Lemon Butter Cookies

If you are a fan of sweet and tart lemon desserts, these Lemon Butter Cookies are for you. They have a light cakey texture and powdered sugar icing that can’t be beat!

Why You Will Love these Lemon Butter Cookies

• They are soft and buttery with plenty tangy lemon flavor.
• Simple pantry ingredients for a quick and easy dessert.
• No chilling required.
• They are not overly sweet.

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Step By Step Directions

1. In a mixing bowl, add softened butter and powdered sugar, beating with an electric mixer about 2 minutes.
2. Add eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice and vanilla extract. Beat until well combined.  
3. Add flour and baking powder, beat until well combined.

4. Use a medium cookie scoop or a tablespoon full rounded into balls and place 2 inches apart on greased or parchment lined cookie sheets.

5. Bake 10-12 minutes or until cookies are light brown around the edges.  
6. Cool on cookie sheet for a couple of minutes, move to wire rack to finish cooling.

7. Mix up the icing in a small bowl, whisking together powdered sugar and lemon juice.

8. Spoon icing over the cookies and allow to completely set up.

Recipe Notes

Storage: Store cooled cookies in an airtight container up to 5 days.

Skip the Glaze: You can skip the glaze for these cookies but the glaze does add more lemon flavor.

If you are a fan of lemon desserts, you will also love these shortbread-like Citrus Butter Cookies and you can’t go wrong with Lemon Bars with cream cheese icing.

Try these Lemon Butter Cookies for a soft and cakey cookie with tons of lemon flavor for a quick and easy dessert.

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Lemon Butter Cookies

If you are a fan of sweet and tart lemon desserts, these Lemon Butter Cookies are for you. They have a light cakey texture and powdered sugar icing that can't be beat!

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time12 minutes mins

Total Time22 minutes mins

Course: Cookies

Cuisine: American

Keyword: butter, cookies, lemon, lemon zest

Servings: 30 cookies

Calories: 290kcal

Author: Milisa

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter softened
• 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

For the Icing

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Instructions

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a mixing bowl, add softened butter and powdered sugar, beating with an electric mixer about 2 minutes.
• Add eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice and vanilla extract. Beat until well combined.
• Add flour and baking powder, beat until well combined.
• Use a medium cookie scoop or a tablespoon full rounded into balls and place 2 inches apart on greased or lined cookie sheets.  
• Bake 10-12 minutes or until cookies are starting to brown on the edges.  
• Cool on cookie sheet for a couple of minutes, move to wire rack to finish cooling.
• Mix 1 cup powdered sugar with 2 tablespoons lemon juice together in a small bowl.
• Spoon icing over the cookies and allow to set up before storing.

Notes

Storage: Store cooled cookies in an airtight container up to 5 days.

Skip the Glaze: You can skip the glaze for these cookies but the glaze does add more lemon flavor.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 290kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 201mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g