy Lemonade Sugar Cookies Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 32
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour; ¾ tsp Baking Soda; ½ tsp cream of tartar; ½ tsp salt; 1 ½ cups granulated sugar; 3 tbsp fresh lemon zest; 1 cup unsalted butter; 1 large egg; 1 large egg yolk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; ½ cup unsalted butter; 3 cups powdered sugar; 2 tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice; 1 tbsp heavy cream

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How To Make Chewy Lemonade Sugar Cookies

Bring in the zestiness and tangy flavor of lemon to create delicious and chewy lemonade sugar cookies that will surely be a hit with kids and adults alike.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 30 minutes

Total: 50 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2 ¾cupsall-purpose flour
¾tspbaking soda
½tspcream of tartar
½tspsalt
1 ½cupsgranulated sugar
3tbspfresh lemon zest
1cupunsalted butter
1largeegg
1largeegg yolk
1tspvanilla extract
½cupunsalted buttersoftened
3cupspowdered sugar
2tbspfresh lemon juice
1tbspheavy cream

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt, set aside.
In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment blend sugar and lemon zest for 30 seconds until sugar appears slightly yellow and is fragrant.
Add butter and mix until combined. Mix in egg whites, egg yolk, and vanilla extract.
With the mixer set on low speed, gradually add in dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
Scoop dough and shape into balls.
Transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone liner, spacing cookies 2-inches apart.
Bake one sheet at a time in a preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to rest several minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Repeat the process until all of the dough has been used up.
Once cookies are cool frost cookies with lemon frosting.

Frosting

In the bowl of an electric stand mixer blend butter until smooth.
Add in powdered sugar and lemon juice. Mix until slightly fluffy, while adding in cream to thin as needed.