Vanilla Drop Cookies

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups plain flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon, zest
• additional sugar (for topping)

Recipe

• 1 sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
• 2 whisk eggs in a large bowl until frothy.
• 3 add sugar, oil, vanilla and lemon zest; mix well.
• 4 stir the dry ingredients into egg mixture till well blended.
• 5 chill, covered for 30 minutes or more.
• 6 drop cookie dough by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
• 7 dip bottom of a flat-bottomed glass with water and dip glass into additional sugar.
• 8 press top of each cookie gently with the glass to flatten.
• 9 repeat with water and dipping in sugar for each cookie.
• 10 bake in 400° oven till cookies are lightly browned.
• 11 cool for 2 minutes on baking sheets.
• 12 then cool completely on wire racks.
• 13 store in airtight containers.