These buttery, lemon cookies are soft and chewy with a thin and perfect layer of glaze on top. The glaze adds just the right amount of tart and sweetness to the cookie.
The original recipe called for water instead of lemon juice in the glaze. I love tart flavors, so I just had to add lemon juice for the glaze. The only other change I made to the recipe was at the advice of my mother, which was to add a little extra flour to the recipe. The original recipe called for 3 cups, and I added 3 1/3 cups.
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I’ve been wanting to share this recipe for a long time now. However, with lots of late nights painting and finishing our basement before our company arrived, I just couldn’t summon the energy to write blog posts. Finally, all that hard work is done. So my first order of business was to get this recipe out to all of you and into the inter-webs. Why? Because, Friends, it’s so good! A total keeper and you need it in your life. 🙂
I’ve got my fingers crossed that you have a lemon in your fridge or fruit basket so you can make some right now.
HOW TO MAKE DREAMY LEMON COOKIES
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or spray with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- Cream butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, lemon zest, and 2 tbsp lemon juice in a stand mixer or with a hand mixer.
- Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix until well incorporated.
- Use a 2 tbsp cookie scoop to scoop the dough out and form it into balls. Roll the balls of dough in powdered sugar and set two inches apart on the prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes. Let cookies sit on cookie sheet for a minute or two after removing them from the oven before transferring to a cooling rack.
- After cookies have cooled, mix up the glaze by adding 2 tbsp of lemon juice to 1 cup of powdered sugar. Whisk until there are no lumps.
- Next, spoon a small amount onto each cookie and spread it around. Let set and then enjoy!
- Store cookies in an airtight container.
Tips for making Dreamy Lemon Cookies
- For the best flavor, use freshly squeezed lemon juice. You should be able to get enough juice from one large lemon for the cookies and the glaze. Use a citrus juicer to squeeze the juice out of the lemon.
- Use a 2 tbsp cookie scoop for ease of scooping out the dough and rolling it into balls.
- Make sure to top the cookies with the glaze for an extra pop of sweet, lemony tartness.
- Add some lemon zest to the glaze for extra flavor and a show of color.
More Lemon Favorites
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 4 tbsp fresh lemon juice, divided (2 tbsp for cookie dough, 2 tbsp for glaze)
- zest of one lemon
- 3⅓ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup powdered sugar for rolling
- 1 cup of powdered sugar for the glaze
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or spray with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- Cream butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, lemon zest, and 2 tbsp lemon juice in a stand mixer or with a hand mixer.
- Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix until well incorporated.
- Use a 2 tbsp cookie scoop to scoop dough out and form into balls. Roll the balls of dough in powdered sugar and set two inches apart on the prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes. Let cookies sit on cookie sheet for a minute or two after removing them from the oven before transferring to a cooling rack.
- After cookies have cooled, mix up the glaze by adding 2 tbsp of lemon juice to 1 cup of powdered sugar. Whisk until there are no lumps.
- Next, spoon a small amount onto each cookie and spread it around. Let set and then enjoy!
- Store cookies in an airtight container.
These are my new favorite cookie. I will be making these all of the time. We all love them. They’re soft and chewy and sooooo good. I put some zest in the glaze as well and it made them even more delicious. I plan to make these for my friends from now on. Absolutely amazing. #febgiveaway
Yay! I am so glad you loved them! They really are so dang good. I love the idea of putting some zest in the glaze. I’m totally going to do that next time!
Lemon desserts and treats are my favorite! I think these will be the treat my kids and I make this upcoming week! #junegiveaway