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  Soft and Chewy Lemon Sugar Cookies

  Posted at 12:00 pm by Rebecca

  Jul 2nd

  

  One of my favorite cookies as a child was the soft and chewy lemon sugar cookies we would have at church gatherings. Unfortunately I couldn’t tell you now which lovely lady made them, but recently I have been thinking about simpler times and these cookies came to mind. So I set out to make the perfect copy cat lemon sugar cookie from my childhood!

  Preparation Soft And Chewy Lemon Sugar Cookies

  To begin making your lemon sugar cookies combine your softened salted butter sticks, lemon zest and juice of one lemon, white granulated sugar, vanilla and egg into a cream cookie dough base.

  **If you don’t have salted butter it’s okay! Use unsalted butter and add 1/4 tsp of salt instead. I just could only find salted butter in the store this week with our lovely grocery store shortages during the pandemic and wanted to post the exact recipe I used!

  Then slowly add in your flour and baking soda. Mix well.

  Place your cookie dough in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours to cool prior to baking.

  Once the cookie dough is cooled, use a cookie scoop or spoon to scoop our even balls of cookie dough to roll in the remaining sugar.

  

  Place evenly on a baking sheet approximately 2″ apart.

  Baking

  To begin baking start with preheating your oven at 350°.

  Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes at 350°. Remove your cookies from the oven once they appear cracked and not gooey inside the cracks. Let them cool on the cookie sheet for 4-5 minutes prior to transferring them to a cooling rack.

  

  This recipe makes approximately 4 dozen cookies.

  If you enjoy these soft and chewy lemon sugar cookies, you may also love our amazingly soft ginger cookies.

  Ingredients

  2 Sticks Salted Butter, softened

  1 Lemon — Zested and Juiced

  1 1/2 Cups White Granulated Sugar

  1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla

  1 Egg

  2 3/4 Cup Flour

  1 Teaspoon Baking Soda

  1/4 Cup White Granulated Sugar, for rolling cookies

  

  Soft and Chewy Lemon Sugar Cookies

  These soft and chewy lemon sugar cookies are perfect for any summertime gathering.

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  Prep Time 15 mins

  Cook Time 45 mins

  Cooling Time 2 hrs

  Total Time 3 hrs

  Servings 24 servings

  Calories 160 kcal

  Ingredients

    

  • 2 Sticks Salted Butter Softened
  • 1 Lemon Zested and Juiced (approx 1.5 Tbsp of Juice)
  • 1½ Cups White Granulated Sugar
  • ½ tsp Vanilla
  • 1 Large Egg
  • 2¾ Cups All Purpose Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • ¼ Cup White Granulated Sugar For Rolling Cookies

  Instructions

   

  • Cream together softened butter, lemon zest, lemon juice, white granulated sugar, vanilla and egg to make a cream dough base.
  • Add in flour and baking soda, mix well
  • Cover Dough and refrigerate for 1-2 hours prior to baking.
  • Once your ready to bake, preheat your oven to 350°.
  • Use a cookie scoop or spoon to get even cookie dough balls and roll in the remaining white granulated sugar.
  • Place evenly approx 2" apart on a cookie sheet or stone.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes.
  • Cookies should appear cracked on top and not gooey in the cracks when they are done. The edges should not be browned.
  • Remove cookies from the oven and leave on the cookie sheet for 4-5 minutes to cool prior to transferring to a cooling rack or wax paper to cool completely.
  • Enjoy your Soft and Chewy Lemon Sugar Cookies!

  Notes

  Calories are calculated by a third party website and are based on ingredients used.

  

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  Amazing Strawberry Jello Sheet Cake

  Posted at 3:24 pm by Rebecca

  May 3rd

  

  So last week I got a little carried away with buying strawberries at the store while they were on sale. Leaving me with some extras this week that needed to be used! I wanted something a little non traditional, so I combined a few recipes and came up with this wonderful Strawberry Jello Sheet Cake that has Jello within the cake instead of poured on top of a cooled cake like most Jello cakes.

  Preparation of Strawberry Jello Sheet Cake

  Start with preheating your oven to 350°.

