Best Easy Lemon Cookies Recipes

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EASY LEMON COOKIES



Easy Lemon Cookies image

The basic cake mix cookie with a twist.

Provided by Lissa

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Drop Cookie Recipes

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 (18.25 ounce) package lemon cake mix
2 eggs
⅓ cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon lemon extract
⅓ cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • Pour cake mix into a large bowl. Stir in eggs, oil, and lemon extract until well blended. Drop teaspoonfuls of dough into a bowl of confectioners' sugar. Roll them around until they're lightly covered. Once sugared, put them on an ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Bake for 6 to 9 minutes in the preheated oven. The bottoms will be light brown, and the insides chewy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 87.1 calories, Carbohydrate 11.6 g, Cholesterol 14 mg, Fat 4 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 1.2 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 106.7 mg, Sugar 7.4 g

EASY LEMON DROP COOKIES



Easy Lemon Drop Cookies image

No one would suspect that these adorable, glazed cookies are low in fat. Jalayne Luckett bakes up the cute citrus bites in her Marion, Illinois kitchen.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 3-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
2 teaspoons lemon extract
1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
GLAZE:
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 to 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, beat eggs until frothy. Beat in the sugar, lemon zest and extract. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to sugar mixture and mix well. , Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 325° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely on baking sheets before removing to wire racks. , For glaze, in a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and enough lemon juice to achieve desired consistency; drizzle over cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 54 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 10mg cholesterol, Sodium 13mg sodium, Carbohydrate 12g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

EASY LEMON CAKE COOKIES WITH ICING



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Fast, easy, and clean up is a snap! Let your kids help with this one.

Provided by Karla Gonzalez

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Drop Cookie Recipes

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 (18.25 ounce) package lemon cake mix
2 eggs
⅓ cup vegetable oil
1 cup confectioners' sugar
¼ teaspoon lemon extract
1 tablespoon milk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with foil.
  • Mix together cake mix, eggs, and vegetable oil. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto baking sheets and bake for no more than 8 minutes. Do not overbake! Once all the cookies are done. Remove the foil. You have a no need to clean baking sheet.
  • To Make Lemon Icing: Mix together confectioners' sugar, lemon extract, and milk. Mix ingredients together (more or less to your desired liking). When the cookies are warm or completely cooled, place as much icing on them as you like!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 287.1 calories, Carbohydrate 41.6 g, Cholesterol 42.2 mg, Fat 12.1 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 3.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 320.6 mg, Sugar 28.7 g

EASY CAKE MIX COOKIES- PERFECT LEMON COOKIE



Easy Cake Mix Cookies- Perfect Lemon Cookie image

I frequently make these cookies for work pitch-ins & family get-togethers. They are always a big hit! I was given the basic recipe several years ago by a lady who showed up at my garage sale-and she wrote it down during our conversation about baking. I have perfected different varieties over the years. Please see my other recipes for how to make the following versions of this cookie: chocolate-chocolate chip, chocolate chip, & sugar cookies. This is a really versatile recipe base-experiment!!

Provided by KitchenAndCraftAdve

Categories     Dessert

Time 13m

Yield 24-36 cookies, 24-36 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 (18 ounce) box lemon supreme cake mix
2 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Stir ingredients in medium mixing bowl until blended (best to do right before you are ready to bake them- they flatten out more if you let the batter set).
  • Spoon onto 2 un-greased cookie sheets (allow some space in between, they spread...a melon baller works great for this step).
  • Bake for 8-10 minutes (depends on which cake mix you use & the oven -- I start looking at them through the glass around 6.5 minutes -- they will get a dull/cracked appearance on top when done).
  • Allow the cookies to cool on the pan, or wait 1-2 minutes before moving to cooling racks. Cookies will be soft/chewy.
  • While lemon cookies are cooling, mix together the powdered sugar & lemon juice in a small bowl, add more powdered sugar for a stiffer glaze. Lightly brush or drizzle glaze onto warm cookies on the cooling rack.

