Lemon Crinkle Cookies are delicious and fragrant cookies, perfect for a tasty snack or to accompany a hot tea. Their main feature is the cracked surface, obtained by rolling the dough in powdered sugar before baking.
These cookies are loved for their intense lemon flavor, which makes them fresh and light. The recipe is simple and quick, ideal even for those with little time. These cookies are a great idea for a homemade snack or a tasty gift.

Difficulty: Easy
Cost: Very Cheap
Rest time: 10 Minutes
Preparation time: 10 Minutes
Portions: 30
Cooking methods: Oven
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All Seasons

80.10 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 80.10 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 11.93 (g) of which sugars 3.79 (g)
Proteins 1.77 (g)
Fat 3.07 (g) of which saturated 0.43 (g)of which unsaturated 2.44 (g)
Fibers 0.29 (g)
Sodium 18.67 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 33 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 eggs (medium)
1/3 cup sunflower seed oil
6 tablespoons powdered sugar
2 lemons (zest of organic lemons)
2 lemons (juice)
1 pinch salt
as needed powdered sugar (to coat before baking)

Steps

Place the eggs in a bowl
Add the powdered sugar
Add the lemon zest
Add the lemon juice
Add the sunflower seed oil
Add the flour along with the baking powder
Work the mixture until you get a smooth and homogeneous ball, then let it rest in the fridge for 10 minutes.
Take a piece of dough and form a small ball
Roll the balls first in granulated sugar
Then in powdered sugar
Place the cookies on parchment paper and bake in a preheated oven at 356°F for a maximum of 13 minutes.