Ingredients

  • FOR THE TINTED SUGAR:
  • 1/2 cups Sugar
  • 1 drop Or 2 Drops Yellow Food Coloring
  • FOR THE COOKIES:
  • 2 cups Flour
  • 1 cup White Sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoons Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda
  • 3/4 cups Olive Oil
  • 4 teaspoons Lemon Zest
  • 1 whole Lemon, Juiced
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Method

  • For the tinted sugar:
  • In a small bowl, add white sugar and yellow food coloring. Mix well with a fork until sugar has turned yellow.
  • For the cookies:
  • Preheat oven to 350°F. In a bowl, whisk flour, sugar, salt and baking soda together.
  • In another small bowl, stir together the olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice and vanilla. Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, then mix lightly until it resembles wet sand.
  • Using your hands, roll cookie dough into 1-inch balls. Roll cookie balls in a little tinted sugar and roll in your hands to distribute the sugar.
  • Put the cookies about 2 inches apart on cookie sheets and bake for about 12-15 minutes.
  • Makes about 36 to 40 cookies.