Description
Delightful lemon crinkle cookies bring zesty sunshine to classic cookie traditions. Sweet powdered sugar coating and tangy citrus notes make these treats irresistible for home bakers seeking refreshing dessert perfection.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 package (15.25 oz / 432 g) lemon cake mix
- 2 large eggs
- ⅓ cup (79 mL) vegetable oil
- 1 tsp (5 mL) lemon extract
- ⅓ cup (40 g) confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
- Mixture Preparation: Combine cake mix, eggs, culinary oil, and lemon extract in a large mixing bowl, blending thoroughly until a smooth, consistent batter forms with vibrant citrus undertones.
- Sugar Coating: Create a powdered sugar station by filling a shallow dish with the fine white powder, then methodically roll each cookie dough portion to ensure complete, elegant coverage.
- Baking Arrangement: Distribute the sugar-coated dough onto ungreased baking sheets, allowing sufficient space between each cookie to accommodate natural spreading during the baking process.
- Oven Transformation: Position the prepared trays in a preheated oven set at 375 degrees fahrenheit, allowing the cookies to bake for 6 to 9 minutes until edges turn a delicate golden brown and surfaces develop characteristic crinkled textures.
- Cooling and Serving: Once removed from the oven, let the lemon crinkle cookies rest briefly on the baking sheet, then transfer to a wire cooling rack to achieve the perfect tender-crisp consistency before serving.
Notes
- Quick Zest Tip: Add extra lemon zest for a more intense citrus flavor that elevates the cookie’s brightness.
- Sugar Coating Trick: Roll cookies generously in powdered sugar to create those signature crinkly, cracked edges that look professionally baked.
- Baking Precision Matters: Watch cookies carefully between 6-9 minutes; they can quickly go from perfectly golden to overdone, so set a timer and check frequently.
- Storage Secret: Store cookies in an airtight container with a piece of bread to maintain softness and prevent them from drying out quickly.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 9 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 22
- Calories: 162
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 153 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 27 mg