Frosted Lemon Cookies Recipe
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Frosted Lemon Cookies Recipe
Description
The Frosted Lemon Cookies Recipe starts with a lemon cake mix combined with softened butter, shortening, and an egg to form a dough that bakes into soft, mildly tangy cookies. Baking at 375°F develops a light golden exterior while keeping the center tender.
The frosting combines softened butter and powdered sugar with milk, vanilla, almond extracts, and optional lemon juice to create a smooth, spreadable topping. This adds a creamy texture and enhanced lemon-almond flavor complementing the cookie base.
Once cooled, the cookies are frosted to provide a sweet and tangy finish. They make a flavorful treat suitable for dessert or tea time, balancing moist cookie texture with a citrusy frosting layer.
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 box lemon cake mix
- 1/3 cup butter softened
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1 egg
Frosting
- 5 tbsp butter softened
- 2-2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- lemon juice optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375.
- In a large bowl, beat cake mix, butter, shortening and egg until well combined.
- Using cookie scoop, scoop onto a greased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes. Let cool completely.
- For frosting, mix butter, powdered sugar, milk, vanilla, almond extract and lemon juice (optional) until well combined. Add more milk or powdered sugar depending on the consistency you like.
- ENJOY!
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 18cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 274 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 274kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 38g | 13% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 33mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 294mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 16mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 27g | 54% |
| Vitamin A | 295IU | 6% |
| Calcium | 66mg | 7% |
| Iron | 0.6mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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