Lemon Crinkle Cookies

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When life gives you lemons you make Lemon Crinkle Cookies! The freshness of lemon in soft sweet and tangy cookies is just perfect for your relaxed summer evenings!

Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup Butter, soft at room temperature
  • ½  cup Castor Sugar
  • 1  cup Maida(All Purpose Flour)
  • 1 Tablespoon plain Yogurt
  •  ¼ teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 2 tsp grated lemon zest
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice.
  • Pinch of Salt
  • 2-3 drops of yellow liquid colour
  • 1/4 cup icing sugar


Method:

  • Sift in the dry ingredients - flour, baking soda, salt.
  • Cream together butter and sugar for 1-2 minutes till you have a smooth, creamy mixture.
  • Add the yogurt, lemon, lemon zest and mix well.

  • Add dry ingredients to the wet mixture.
  • Mix together till the dry combines with the wet mixture and you have a soft dough. Do not over mix or you will end up with a tough textured cookie.

  • Chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 180 C. Grease and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Take the dough from the fridge and roll and shape it or roll into balls and dip them into the icing sugar. Flatten them.
  • Place the cookie dough balls on the prepared baking sheet 1 inch apart. Bake at 180 C for 20 minutes or till you get the desired color.
  • Enjoy the sweet and tangy taste of soft lemony cookies.
Note: Avoid yogurt to get a super crunchy cookie. Amount of yogurt decides the softness/tenderness of your cookies.

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