Lemon Pudding Sugar Cookies

recipecollector's Note:

The BEST soft sugar cookies I ever tasted! I brought these to work and got lots of compliments! I love the lemon flavor. The recipe was given to me by my student's Mom.

• Total Time: 16 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 60 cookies

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant lemon pudding
• 4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In large bowl, cream butter, oil and sugars.
3. Beat in eggs, vanilla and dry pudding mix.
4. In a separate bowl, combine flour, tartar and soda.
5. Gradually add to the creamed mixture.
6. Roll a tablespoonful of dough into a ball and roll into sugar.
7. Place each ball of dough on ungreased cookie sheet at least 2-inches apart.
8. Flatten with glass bottom, dipped in sugar.
9. Bake for 6-7 minutes.
10. Don't over bake.

Reviews

[LAURIE]

These are heavenly! Soft and with just the right amount of lemon! I will be making these lots I'm sure and I'm going to experiment with different puddings too! I did get more than 60 cookies but less than the 600 listed....LOL Thanks!

[Jenfrench1982]

Very yummy. I added some cream cheese lemon frosting to half of the batch & they melt in your mouth. Very soft & moist.

[Sweet Irene]

I've been using this recipe for 5 years or more and don't know how I missed writing a review. Everyone loves these cookies when I make them. They are great as is, but I like a lot of lemon flavor so I add 1/2 tsp of lemon extract and 2 tsps of lemon zest to the dough and then ice them with a lemon glaze made with powdered sugar, lemon zest and fresh lemon juice. Either way, they are the best lemon cookies. Thank you for posting this yummy recipe....