Imagine my excitement when I found this cookie recipe while searching for desserts made with ultra premium olive oil. While I haven’t made them yet, they are definitely on my Christmas cookie baking list. Credit goes to Melissa at www.simplywhisked.com for creating and blogging about these cookies!
INGREDIENTS
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
⅓ cup Bodacious Olive Lemon Olive Oil
1 teaspoon lemon zest (2 teaspoons if using regular olive oil)
½ heaping teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
2 eggs
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C), and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat the sugar, olive oil, lemon zest and rosemary until smooth. Beat in the eggs and vanilla extract.
Slowly add the dry ingredients. Beating until combined.
Roll cookies into tablespoon-sized balls, placing them on the baking sheet about 1-inch apart. Sprinkle each cookie with a bit of sugar.
Bake for 11 – 13 minutes. Remove from oven and allow the sheet to cool for a few minutes before transferring cookies to a cooling rack.