Lemon Oatmeal Cookies

Lemon Oatmeal Cookies

from tasteofhome.com
Desserts
40 min
6 servings
68 kcal / serving

This is an especially fun recipe to make with kids because they can roll the dough into balls and flatten them on the baking sheets. The lemon and oatmeal add a nice twist to traditional sugar cookies. —Susan Marshall, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Ingredients

  • 1 cupbutter, softened
  • 2 cupssugar
  • 2 largeeggs, room temperature
  • 2 teaspoonsgrated lemon zest
  • 3 tablespoonslemon juice
  • 2 cupsall-purpose flour
  • 1 cupquick-cooking oats
  • 2 teaspoonsbaking powder
  • ¼ teaspoonsalt
  • additional sugar

Directions

  1. 1

    In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs, lemon zest and lemon juice. In another bowl, whisk flour, oats, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, 2 hours or until firm enough to shape.

  2. 2

    Preheat oven to 375°. Shape level tablespoons of dough into balls; place 2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Coat bottom of a glass with cooking spray, then dip in sugar. Press cookies with bottom of glass to flatten, redipping in sugar as needed.

  3. 3

    Bake until edges are light brown, 6-8 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.