Soft Lemon Cookies
User Reviews
4.9
16 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
8 mins
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Additional Time
1 hr
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Total Time
1 hr 18 mins
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Servings
36 cookies
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Calories
89 kcal
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Course
Dessert, Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Soft Lemon Cookies
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These chewy soft lemon cookies are wonderfully refreshing, with a big burst of lemon in every bite. The fresh lemon icing is simply divine; a must-do for these cookies! Cookies stay chewy for days if wrapped airtight. Dough can be made ahead and chilled until ready for use.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour + 2 TB
- 1 TB cornstarch
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp table salt
- ¾ cup butter softened to room temp but not melty, salted
- 1 ¼ cups granulated white sugar
- 2 lemon zest of 2 whole lemons, zest
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 TB lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
For the Lemon Icing:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 TB lemon juice fresh
- 1 TB lemon zest fresh
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F, with rack on lower middle position.
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt until well combined. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, blend together the butter, sugar, and zest on medium high speed using paddle attachment. About 3 minutes, or until mixture is light and fluffy. Add egg and egg yolk, and blend just until combined. Add lemon juice and vanilla extract. Blend until combined.
- Using a rubber spatula, fold dry ingredients together with the wet ingredients. Fold together until no dry lumps remain and dough comes together in one big ball.
- Wrap dough tightly in plastic wrap and chill 1 hour or longer. (At this point, dough can be chilled for a day or two before using.)
- Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Form dough balls about 1 inch round, and place 2 inches apart on parchment. Bake 8-9 minutes or just until cookie looks puffy and light golden. It will seem slightly underdone, but they will set upon cooling. Do not over bake.
- Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets until they are cool enough to transfer to wire rack.
- While cookies are cooling, make the icing. In a small bowl, whisk together the icing ingredients. If too thick, add a bit more lemon juice. If too thin, add a bit more powdered sugar. Transfer to a Ziploc bag, seal it, and cut a tiny hole in corner tip. Drizzle over cookies. Once set, the icing will be firm enough to stack cookies on top of each other.
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- When adding the lemon juice, make sure to use freshly squeezed juice. This will give your cookies a bright, fresh flavor that you just can't get from bottled juice.
- Chilling the dough prevents excessive spreading.
- When rolling the dough into balls, lightly coat your hands with powdered sugar. It prevents the dough from sticking to your hands and also adds a subtle sweetness to the cookies.
- For a mess-free drizzle, transfer the icing to a small zip-top bag, snip off a tiny corner, and pipe it over the cookies for a clean, even finish.
- For an even more intense lemon flavor, add a few drops of lemon extract along with the fresh lemon juice for an extra punch.
- These cookies are best slightly under baked, which I habitually do with all my cookies. If you take care not to over bake them, they will come out chewy soft.
- This recipe is part of our Lemon Recipes Collection.
- These Soft Lemon Cookies pair wonderfully with other tasty lemon treats, such as Lemon Bars or Lemon Custard Cake.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
89kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
(1%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Trans Fat
0.2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
15mg
(5%)
Sodium
78mg
(3%)
Potassium
12mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
126IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
4mg
(0%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 36cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 89 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 89kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 78mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 12mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 126IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 4mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.9
16 reviews
Excellent
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