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Lemon Oatmeal Sugar Cookies

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Sam Jones/Quinn Brein
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Yield
4 dozen cookies
Category
Cookies and Bars
Course
Desserts
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The OFA Recipes for Every Season
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These delicate, thin, crispy Lemon Oatmeal Sugar Cookies are bursting with fresh citrus flavor. Sugar cookies are always a favorite and the addition of lemon raises them to a higher (and tastier) level. The oatmeal is an unusual twist but it really works.

Ingredients
2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 cup old-fashioned oats
Instructions

In a bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.

In a separate bowl, use an electric mixer to beat butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat well. Beat in lemon zest and juice. Gradually add flour mixture, then stir in oats. Chill dough for at least 2 hours.

Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease baking sheets or line with parchment.

Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto a prepared baking sheets, allowing room for cookies to spread. Using a flat-bottomed glass or custard cup that has been greased and dipped into sugar, flatten each ball to a 1/4-inch thickness (dip the glass into sugar each time). Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until lightly browned around the edges. 

 

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Comments

Paula Modin (not verified)

3 years 3 months ago

Love to see your recipes-rarely use them, I hate to 'download' stuff.... if you would make them easy to just print or have printable OR even concise within the site, I'm sure far more would get used....

Leslie (not verified)

3 years ago

There is a way to print easily. The plus button on the left has many options and one of them is print

Mary (not verified)

3 years 3 months ago

These simple cookies are delicious, and I will make them again.

I used ground up steel cut oats (essentially coarse oat flour) in place of the quick oats.

I also rolled the unchilled dough between sheets of plastic wrap and froze it for about an hour- then cut the cookies using a round cutter.

Jane a (not verified)

4 years 6 months ago

Do you grind up the oats? The photo of the cookies show a delicate cookie. If you're adding quick oats without grinding them to a powder, the cookies would be a lot lumpier. Still, I'll try it and try to post a pic of the result. :)

jacqulinej (not verified)

11 years 1 month ago

love lemons and learned the rind has more vit c