Description
Lemon Cooler Cookies are delightful, tangy treats bursting with fresh lemon flavor and a sweet powdered sugar coating infused with lemonade powder.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup granulated white sugar
- ½ tablespoon lemon zest
- ½ cup (1 stick) salted butter, room temperature
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1¼ cup all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ¾ teaspoon lemonade Kool-Aid powder
Instructions
- Beat together the granulated white sugar and lemon zest with a hand or stand mixer in a large mixing bowl until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add the room temperature salted butter and beat together until well creamed. Mix in the egg yolk and continue beating until fully combined.
- Beat in the all-purpose flour and cornstarch on high speed until a crumbly dough forms. Pour in the lemon juice and beat on low speed until a firm dough develops.
- Using a 1½ tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop out the dough and split it in half. Roll each half into a ball.
- Place each cookie ball on prepared baking sheets about 1 inch apart. Flatten each slightly with the bottom of a glass or measuring cup for an even shape.
- Loosely cover the shaped cookies with plastic wrap and place the baking sheets in the refrigerator to chill for 30 to 60 minutes or until firm throughout.
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper or lightly spray them with baking spray.
- Take one baking sheet of cookies from the refrigerator and remove the plastic wrap before baking.
- Bake one sheet at a time for 9 to 12 minutes, or until the edges start to brown slightly, signalling they are ready.
- While cookies bake, whisk together the powdered sugar and lemonade Kool-Aid powder until fully combined to make the zesty coating.
- Allow the freshly baked warm cookies to cool for 1 to 2 minutes, then dip each cookie into the powdered sugar and Kool-Aid mixture, ensuring full coverage.
- Place the coated cookies back onto the baking tray and let them cool completely to allow the coating to set.
- Once cooled, dip each cookie again in the powdered sugar mixture for an extra layer of sweetness and texture, then serve.
Notes
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 11g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg