Perfectly Chewy Iced Lemon Cookies
These Perfectly Chewy Iced Lemon Cookies are soft, SUPER lemon-y and drizzled with a sweet citrus icing.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 10
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 24 1x
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Lemon Cookies:
- 1/2 cup salted butter
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- zest of two lemons
- 1 Tablespoon lemon extract
- 1 3/4 all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
Lemon Icing:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- juice of one lemon
- splash of vanilla extract
- splash of lemon extract
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Beat softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Butter mixture will lighten in color after a few minutes.
- Next, add lemon zest, lemon extract and egg and beat to combine.
- Add in flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir in baking powder and soda into flour before fulling mixing the cookie dough together. Don't overmix.
- Use a small cookie scoop to scoop dough about 2 inches apart onto two parchment lined baking sheets. This recipe makes about 24 small cookies.
- Bake cookies at 350F for 10 minutes. Let cool completely. Whisk together lemon icing ingredients and drizzle over cookies. Store in an airtight container for 5 days.
Keywords: lemon cookies, lemon icing, sugar cookies
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