If you love these, you will also love my Chocolate Crinkle Cookies and Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies! Crinkle cookies are one of my favorite, and when you pair them with lemon I’m in heaven! While chocolate is everyone’s go-to, and not without good reason, I think lemon sweets are the real dessert hero. Just have a taste of this fluffy Lemon Cake or these decadent Lemon Bars! Lemon crinkle cookies are so soft and pillowy with perfect cracks. They’re bursting with sunshine lemon flavor and easy to make in 1 bowl. No dough chilling required!

How to make lemon crinkle cookies

Find the complete printable recipe with measurements below in the recipe card. 

Tips and Variations

Pretty yellow cookies! For the prettiest cookies, add a few drops of quality yellow food coloring (I like gel) and roll very generously in powdered sugar before baking.Lime instead – For lime crinkle cookies, substitute fresh lime juice and zest, and add a few drops of green food coloring!Same day – Serve these cookies to company the same day you make them. They will stay yummy for 3-4 days, but the powdered sugar will begin to melt into the cookie, making them less pretty.

More citrusy desserts to love

Key Lime PieLemon Meringue PieLemon Shortbread Cookies1 Bowl Lemon Cupcakes

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