Soft Lemon Cookies
User Reviews
4.7
69 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
25 mins
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Cook Time
25 mins
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Additional Time
30 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 6 mins
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Servings
24 cookies
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Calories
185 kcal
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Course
Dessert, Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Soft Lemon Cookies
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Soft lemon cookies bursting with lemon flavor, these lemon sugar cookies topped with sweet glaze are the perfect treat!
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Ingredients
For The Cookie Dough
- 1 cup butter unsalted
- 1 cup white sugar
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice (see notes)
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- ½ teaspoon salt
For The Lemon Glaze
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 5 tablespoons milk
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Instructions
For The Cookies
- Place softened butter, white sugar and powdered sugar in a large bowl. With an electric mixer cream together the butter and sugar.
- Add one egg, lemon juice and lemon zest to the butter and sugar mixture. Mix together the wet ingredients with an electric mixer until smooth.
- In a second large bowl add flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Mix until blended well.
- Pour the dry ingredients into the bowl with the wet ingredients. With an electric mixer blend them together until a dough forms. Place the cookie dough in the refrigerator to chill for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Portion the cookie dough with a medium cookie scoop onto the prepared pan. Leave 2-3 inches between each cookie, about 8 cookies per pan.
- Bake the cookies for 11-12 minutes until they just start to brown on the bottom. Remove the cookies from the oven and place on a wire cookie rack to cool completely, about 5-10 minutes.
For The Lemon Glaze
- Once the cookies are cool to the touch, place a piece of parchment paper under each wire cookie rack.
- In a medium-sized bowl add powdered sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice. Mix well, and then add the milk. Keep mixing until a glaze forms and all the sugar dissolves. You can taste the glaze and add a little more lemon zest if you really love lemon and it's not enough lemon flavor to your taste.
- Dip the top of each cookie into the glaze, then place back on the wire rack to dry.
- Allow the cookies glaze to harden completely, then enjoy!
Notes
- One medium sized lemon typically has 2-3 tablespoons of lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of zest. To make one batch of these cookies with the glaze 2 lemons should provide enough juice and zest.
- These cookies should be a softer cookie, be careful not to overbake!
- Cookies can be stored in an airtight container for up to a week.
- Parchment paper is my favorite to use for baking cookies, and works great with these cookies. You can also use a silicone baking mat. Aluminum foil sprayed with cooking oil can work but will make the cookies slighty less soft.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1cookie
Calories
185kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
20mg
(7%)
Sodium
130mg
(5%)
Potassium
40mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
155IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
6mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 185 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 185kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 130mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 40mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 155IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 6mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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69 reviews
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