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Citrus Cookies

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Photo by Gabriele Stabile and Mark Ibold

That's a whole lotta citrus in this here recipe. If you want to make a citrus cookie that tastes like you climbed up a tree and plucked a cookie off the branch, that's what it takes.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 1 1/2 dozen cookies

Ingredients

1

/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature

2

cups sugar

1

large egg

10

lemons, zested

4

limes, zested

2

oranges, zested

2

1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1

1/4 teaspoons kosher salt

1

/2 teaspoon baking powder

1

/4 teaspoon baking soda

Lemon Granola (optional)

Need to make a substitution?

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.

    Step 2

    2. Combine the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and cream on high until homogenous, about 3 minutes. Add the egg and all of the citrus zests and mix until just combined, about 1 minute.

    Step 3

    3. Add the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda, mixing until just combined, about 30 seconds. Mix in the granola, if using.

    Step 4

    4. Portion 2 3/4-ounce scoops of dough 2 to 3 inches apart onto a greased or lined baking sheet. Bake the cookies for 9 to 10 minutes, until light golden brown. Cool completely on the pan.

Reprinted from Milk Bar Life, by Christina Tosi, Copyright © 2015, published by Clarkson Potter/Publishers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.