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Lightened Lemon Butter Cookies

Alice Williams
Enjoy this lightened version of lemon butter cookies for the holidays!

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Egg Yolk
  • 150 g Greek Yogurt
  • 1/2 cup Coconut Oil
  • 1 cup Brown Sugar
  • 2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
  • 1 tsp Lemon Extract
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • Optional: 1tbsp fresh lemon juice

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees farenheit.
  • Start mixing the coconut oil, greek yogurt, brown sugar and egg yolks together on medium speed until creamy.
  • Sift the whole wheat flour and mix in the salt. Slowly add the flour into the wet mixture and continue mixing on medium speed. Add in the lemon extract and make sure all the ingredients are fully incorporated.
  • Roll the dough into one inch balls - this should make about 12-15 small cookies. Flatten them slightly and then put in the oven for 14 minutes,
  • Take the cookies out and let them cook for 10 minutes. Now eat them and let me know what you think!