EASY LEMON THUMBPRINT COOKIES



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These buttery sugar cookies filled with sweet-tart lemon curd were inspired by our love of lemon, our appreciation for the classic thumbprint and the ever-present need for easy cookies. With all that in mind, the Betty Crocker™ Test Kitchens came up with this recipe full of time-saving hacks. It starts with an extra-citrusy dough made by adding lemon zest to Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix. The dough then gets rolled into balls, dipped in coarse sparking sugar and indented with the end of a wooden spoon, making a perfect divot for adding the lemon curd. From dough to oven, this recipe takes 25 minutes, so it's easy enough to prep while dinner's in the oven. When it's time to fill your cookies, a pastry bag fashioned from a resealable plastic bag and store-bought lemon curd makes it extra efficient. Before you know it, you'll have 50 bright and beautiful cookies perfect for just about any occasion.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 50

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix
Flour, butter and egg called for on cookie mix pouch for cutout cookies
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
2 tablespoons coarse sparkling white sugar
1/3 cup lemon curd

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, mix cookie mix, flour, melted butter, egg and lemon zest with spoon until soft dough forms.
  • Shape into 50 (1-inch) balls. In small bowl, place sparkling sugar. Dip top of each ball in sugar. Place balls, sugared side up, 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are set. Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheets. Using end of wooden spoon, make 1/2-inch circle indentation in center of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
  • When ready to serve, spoon lemon curd into small resealable freezer bag; partially seal bag. Cut off small corner of bag. Insert cut corner of bag into indentation in each cookie. Squeeze bag to fill opening, about 1/4 teaspoon per cookie. Store covered in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 70, Carbohydrate 10 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 1 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 45 mg, Sugar 6 g, TransFat 0 g

EASY LEMON CURRANT COOKIES



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Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cookie Recipes

Yield Makes about 12 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
2 cups sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup sour cream
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup currants
2 tablespoons freshly grated lemon zest

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, or using a hand mixer, beat the butter and sugar until combined. Add egg and beat to combine. Beat in sour cream.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the currants and lemon zest, and stir to combine. Add to butter mixture, beating to combine.
  • Drop dough by level teaspoons onto cookie sheets. Leave 1 1/2 inches between cookies. Bake until puffed, and golden around edges, about 15 minutes. Cool 5 minutes and remove to rack to cool completely.

EASY REFRIGERATOR LEMON COOKIES



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This is my adopted recipe as of Feb 2005. I made these today and found very good. A very delicate cookie. I didn't leave enough room between the cookies in the first batch and they ran into each other when baking. They still taste good. The original poster describes below where she got the recipe. The Lemon Lovers Cookbook The Chicago Sun-Times Peg Bailey has a passion for lemons. Having lived all over the world, Bailey is able to cull the best national dishes from places such as Greece, Malta, England, and her home in Virginia for The Lemon Lovers Cookbook. The recipes are never overly complicated, and most are ideal for weekday cooking. Exotic fare such as Aegean shrimp and caviar mousse exist peacefully with all-American staples such as carrot cake and lemon bars. Easy Refrigerator Lemon Cookies These cookies are great in the summer with a bowl of fresh fruit. Plan ahead, though, as you have to leave the dough in the refrigerator for several hours before baking.

Provided by Dorel

Categories     Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 60 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 large lemon, zest of
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup butter, chilled and cut into pieces (2 sticks)
2 1/3 cups cake flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Process the lemon zest and sugar in a food processor until the zest is as fine as the sugar.
  • Add the butter.
  • Process until fluffy.
  • Scrape down the bowl.
  • Add the flour, baking soda and salt. Process briefly until mixed.
  • Form dough into two 1-1/2-inch-round logs and wrap each in wax paper.
  • Refrigerate until firm.
  • Preheat the oven to 350°.
  • Slice each log into 1/4-inch thick cookies and place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until golden around the edges.
  • Do not overbake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 59.3, Fat 3.1, SaturatedFat 1.9, Cholesterol 8.1, Sodium 42.1, Carbohydrate 7.5, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 3.4, Protein 0.5

EASY MEYER LEMON SHORTBREAD COOKIES (5 MINUTES PREP, 4 INGREDIENTS) - MONEY TIPS FOR MOMS



Easy Meyer Lemon Shortbread Cookies (5 Minutes Prep, 4 Ingredients) - Money tips for moms image

If you want a very easy recipe including the sunshiny flavor of lemon, these Meyer lemon shortbread cookies are for you! This recipe only has four ingredients, and the bright lemon flavor is a perfect complement to the flaky, buttery shortbread.

