lemon crinkle cookies

lemon crinkle cookies
found via lds living (makes 2-3 dozen)

ingredients:

½ cups butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 whole egg
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
¼ teaspoons salt
¼ teaspoons baking powder
⅛ teaspoons baking soda
1-½ cup all-purpose flour
½ cups powdered sugar

directions:

1. preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. in a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy; whip in vanilla, egg, lemon zest, and juice. stir in all dry ingredients slowly until just combined, excluding the powdered sugar.
3. pour powdered sugar onto a large plate. roll a heaping teaspoon of dough into a ball and roll in powdered sugar. place on baking sheet and repeat with remaining dough.
4. bake for 9-11 minutes or until bottoms begin to barely brown and cookies look matte {not melty or shiny}. remove from oven and cool cookies about 3 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.

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