Gluten Free Lemon Crinkle Cookies

Name: Gluten Free Lemon Crinkle Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 53 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 150 g (¾ cup) caster/superfine or granulated sugar; zest of 2 lemons ((Ideally, use organic unwaxed lemons.)); 70 g (½ stick + 1 tbsp) unsalted butter, melted and cooled until warm; ½ tsp vanilla bean paste ((or 1 tsp vanilla extract)); 2 US large/UK medium eggs, room temperature; 2 tbsp lemon juice ((freshly squeezed)); 240 g (2 cups) plain gluten free flour blend; ½ tsp xanthan gum ((Omit if your gluten free flour blend already contains xanthan gum.)); 1 tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp salt; 100 g (½ cup) granulated sugar, for rolling the cookies before baking; 90 g (¾ cup) powdered/icing sugar, for rolling the cookies before baking

Instructions

Prep:45minCook:8min

You’ll love these AMAZING gluten free lemon crinkle cookies. They’re moist, buttery and delicate, with an incredible, fragrant lemon flavour and they simply melt in your mouth. They’re packed with lemon – both in the form of lemon zest and lemon juice. They’re also incredibly easy to make. Here, I’ve included all my top tips for making them, including how to get the best lemon flavour and how to get the prettiest crinkle.

Updated at: Tue, 01 Jul 2025 01:30:31 GMT