easy lemon cookies

Buttery lemon cookies with a fresh lemon glaze.

Easy Lemon Cookies

(1/2 cup or 1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

(1 cup) caster sugar

vanilla extract

(1 and 3/4 cup) plain flour

baking soda

lemon juice,

lemon,

(1 cup) icing sugar

Preheat oven to 180 C (350 F) standard / 160 C (320 F) fan-forced. Line two baking trays with baking or parchment paper.

In a large mixing bowl, add butter and sugar. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until pale and creamy. Add vanilla and egg and beat again until combined.

Sift in flour and baking soda. Add lemon juice and zest. Beat briefly until soft cookie dough forms.

Roll cookie dough into 16 balls, approximately 1.5 tablespoons of dough each, and bake for approximately 12 minutes or until golden on the edges. Carefully transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

To make the lemon glaze, sift the icing sugar into a mixing bowl. Add lemon juice, one tablespoon at a time, and mix together with a fork. Keep adding a tablespoon of lemon juice until you reach your desired consistency. You want the glaze to be smooth, but thin enough to drizzle.

 Drizzle glaze over cookies. Leave for 10-15 minutes to set.

These cookies were so darn good! I used self raising flour instead or the flour and baking soda and substituted some of the flour with shredded coconut - that took the cookie to a whole new level! 🙌

This cookies are delicious and super soft!! 
Will make more for sure. Thank you!!

My cookies were so light and fluffy. My dough was a bit runny and not like other doughs do you have any suggestions what to do or what you think I did wrong? the cookies were delicious 😋😋

Easy to make but taste delicious. Thank you.

Thank you so much for this deliciously light and totally scrumptious recipe! They shall become a firm family favourite.

Delicious! I left the egg out as I wanted a more 'short' cookie, and I added cinnamon (lemon + cinnamon = match made in heaven), and for us this was just right!

The recipe is so good and easy to make! However quick question, am I able to put in more lemon juice that said in the recipe because my cookie tasted a little bland, no lemony taste at all :c

Just baked these cookies and they're lovely.  The next time I make them, I think I'm going to try adding 1/4 tsp salt - and maybe a snudge more.  I think the salt will kick them to a five star.

Kind of struggled with getting a cookie dough consistency but i just called them my lemon cookie cakes and seemed to get away with it 🤣 still tasted absolutely delicious.

Was easy to make but it's too wet to put in balls of dough, instead I just made small scoops, they cook very quickly and spread far on the tray, I would suggest small scoops of dough with alot of space between, also needs more zest than juice.

Easy to make but way too soft. I suggest a tad less butter for the rest of the ingredients.

The cookies themselves were a big hit but the glaze was a bit too sugary and overpowering. I went by the recipe exactly so the glaze was not to my taste so I will modify for next time. Thank you for the recipe!

These soft and chewy lemon cookies are packed with big, bold lemon flavor for all you lemon lovers! They&#x27;re soft, chewy and not at all cakey!

Soft and Chewy Lemon Cookies

unsalted butter, softened

sugar

light brown sugar, packed

lemon extract

lemon zest

honey

yellow food coloring,

flour

cornstarch

salt,

lemon juice

To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted...

To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or large mixing bowl and electric mixer) combine the butter, sugars, egg, lemon extract, and beat on medium-high speed until creamed, light, fluffy, and well combined, about 4 minutes.

Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl,...

Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, add the lemon zest, honey, optional food coloring, and beat on medium-high speed until well combined, about 2 minutes. I used 1 teaspoon gel food coloring; add drops or gel to desired shade. One teaspoon gel makes the batter quite yellow but it mellows slightly after adding the dry ingredients.

Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl...

Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the flour, cornstarch, optional salt, and baking soda (keep the baking soda in a nice little mound rather than sprinkling it).

Add the lemon juice directly on top of...

Add the lemon juice directly on top of the baking soda. It will bubble and foam, which means the baking soda has been activated and this is good; if your soda doesn’t bubble it’s old and expired. Beat on low speed until just combined, about 1 minute.

Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and using a large cookie scoop, 1/4-cup measure, or your hands, form approximately 12 equal-sized mounds of dough, roll into balls, and flatten slightly.

Place mounds on a large plate or tray,...

Place mounds on a large plate or tray, cover with plasticwrap, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours, up to 5 days. Do not bake with unchilled dough because cookies will bake thinner, flatter, and be more prone to spreading.

Preheat oven to 350F, line a baking sheet...

Preheat oven to 350F, line a baking sheet with a Silpat or spray with cooking spray. Place dough mounds on baking sheet, spaced at least 2 inches apart (I bake 8 cookies per sheet).

Bake for about 10 minutes, or until edges...

Bake for about 10 minutes, or until edges have set and tops are just set, even if slightly undercooked, pale, and glossy in the center; don’t overbake or undersides could become too browned. Cookies firm up as they cool.

Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for...

Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for about 10 minutes before serving. I let them cool on the baking sheet and don’t use a rack.

Optionally, dust with confectioners’ sugar. Or, for increased...

Optionally, dust with confectioners’ sugar. Or, for increased lemon intensity, make the lemon glaze and then sprinkle with additional lemon zest.

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