Lemon Oatmeal Cookies from Cooktop Cove

Lemon Oatmeal Cookies - made dough July 18. 2024 from Cooktop Cove

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/3 cup brown sugar, packed

1 large egg

zest of 1 lemon

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 1-2 minutes.
3. Add egg and mix to combine. Stir in lemon zest, lemon juice and vanilla extract until combined.
4. Add dry ingredients and mix on low speed until just combined. Add rolled oats and mix to evenly disburse. Do not overmix. 
5. Portion dough into golf-ball-size dough balls. Cover and chill for several hours or overnight.
6. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Evenly space dough balls on prepared sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges are set and middles no longer look raw or shiny. Remove from oven, let rest on baking sheet for several minutes then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

I'm not sure how I feel about these cookies. On the one hand, they're exactly what they're supposed to be: oatmeal cookies with lemon flavor. There's nothing wrong with them. They're chewy and moist like any good oatmeal cookie, hearty with the oats.

On the other hand, they don't really stand out. I don't know what I expected. Maybe I had in mind those crisp oatmeal cookies at the grocery store with the glaze? Or something like Crumbl's Iced Oatmeal (that I love)? 

Or simply that I'm used to a little spice like cinnamon in an oatmeal cookie and my taste buds were confused by just the lemon. That could be it. The muscle memory in my taste buds expected something cinnamon-y and got lemon. These are LEMON oatmeal cookies after all and cinnamon and lemon do not go together in my book.

So, bottom line, these are good if you like lemon and oatmeal together. They deliver that. If you're more of a traditional oatmeal cookie person, adjust your expectations or try this copycat recipe for Crumbl's Iced Oatmeal cookie.