Lemon Crinkle Cookies

Calling all lemon lovers!! These buttery vegan lemon crinkle cookies are the perfect balance of sweet and bright citrus. They're soft and chewy and melt in your mouth.

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 11 mins

Total Time 26 mins

Courses: Dessert

Difficulty: Intermediate

Ingredients

2 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp corn starch
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup room temperature unsalted butter (or vegan butter)
1 cup granulated sugar
2 vegan egg (I used Bob's Red Mill egg replacer)
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 large lemon zested
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup mini vegan white chocolate chips
Optional yellow food dye (I used 3 drops of organic yellow dye)

ROLLING INGREDIENTS

4 tbsp granulated sugar
1 cup confectioners’ sugar

Instructions

1
In a medium bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, cornstarch, and salt. Set aside.
2
Zest the lemon into a small bowl. And press the lemon juice into a separate bowl.
3
Using a mixer, beat the butter and sugar on high speed for 3-4 minutes. It should be soft and pale. Scrape the bowl using a rubber spatula.
4
Add in the lemon zest, lemon juice, vanilla and egg replacer. Mix on medium until combined. Add in the yellow gel food dye if desired. I added 3 drops.
5
Add in the dry ingredients. Mix on low speed until just combined. Add in the white chocolate chips and mix on low.
6
Cover dough tightly and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour and up to 2 days. Chilling is required for this sticky cookie dough.
7
Remove cookie dough from the refrigerator.
8
Preheat the oven to 350℉. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Let the cookie dough rest for 10 minutes. This helps to prevent too much spread.
9
Place the sugar in one bowl and the powdered sugar in another bowl. Use a small cookie scoop (1 oz or 1 Tablespoon) and scoop the dough. Place 12 cookie dough balls per cookie sheet.
10
Roll the cookie dough ball in the sugar first. Then, roll in the powdered sugar. Make sure it has a thick coat of powdered sugar.
11
Once all rolled, bake for 11-13 minutes. Bake until the edges are set. Make sure to not over bake these, otherwise they will be dry and the powdered sugar will melt.
12
Cool the cookies on the hot pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving
Calories 4114.9kcal

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 168.19g259%
Saturated Fat 102.9g515%
Cholesterol 383.88mg128%
Sodium 1645.09mg69%
Potassium 741.94mg22%
Total Carbohydrate 634.89g212%
Dietary Fiber 9.98g40%
Sugars 421.7g
Protein 33.46g67%

Vitamin A 1173.21 IU
Vitamin C 67.87 mg
Calcium 820.13 mg
Iron 13.23 mg
Vitamin E 5.54 IU
Vitamin K 20.4 mcg
Thiamin 2.07 mg
Riboflavin 1.63 mg
Niacin 15.6 mg
Vitamin B6 0.26 mg
Folate 101.2 mcg
Vitamin B12 0.76 mcg
Phosphorus 936.61 mg
Magnesium 81.24 mg
Zinc 2.65 mg

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.