Bakers Against Racism activated once again in April, to stand against Asian Hate in light of recent hate crimes against the AAPI community. I knew I wanted to participate right away, and launched a Spring Treat Box with all proceeds going to the Chinese Canadian Council for Social Justice. I also matched all treat box sales and made a donation to Black Lives Matter, in honour of Daunte Wright and Ma’khia Bryant. When all was said and done, we had $715 going to CCNC-SJ (including another generous match from my brother), and $300 to BLM Canada. I’m so proud to be a part of this movement.
I decided the treats in this box would have a light and fresh vibe for Spring (even though I only ever want to bake with chocolate and caramel!). I had a lot of ideas percolating, but ended up with a nice assortment of flavours and textures, many of which are buried deep in the Planet Byn archives:
- Blueberry Crumb Squares
- Toasted Coconut Shortbread
- Mini Egg Blondies (had to have at least one treat with chocolate!)
- Lemon Crinkle Cookies
I saw these Lemon Crinkle Cookies on IG, and while I’m never voluntarily making or eating any citrus treats, I had to admit to myself that they were super cute and would look great in the box. I followed the recipe exactly, but didn’t add the lemon extract, because I didn’t want to buy it for only 1 tsp, plus didn’t want any fake lemon flavour. My #1 taste tester (Kristine) said they had a nice lemon taste, but it wasn’t overpowering.
I have big plans for Bakers Against Racism’s first anniversary in June, so get ready for that!
Lemon Crinkle Cookies
Source: How Sweet Eats
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 3 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- yellow food colouring (optional)
- icing sugar for rolling
Directions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the butter and sugar. Add the egg and yolk and whisk again until smooth. Add the lemon juice, zest and vanilla and whisk again until combined.
- Add the flour, baking powder and salt and stir together with a spatula or spoon until the dough comes together. This is where you can add a bit of yellow food colouring to make it a bit more vibrant, if you want.
- Cover the bowl with a lid and chill for 2-4 hours.
- When dough is chilled, preheat the oven to 325 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll the dough into 1″ balls and roll in icing sugar. Bake for 12-14 minutes, just until the cookies are set.
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