Lemon Cooler Cookies
Lemon cooler cookies are buttery, light, and loaded with lemon flavor. Covered in powdered sugar they are sweet and tangy cookies!
Servings 36
Calories 100kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest zest from 1 lemon
- 2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract or 1/4 teaspoon lemon oil flavoring
- 3 Tbsp. corn starch
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar to coat cookies AFTER baking
Instructions
- Beat butter, oil, sugar, powdered sugar, and egg together until creamy.
- Mix in lemon zest, lemon juice, and lemon extract.
- Mix in cornstarch, baking soda, salt, and flour.
- Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. The dough will be soft.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Use a SMALL cookie scoop (1 Tbsp. size) or roll dough into 1" balls. Place cookie dough balls on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.Keep the bowl of cookie dough in the refrigerator in between filling cookie sheets.
- Bake for 12 minutes, or until the edges are light brown.
- Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes.
- Fill a small bowl with powdered sugar.
- One by one, take cookies off of the baking sheet and toss in powdered sugar, covering both sides.
- Place cookies on a wire rack and cool for 5-10 minutes then toss in powdered sugar AGAIN.
- Place cookies back on wire rack. Let cookies cool completely.
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Notes
This recipe makes 3 dozen delicious lemon cooler cookies. Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
Calories: 100kcal