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter (=1 stick) (cut into cubes)
1 Meyer lemon, zest and juice (juice will be ~ 2 tbsp)

Steps:

  • Spray or butter a 9" pie plate. Cut out a piece of parchment and line the pie plate.
  • You can make this one of two ways (both ways are easy, one is noisy). If you have a food processor (like this), add the flour, sugar, and butter and pulse around 20 times. Alternatively you could blend it for 10 seconds in the processor. Stop, then add the lemon zest and juice. Pulse a few more times until it's all mixed together. It should look a bit wet at this point.
  • If you don't have a food processor or don't want to wash one, you can use a pastry cutter like this. I often use this instead if I bake during nap time because it's the quiet option and we live in a small house. It's more of an arm workout but that's not necessarily a bad thing. In this case, put the flour, sugar, and butter into a bowl and use the pastry cutter to mix everything together. The butter should be in teeny pieces by the time you're done and the dough should look slightly wet. Add the lemon zest and juice and use the pastry cutter briefly to mix them in so it's uniform.
  • In either case, dump out the dough (it will just look like crumbly bits at this point) into your prepared pie plate. Press very firmly into the parchment-lined dish. Really press it down. This will help it hold together and will cut nicely for you after it's baked.
  • Put the pie plate with the shortbread dough in the freezer for 20 minutes. This chills the dough so it doesn't puff up as much while it's baking and keeps its shape. While the dough is chilling, preheat the oven to 350F.
  • After the chill time, remove the pie plate from the freezer and prick the dough all over with a fork. Bake at 350F for ~35 minutes, until it starts to lightly brown.
  • When you take it from the oven, immediately cut it into 16 wedges while it's still hot. This will making slicing it much easier before it firms up more. Let it cool completely in the dish, then remove and devour. Or bite daintily. Whichever.

EASY LEMON DROP COOKIES



Easy Lemon Drop Cookies image

Make and share this Easy Lemon Drop Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Vino Girl

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 32m

Yield 36 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 (18 ounce) package lemon cake mix
2 cups Cool Whip
1 egg
powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Mix the ingredients together; let set for a few minutes.
  • Roll 1 teaspoonfuls of dough into balls and roll in powdered sugar.
  • Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes.
  • Remove to racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 76.5, Fat 2.8, SaturatedFat 1.2, Cholesterol 6.2, Sodium 96.1, Carbohydrate 12, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 7.1, Protein 0.8

EASY LEMON COOKIES



Easy lemon cookies image

Super easy...

Provided by Diana Taylor

Categories     Cookies

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 pkg (18.25) pkg lemon cake mix
2 eggs
1/3 c oil
1 tsp lemon exact
1/3 c powdered sugar

Steps:

  • 1. preheat oven 375. pour cake mix into bowl. stir in eggs oil, and lemon extract until well blende.. drop teaspoonfuls of dough into bowl of powered sugar. roll around till they are lightly covered. Once sugared, put them on un greased cookie sheet. bake for 6-9 min. insides will be slightly chewy.

LEMON EASY COOKIES



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Easy to make and just enough for two people. You could use any flavor jello. Cherry sounds good for my next time.

Provided by javacookie

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 20m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 (9 ounce) box Jiffy white cake mix
1 egg
2 teaspoons Jello gelatin (dry)
1/2 cup Cool Whip
1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
1/2 cup powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Mix cake mix,egg, jello and cool whip.
  • roll by teaspoon full in powered sugar.
  • bake on cookie sheet lined with parchment
  • 10 minutes or till nice and golden
  • 12 to 14 cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 126.1, Fat 3.5, SaturatedFat 1.2, Cholesterol 17.6, Sodium 147.8, Carbohydrate 22.3, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 17.2, Protein 1.5

EASY LEMON COOKIES



EASY LEMON COOKIES image

Categories     Cookies     Citrus     Dessert

Yield 3 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 1

1 (18.25 ounce) package lemon cake mix 2 eggs 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1 teaspoon lemon extract 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Pour cake mix into a large bowl. Stir in eggs, oil, and lemon extract until well blended. Drop teaspoonfuls of dough into a bowl of confectioners' sugar. Roll them around until they're lightly covered. Once sugared, put them on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 6 to 9 minutes in the preheated oven. The bottoms will be light brown, and the insides chewy

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