{"id":40220,"date":"2023-03-13T07:43:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T11:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=40220"},"modified":"2023-03-13T07:43:27","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T11:43:27","slug":"lemon-oatmeal-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2023\/03\/13\/lemon-oatmeal-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Lemon Oatmeal Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/01\/17\/apple-cake\/food-header-1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Food-Header-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=640%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"40224\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2023\/03\/13\/lemon-oatmeal-cookies\/lemoncookies-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LemonCookies.jpg?fit=640%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,375\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"LemonCookies\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LemonCookies.jpg?fit=640%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40224\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LemonCookies.jpg?resize=640%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LemonCookies.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LemonCookies.jpg?resize=300%2C176&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s no secret I love all things lemon, so I was intrigued when I found a recipe for lemon cookies that uses oats as an ingredient. They are crisp around the edges, soft in the middle and have a wonderful texture! <!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup butter, softened<\/li>\n<li>2 cups granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 large eggs, room temperature<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons lemon zest<\/li>\n<li>3 tablespoons lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>2 3\/4 cups flour<\/li>\n<li>1 cup quick cooking oats<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons baking powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>additional granulated sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, lemon zest, and lemon juice.<\/li>\n<li>In a small bowl, whisk flour, oats, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add to the butter\/sugar mixture.<\/li>\n<li>Wrap in plastic and chill for 2 hours.<\/li>\n<li>Preheat oven to 375\u00b0. Measure out tablespoons of dough and roll into balls.\u00a0Place 2&#8243; apart on parchment-lined baking sheets.\u00a0Spray the bottom of a glass with cooking spray, then dip in the granulated sugar. Press cookies with bottom of glass to flatten, redipping in sugar as needed.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, until the edges of the cookies are golden. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Makes 6 dozen.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s no secret I love all things lemon, so I was intrigued when I found a recipe for lemon cookies that uses oats as an ingredient. They are crisp around the edges, soft in the middle and have a wonderful &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2023\/03\/13\/lemon-oatmeal-cookies\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1238,4],"tags":[97,1071,3831],"class_list":["post-40220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lovin-from-the-oven","category-news","tag-baking","tag-cookies","tag-lemon"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-asI","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20426,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2016\/03\/07\/lemon-butter-cookies\/","url_meta":{"origin":40220,"position":0},"title":"Lemon Butter Cookies","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"March 7, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Busy weekend, however I did manage to bake some cookies that Joe says are amazing! 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