4.5 from 6 votes
Lemon Sugar Cookies
Enjoy something delicious and satisfying with this easy-to-make recipe.
Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 36
Calories: 216 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Baked Goods
Ingredients
Lemon Sugar Cookie Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups butter softened
- 3 cups white sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Zest of one whole lemon
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
Sugar Cookie Icing Ingredients
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 2 teaspoons light corn syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
- assorted icing coloring
Instructions
- Cream the butter and sugar together well, then add in your eggs. Beat until fully incorporated, then add in the vanilla.
- Zest an entire lemon into the dough, then mix in.
- In another bowl, whisk together your dry ingredients.
- Mix together in a bowl. The key here is to not use a mixer as it will make the dough fluffy. Work those arm muscles and incorporate all of the flour into the dough.
- Form into a ball and place in a plastic sealed bag. Refrigerate for an hour.
- A handy tip for cutting out sugar cookies is to roll the dough onto your parchment paper about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick, cut out your shapes, then remove the excess dough, leaving the shapes untouched and unmoved on the parchment, then just lift and place onto a baking sheet. Easy!
- Bake in a 350 degree oven until the edges just barely start to get brown, about 6-8 minutes.
- Remove and cool completely on the sheets.
- For the icing, whisk together all of the ingredients.
- In order to get thinner icing I added a little more milk until I could dip my cookies into the icing, and let them drip off, getting this beautiful glazed coating below. Do NOT put in more corn syrup, it will never harden and set properly. So add milk very little by little until you get the consistency you need.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
216kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
33g
(11%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
34mg
(11%)
Sodium
138mg
(6%)
Potassium
48mg
(1%)
Sugar
20g
(40%)
Vitamin A
255IU
(5%)
Calcium
17mg
(2%)
Iron
0.9mg
(5%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 36Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 216
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 216kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 33g | 11% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 34mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 138mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 48mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 20g | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 255IU | 5% |
| Calcium | 17mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.9mg | 5% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.