Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies
Servings Prep Time
24cookies 20minutes
Cook Time
15minutes
Servings Prep Time
24cookies 20minutes
Cook Time
15minutes
Ingredients
  • 3cups all purpose flour
  • 1teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4teaspoon salt
  • 1 3/4cups granulated Sugar
  • 1/4cup light brown sugarpacked
  • 1tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
  • 1tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1cup unsalted butter(2 sticks), softened
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1tablesppn sugarfor sprinkling
  • 1tablespoon finely grated lemon zestplus 1fresh lemon juice
  • 1cup unsalted butter(2 sticks), softened
  • 2 large eggs
  • Additional sugarfor sprinkling
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, sift flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
  2. Put sugars and lemon zest in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed 30 seconds. Add butter; mix until pale and fluffy, about 1 minute. Mix in eggs, 1 at a time, and then the lemon juice. Reduce speed; gradually add flour mixture, and mix until just combined.
  3. Scoop dough using a 2-inch ice cream scoop (*I prefer the cookies a bit smaller and just used a tablespoon); space cookies 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Flatten cookies slightly with a spatula. Sprinkle tops with sugar.
  4. Bake cookies until golden, about 15 minutes. Let cool on sheets on wire racks for 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks using a spatula; let cool completely. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.