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    chewy lemon sugar cookies | gluten free + vegan

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    chewy lemon sugar cookies | gluten free + vegan

    Delicious Lemon Sugar Cookies everyone can enjoy!

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    These chewy Lemon Sugar Cookies are loaded with intense fresh lemon flavor! Plus, they are gluten-free and vegan, so everyone can enjoy them.

    Recipe + article courtesy of Sarah Bakes Gluten Free

    You know when you make a recipe and it turns out EXACTLY the way you imagined it? The texture is right on. The flavor profile is just the way it should be. Even visually it is precisely the way you saw it in your mind. Any recipe creator will know what I'm talking about. Everything lines up to create the recipe of your dreams!

    So yeah, that happened. With these lemon sugar cookies.

    lemon for lemon vegan pancakes and lemon sugar cookies

    How to get lemon sugar cookies loaded with lemon flavor:

    I was going for a chewy cookie, bursting with an intense lemon flavor. I created that by using fresh lemon juice and lemon zest. The magic combo.

    I also creamed the coconut oil and sugars with the lemon zest. Makes such a difference! The cookies are rolled in sugar, creating a crispy edge. The center is soft and chewy. Just the way I like my cookies to be. All the goodness of these gluten free vegan chewy lemon sugar cookies makes me happy. So much goodness!

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    Love this Lemon Sugar Cookie recipe? Try these Mini Lemon Gluten Free Vegan Pancakes next!

    These adorable lemon pancakes are gluten, dairy, and egg free but are still light and fluffy and get nice and golden from the coconut oil. 

    vegan sugar cookies recipe

    Chewy Lemon Sugar Cookies; gluten free, vegan

    Sarah Bakes Gluten Free
    With these lemon sugar cookies. I was going for a chewy cookie, bursting with an intense lemon flavor. I created that by using fresh lemon juice and lemon zest. The magic combo. 
    4.95 from 18 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 10 minutes mins
    Total Time 20 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 ¼ cups Sarah’s gluten free flour blend*
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1 cup cane sugar
    • ¾ cup powdered sugar
    • ⅓ cup coconut oil softened
    • 2 teaspoon lemon zest
    • 3 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
    • 2 tablespoon So Delicious unsweetened coconut milk room temperature
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ⅓ cup additional cane sugar

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. In medium bowl, sift together flour blend, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In bowl of stand mixer, beat together sugar, powdered sugar, coconut oil and lemon zest for 2 minutes, until creamy. Add lemon juice, coconut milk and vanilla. Continue to beat another 1-2 minutes. Add flour mixture and mix until combined.
    • Pour ⅓ cup sugar into shallow dish. Roll heaping-tablespoon size scoops of cookie dough into balls. Roll in sugar and place onto prepared baking sheet. Flatten cookies to ½-inch thick with bottom of glass jar. Bake for 9-10 minutes. Do not over-bake (cookies will be soft to the touch). Place cookies on cooling rack to cool completely. Store in air-tight container
    Keyword gluten-free sugar cookies, lemon cookies, sugar cookies

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    Our friend Sarah's perfectly rolled and cutout gluten-free sugar cookies, with a simple vanilla frosting and colored sprinkles. These gluten free vegan frosted sugar cookies are exceptional for any occasion!

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    Gluten-Free Sugar Cookie Bars:

    A soft sugar cookie is hard for just about anyone to resist, especially when cut into grab-n-go bars.

    Everyone will love these Vegan, Gluten-Free Sugar Cookie Bars!

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