  Then begin making your Strawberry Jello Sheet Cake by combining your white cake mix, strawberry Jello, eggs, oil and 1/2 of your pureed strawberries (approx 2/3 of a cup) to make your cake batter. Many of the other recipes I’ve had in the past didn’t include fresh strawberries in the cake. I found this to be so much better for the overall flavor of the cake! This is another perfect recipe to get your kids involved with since it is simple! Let them help you stir and make the frosting!

  

  Then spread your cake batter into a medium or large sized jelly roll pan or stone. I used a 14.75″x10.5″ Stone.

  

  Baking

  Bake your cake for approx 20-25 minutes or until a tooth pick or knife comes out of the center of the cake clean.

  

  Frosting Preparation

  After your cake has completely cooled approx 2 hours, begin to make your frosting. Start by whipping your butter with a hand or stand mixer. I prefer to use a hand mixer to make frosting as I find it easier, but a stand mixer works just as well!

  

  Then add in the remaining pureed strawberries (approx 2/3 of a cup) and vanilla. Mix these until they are well combined.

  

  Gradually begin adding in the powdered sugar. Start with 1/2 of the powdered sugar first and then slowly add in the second 1/2 to the consistency of frosting you would like. I like my frosting to be slightly more runny and icing like. If you want thicker frosting just add more powdered sugar.

  

  Once you have your frosting to the desired consistency, spread it evenly on your cake. I struggled with frosting cakes for years. This is the easiest way I found to frost a cake. Spread globs of frosting around on the cake evenly and then try to frost the cake evenly from the spread out globs of frosting. I found this works better instead of trying to frost the cake from the bowl of frosting.

  

  Your cake can be kept at room temperature or in the fridge if you prefer cold cake. We find we like it cool in the summertime especially! If you like this recipe be sure to check out our lemon pretzel dessert, it’s another great Spring/Summer time recipe!

  

  Ingredients

  Strawberry Jello Cake

  1 Box White Cake Mix

  1 3oz Box Strawberry Jello

  4 Eggs

  3/4 Cup Vegetable Oil

  2/3 Cup Pureed Strawberries (Approx 3 large Strawberries)

  Strawberry Frosting

  1/2 Cup Softened Butter

  2/3 Cup Pureed Strawberries (Approx 3 Large Strawberries)

  1 Teaspoon Vanilla

  4 Cups Powdered Sugar

  

  

  Amazing Strawberry Jello Sheet Cake

  A perfect summer sheet cake made with real strawberries and strawberry jello to give it a mouth watering flavor!

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  Prep Time 15 mins

  Cook Time 25 mins

  Cooling Time 2 hrs

  Total Time 2 hrs 40 mins

  Servings 24 servings

  Calories 297 kcal

  Equipment

  • Jelly Roll Pan

  Ingredients

    

  Strawberry Jello Cake

  • 1 Box White Cake Mix
  • 1 Box Strawberry Jello 3 oz
  • 4 Eggs
  • ¾ Cup Vegetable Oil
  • ⅔ Cup Purred Strawberries Approx 3 Large Strawberries

  Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

  • ½ Cup Butter Softened
  • ⅔ Cup Pureed Strawberries Approx 3 large strawberries
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 4 Cups Powdered Sugar

  Instructions

   

  • Preheat your oven to 350°.
  • Combine the White Cake Mix, Jello, Eggs, Vegetable Oil, and ½ of the pureed strawberries (approx 2/3 of a cup). To make a cake batter. Mix until the batter is mostly smooth, but it will have some small chunks.
  • Pour batter into a jelly roll pan. Smooth batter out evenly in the pan.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a tooth pick or knife comes out of the center of the cake clean when checking the cake to see if it is done.
  • Wait approx 2 hours for the cake to cool and then make the frosting as instructed below.
  • Whip the softened butter with a hand or stand mixer.
  • Add in the remaining ⅔ cup of pureed strawberries and vanilla. Mix well.
  • Slowly add in the powdered sugar, start with ½ of the powdered sugar first.
  • Continue to add the 2nd ½ of the powdered sugar until desired consistency is reached.
  • Frost the sheet cake with the strawberry buttercream icing.
  • Enjoy your Strawberry Jello Sheet Cake! You can store it at room temperature or in the refrigerator.

  Notes

  Calories are calculated by a third party website and are based on ingredients used. 

  

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