Lemon Snowball Cookies
Lemon snowball cookies are melt-in-your-mouth perfection! An amazing combination of sweet and tart, these cookies are always a hit.
Servings: 30 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- lemon zest from 2 lemons
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup powdered sugar for coating
Instructions
- Cream the softened butter and 1/2 cup powdered sugar together with electric mixer.
- Mix in the vanilla extract, lemon extract, lemon zest, and lemon juice with the butter mixture.
- Slowly add in the flour and salt to the mixture. Mix until combined.
- Chill the cookie dough in the refrigerator for approximately 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll the cookie dough into 1-inch balls and place on prepared baking sheet about 1 inch apart.
- Bake the cookies for 12-14 minutes.
- Let cool for 5 minutes and then roll cookies in remaining powdered sugar. Allow cookies to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Roll them in powdered sugar a second time before serving.
Notes
- Soften your butter. Make sure to soften the butter to room temperature.
- Chill the dough. You will want to allow time for the dough to chill at least 30 minutes before rolling and baking.
- Try to make even size cookies. Use a tablespoon or small ice cream scoop for the batter for even cookie size.
Nutrition
Calories: 93kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 20mg | Potassium: 11mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 189IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.4mg