If life gives you lemons, screw lemonade and make cookies.

I had to say goodbye to Betsy today. My very best friend, who has stuck with me though everything, the one who supports whatever I choose to do with my life, and the one who is always up for sushi and coffee.   (Sometimes at the same time!)

B, because I know you are reading, I love you girl. You are the best friend a girl could ask for. You love me for me, you except and embrace my wild heart. Mostly, you listen when I need to whine, you listen when I have a dumb story to tell and you listen when my heart is broken. I am going to miss you so much these next few months but you have amazing plans for this year and for your future and I want you to live it up! 

For our goodbyes we chose to do something we both hold near and dear to our hearts. Baking. We couldn't think of a better way to spend our cast day together than covered in flour and boiling from the heat of the oven and 100+ weather. 

She got the cuter apron.. obviously. 

We talked about what we wanted to make and come to the conclution of a hybrid of Snickerdoodles and Lemon cookies! You know like they always say, " If life gives you lemons, screw lemonade and make cookies." Ok, so maybe I got that a little backwards..

So now I present to you the yummiest cookies that I've had all day... 

 Luscious Lemondoodles 

1/2 cup butter ( softened)
1 whole lemon zest ( finely chopped)
Lemon juice to preference 

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

1 whole lemon zest ( finely chopped)
3/4 cup sugar

Oven 375

In a mixing bowl beat butter until smooth on medium to high speed for thirty seconds. Beat in finely chopped lemon zest. Add 3/4 of the flour, 1 cup of sugar, cream of tartar, baking soda, egg, and vanilla and beat until mixed throughly. Beat in the remainder of flour. ( The dough should be the consistency of  soft play-dough). Cover and chill for 20 minutes.

While the dough is chilling combine the sugar and lemon zest and mix well. The sugar will become moist from the lemon oil. This combination will be used later to roll the raw dough in before baking. Warning: It smells absolutely DEVINE..

Using a cookie scoop ( medium) create dough balls. Roll the balls into to sugar/lemon combination. Place two inches apart on cookie sheet. Bake in a 375 oven for 10-11 minutes or until brown around edges. Cool and enjoy! 

Happy baking,

Jasmine 

( yes, I really just signed it with my own name.)