Name: Glazed Lemon Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: Cookies:; 2 sticks (1 cup; 224 g unsalted butter, softened); 1 1/2 cup 288 g granulated sugar; Zest of 1/2 lemon; 1 large egg; 1 1/4 tsp 6 mL vanilla extract; 2 1/4 cup 270 g White Lily All-Purpose Flour, or pastry flour; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp kosher salt; Lemon Glaze:; 1 cup 120 g powdered sugar; 2-3 tbsp lemon juice; 1/4 1 mL tsp vanilla extract

Sweet sugar cookies get a refreshing twist with lemon zest and a tangy lemon-vanilla glaze drizzled on top. Glazed lemon cookies are perfect for spring and summer parties!

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Ah, spring. It's been a lovely spring here, until the pollen count came up. Thankfully, the pollen only lasts a little while.

With spring (and pollen) comes the fresh, bright, delicious tastes of the warmer weather and I am too excited. I love sitting out on my patio (the home we have right now doesn't have a front porch 🙁 ) and drink with friends and heat up the grill.

You know, all the classic cornball warm weather things people do.

Today I'm sharing with you my glazed lemon cookies recipe. I love lemons, I put lemon in almost everything. It brings a brightness to any recipe, can cut richness and sweetness without impeding on flavor, and can remove the overkill of spiciness if you mess up a spicy dish. Lemons are the ingredient.

These cookies are perfect for spring and summer, they are light and sweet yet have the refreshing flavor of lemon thanks to the glaze on top. They are perfect for a backyard barbecue, memorial day party, a spring picnic, whatever spring and summer fun you have planned, lemon cookies will be a complete hit.

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Glazed Lemon Cookies

Eden Westbrook

Glazed lemon cookies are sweet and oh, so buttery, with a delightfully tart lemon twist to them. These lemon cookies are quick and easy to make, fresh out of the oven in just 20 minutes!

4.50 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Course Desserts

Cuisine American

Servings cookies

Calories 60 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Cookies:
2 sticks 1 cup; 224 g unsalted butter, softened
1 ½ cup 288 g granulated sugar
Zest of ½ lemon
1 large egg
1 ¼ teaspoon 6 mL vanilla extract
2 ¼ cup 270 g White Lily All-Purpose Flour, or pastry flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon kosher salt
Lemon Glaze:
1 cup 120 g powdered sugar
2-3 tablespoon lemon juice
¼ 1 mL teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C). Line baking sheet with parchment paper or a non-stick baking mat and set aside.
In a large bowl, press sugar and lemon zest with a spatula to infuse the sugar with lemon. Cream sugar and butter together with a whisk or electric hand mixer until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
Add egg and vanilla to the butter mixture and beat until well combined.
Add baking powder, salt, and flour and mix with a spoon or spatula until flour is just combined fully (no unincorporated flour) and barely tacky. Use a cookie scoop to scoop out batter and put onto the parchment paper/baking mat, about 2 inches apart.
Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, then remove. Let cool for 5 minutes on the pan and 10 on a wire rack.
Whisk together glaze ingredients in a small bowl and spoon over cooled cookies.
Keep in an airtight container for up to 4-5 days.