Ingredients:
One and a half cups of all-purpose flour
Half a teaspoon of baking soda
One-fourth teaspoon of salt
Half a cup of softened unsalted butter
3/4 cup of sugar, granulated
One huge egg
Two teaspoons of vanilla extract
Two teaspoons of lemon zest, or roughly one lemon
Two tablespoons of freshly squeezed lemon
1/4 cup of sour cream
Half a cup of powdered sugar (optional for dusting)
Instructions:
Put parchment paper on two baking pans and preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
Mix the flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium-sized bowl. Put aside.
Cream the granulated sugar and softened butter in a another large basin until light and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes.
To the butter-sugar mixture, add the egg, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. Stir until everything is well blended.
Mix just till mixed, then gradually add the dry ingredients (flour mixture) to the wet components. Avoid overmixing.
To give the cookies a soft, moist texture, fold in the sour cream.
Divide the dough into tablespoon-sized sections, then form them into balls. Arrange them with a gap of approximately 2 inches on the baking sheets that have been prepared.
Using the back of a spoon or your fingertips, gently press each ball of dough flat.
The cookies should be baked for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the edges are just beginning to turn brown. The centers ought to remain pliable.
After five minutes of cooling on the baking sheet, move the cookies to a wire rack to finish cooling.
For a delightful finishing touch, sprinkle the cookies with powdered sugar after they have cooled.
Savor your lemon pound cake cookies, which are soft, buttery, and zesty!
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