Lemon Turmeric Crinkles

Ingredients

• 0.75 cups white sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon zest
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 0.5 teaspoons ground turmeric
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.75 teaspoons baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.75 cups confectioner's sugar

Instructions

1. 1

   Combine white sugar and lemon zest in a small bowl, and rub lemon zest into sugar with your fingertips or the back of a spoon until sugar is moist and pale yellow; set aside.

2. 2

   Whisk olive oil and turmeric together in a large bowl; let stand for about 1 minute. Whisk in sugar mixture, cream cheese, egg, and vanilla extract and continue whisking until very smooth and light, 2 to 3 minutes. Whisk in baking soda and salt.

3. 3

   Add flour; mix with a spatula just until flour disappears. Cover and refrigerate until dough firms up and is no longer sticky, at least 30 minutes and up to overnight.

4. 4

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment. Place confectioner's sugar in a shallow bowl.

5. 5

   Scoop dough with a cookie scoop (1 1/2 tablespoon); drop each cookie in confectioner's sugar and roll gently to coat generously with sugar. Add each cookie ball to the prepared baking sheets, spaced well apart.

6. 6

   Bake in the preheated oven until very crinkly and slightly golden on the bottom, 13 to 15 minutes. Tops should look fairly dry. Cool completely on the pan before serving.