Simple Lemon Cookies

You need to know this about me: I have several unsubstantiated (as far as I know) theories swirling around in my head. One is who likes to bake and who does not. I believe people in careers such as engineering, IT, and accounting, or people who make statements like, "my favorite subject is math" tend to prefer baking. These are also the same people, I believe, who always know what time it is and always arrive early.

That person is not me. As much as I love sweets, I avoid any recipe that lists ingredients of baking powder and/or baking soda, you know that whole 'chemistry'-thing. I see no reason to think about that again. So, I don't bake.

I am somewhat skilled, however, at using cake and brownie mixes, which is why this recipe caught my attention. That, and the word lemon. I do not have the patience to measure 1/2 teaspoon cookie dough, thus my cookies get larger as I go along. Regardless, these cookies were just as advertised - chewy in the middle and lightly browned on the bottom. Great lemon flavor, too!

Simple Lemon Cookies 
Recipe, My Baking Addiction

Ingredients:
1 box lemon cake mix
2 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons lemon zest
2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract (Note: I did not add this.)
1/3 cup confectioners’ sugar for decoration

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

2. Pour cake mix into a large bowl. Stir in eggs, oil, and lemon juice, lemon extract and lemon zest until well blended.

3.Drop teaspoonfuls of dough into a bowl of confectioners’ sugar. Roll them around until they’re lightly covered. Once sugared, put them on an ungreased cookie sheet.

4. Bake for 6 to 9 minutes in the preheated oven. (My oven took 12 minutes so check before removing from the oven.)