Lemon Olive Oil Sugar Cookies

Chewy and bursting with lemon flavor, these olive oil drop sugar cookies are a hit year round.

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Another day, another cookie made with Olivina Taproom products! Monday I shared a cookie recipe made with their vinegar and today I am sharing one using their olive oil – Italian lemon to be specific. 

I swapped the butter in my favorite chewy sugar cookies with lemon olive oil to create this slight variation (3 Tbsp oil for every 1/4 cup butter). It might not be a big change but damn if it isn’t good – still perfectly chewy but with extra flavor. I added a little icing drizzle on top too. Can’t find lemon olive oil? Add lemon zest and you’ll be good to go. 

I also think these could be good with a bit of chopped rosemary in the dough but since these were also being sold at Olivina Taproom I didn’t want to get too crazy and scare anyone off. Turns out these were slightly more popular than the brownie cookies so I may have made the right decision. But sometimes the general public impresses me with their willingness to try new things… maybe next time.

Don’t live near Columbus, OH? You can order any olive oil or balsamic vinegar online! And if you order $65+ it will ship for free. No code needed!

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LEMON OLIVE OIL SUGAR COOKIES

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Yield: 2 dozen Prep Time: 35 Minutes Cooking Time: 10 Minutes 10 Minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Ingredients

COOKIES

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1-1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 6 Tbsp lemon olive oil*
• 1-1/2 cups sugar, plus more for rolling
• 1 egg, room temperature
• 1 Tbsp milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

ICING

• Juice from 1 lemon
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, beat together the olive oil and sugar until light in color, about 3 minutes. Add egg, milk, and vanilla and beat until combined. Gradually add flour mixture, mixing until just combined.
3. Place extra sugar in a bowl, roll tablespoons of dough into balls (I use a medium cookie scoop), roll in the sugar, and shake off any excess. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or overnight.
4. Preheat oven to 350°F. Place on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper or silicone baking mats, about 2 inches apart.
5. Bake 8-10 minutes, or until edges of cookies are just starting to brown and centers are set. Let cool on sheets for 5-10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
6. While the cookies cool, in a small bowl whisk together the lemon juice and powdered sugar. Drizzle over cooled cookies and allot to set before serving.

Notes

* Or regular olive oil plus zest from 1 lemon

Source: Adapted from my Chewy Sugar Cookies.

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