Weigh out the ingredients
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You'll need flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, lemon zest, lemon juice, egg, vanilla, oil, and powdered sugar.
Combine the dry ingredients
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In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, add the sugar and lemon zest. Rub them together with your fingers until the it resembles wet sand and the zest smells aromatic.
Rub sugar & lemon zest
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Whisk in the lemon juice, oil, egg, and vanilla until fully combined.
Mix in the wet ingredients
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Gently fold the flour mixture into the wet until just combined. Do not over-mix! Cover the bowl and chill in the fridge for at least one hour or overnight.
Fold in the dry ingredients
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Using a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop the cookie dough.
Scoop the cookie dough
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Roll each cookie dough ball in the powdered sugar.
Roll in powdered sugar
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Place cookie dough on the prepared baking sheet spaced 1 inch apart. Bake the cookies for about 8-10 minutes or until puffed up and cracked.
Bake
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Allow cookies to cool completely on the baking sheet before removing. Enjoy!
Enjoy!
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