Lemon Cookies
These easy Lemon Cookies are soft and chewy, bursting with refreshingly zingy lemon flavors, and decorated with sweet lemon icing. Just one will bring a little sunshine to your day!
Servings: 14 cookies
Ingredients
For the cookies:
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp lemon zest
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 egg room temperature
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups +2 tbsp all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
For the icing:
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp vanilla
- lemon zest for garnish optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
- Add the sugar and lemon zest to a large bowl and use your fingers to press them together until moist and fragrant. Then, add the butter to that same bowl and use a hand or stand mixer to cream the butter and sugar together.
- Add the egg, lemon juice and vanilla to that same bowl and mix to combine for about 1 minute.
- In a separate bowl, stir the flour, baking soda and salt together. Then, pour the dry ingredients into the wet and stir to combine until the flour disappears, being careful not to overmix the batter.
- Use your hands to grab a handful of the dough (slightly larger than golf ball size) and roll the dough into a ball. Place it on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat this step until all of the dough is done (NOTE: you may need to bake in batches or use two baking sheets).
- Bake the cookies for 11-13 minutes. Allow the cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 3 minutes before carefully transferring them to a wire rack. Wait for the cookies to cool completely before icing them.
- For the icing: whisk the lemon juice, vanilla and powdered sugar together until smooth. Use a knife to ice each cookie. Leave as-is, or sprinkle each cookie with a little lemon zest. Enjoy!
Notes
*Calories are per serving and are an estimation.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 271kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 271mg | Potassium: 35mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 423IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg
