5 from 6 votes
Italian Lemon Cookies
Try a classic taste of Italy with these Italian Lemon Cookies. Soft, chewy, and bursting with fresh lemon flavor.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Cooling Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 27 mins
Servings:
20
cookies
Calories:
169 kcal
Course:
Baked Goods
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 large egg lightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest fresh
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice or more if you like it really lemony, fresh
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt fine sea salt
For the Icing
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1-2 teaspoons water
- lemon optional, for garnish, zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees FCream together butter and sugars until smooth and fluffy. This can take up to 3-4 minutes. Add eggs, lemon zest and lemon juice and mix with a wooden spoon until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking powder, and salt together.
- Add flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until combined.
- Using a cookie scoop, drop dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet so the cookies are 1-2 inches apart. Chill for at least an hour or even overnight. If chilling overnight, cover with plastic wrap so the cookies don't dry out.
- Bake cookies in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until cooked through and the bottom of the cookies are lightly browned.Cool cookies completely (you don't want them warm at all).
- Whisk together powdered sugar, lemon juice and lemon extract. Add water 1 teaspoon at a time until you reach your desired consistency. You want the icing to be quite thick so don't thin it much if you an help it.
- Dip the tops of the cookies into the icing or spoon the icing over the top. Add lemon zest over the tops before the icing dries onto the cookies.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
169kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
28g
(9%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4g
(2%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Trans Fat
0.2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
40mg
(13%)
Sodium
63mg
(3%)
Potassium
70mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.4g
(2%)
Sugar
17g
(34%)
Vitamin A
182IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
25mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20 cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 169
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 169kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 40mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 63mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 70mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.4g | 2% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 182IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 25mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.