Lemondoodles – Brown Butter Lemon Snickerdoodles

Lemondoodles – Brown butter lemon snickerdoodles are a lemony version of the classic snickerdoodle cookie.

Lemondoodles

Lemondoodles are soft and tender on the inside, and crisp and chewy on the outside. The flavors are warm and rich, with a fresh pop of lemon. Brown butter snickerdoodle cookie dough rolled in lemon sugar and baked until soft and chewy.

How to Make Lemondoodles

• Start by browning 1 1/2 sticks of butter in a light colored skillet. This allows you to see the color of the butter as it is browning and ensure the milk solids don’t start to burn. Once butter is a light golden brown color, add remaining butter to pan. This will help it cool more quickly.
• Let browned butter cool while assembling other ingredients.
• Make lemon sugar by mashing together lemon zest from two lemons and granulated sugar. Set lemon sugar aside for rolling before baking.
• To make the cookie dough, start by combining sugar and lemon zest in the bowl of a stand mixer with paddle attachment to release the oils in the lemon zest. This is separate from the lemon sugar listed above.
• Add remaining dry ingredients followed by wet ingredients.
• Roll cookie dough into ball, then roll in lemon sugar. Flatten cookies slightly before baking.
• Bake until edges are a light golden brown.

This recipe was originally published December 2012 and updated May 2020. I was inspired to make these cookies by the comments on this Snickerdoodle recipe from The Kitchn. I just loved the reader’s suggestion for Lemondoodles!

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Lemondoodles

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

7 mins

Total Time

22 mins

 

Lemondoodles – a delcious lemony version of Snickerdoodles Makes about 20 Large Cookies

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Lemon Snickerdoodles, Lemondoodles

Servings: 36

Calories: 122 kcal

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 2 sticks butter (16 tablespoons)
• 1 cup white sugar
• Zest of two lemons
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar firmly packed
• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• Additional for coating cookie dough:
• 1/2 cup of white sugar
• Zest of two lemons
• Mash zest and sugar together with a fork to create lemon sugar.

Instructions

1. Start by browning butter. Melt 1 1/2 sticks of butter in a skillet over medium heat, stir continually until butter starts to foam and is light golden brown. Immediately remove from heat and add remaining 1/2 stick of butter to pan and set aside to cool.
2. Line baking sheets with parchment paper and preheat oven to 425 degrees.
3. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine sugar and lemon zest and mix on low speed until well combined.
4. Add brown sugar, flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix dry ingredients together on lowest speed just until combined.
5. Add cooled butter, eggs, and vanilla and mix again just until combined.

6. Scoop out 1 1/2 tablespoons of dough and form into a ball.

7. Roll balls in lemon sugar mixture to coat and place on cookie sheet. Flatten the cookie dough balls slightly by using the back of a measuring cup.

8. Bake for about 9 minutes and let cool.

9. They are best slightly underdone.
10. When they come out of the oven, the middle should fall in just a little and the cookie should crackle as it settles.

Recipe Notes

I used salted butter in this recipe. 

Nutrition Facts

Lemondoodles

Amount Per Serving

Calories 122 Calories from Fat 54

% Daily Value*

Fat 6g9%

Saturated Fat 3g19%

Cholesterol 27mg9%

Sodium 114mg5%

Potassium 22mg1%

Carbohydrates 17g6%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 9g10%

Protein 2g4%

Vitamin A 177IU4%

Calcium 8mg1%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.