Soft Lemon Cookies Recipe
Lemon Cookies are delicious, soft, chewy, soft, and buttery made from flour, butter, sugar, and original lemon juice or glazed with tart lemon icing. These Cookies have crispy edge and soft center that can delight you in every bite.
Equipment
- Electric mixer
- Large Bowl
- Small bowl
- Medium cookie scoop
- Parchment paper
- Baking sheet
Ingredients
Cookies Ingredients:
- 2- cups all-purpose flour 235 grams
- 2- sticks of butter 226 grams
- 2- tablespoon lemon zest
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 egg large
Glaze Ingredients:
- 2-4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- Lemon zest additional for garnishing
Instructions
Cookies Preparation:
- Gather all the ingredients, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- First of all take a small bowl and add flour with salt and baking powder. Whisk them well and put them to one side.
- Beat the butter, sugar, and lemon zest with the help of an electric mixer until it becomes light and fluffy. It should take about 3-4 minutes. And don't forget to scrape down the bowl's walls at least once while mixing. Or you can do this step with the help of a spatula.
- Add an egg to the mixture and beat it well. Scrape down the wall again. It would also take 1 minute to combine well.
- Use a medium-sized cookie scoop to form balls from the dough, and flatten the ball gently with your palm. Spacing 2-inches apart onto a prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes until cookies are golden brown at the edge. Cool down the cookies on the baking sheet for 5 minutes.
Glaze Preparation:
- Mix the powdered sugar with lemon juice in a small bowl.
- Keep whisking until you get a thick but pourable glaze. Spoon the glaze over each cookie.
- You can garnish glazed lemon cookies with some lemon zest additionally.
- Let the cookie sit for at least 30 minutes until the glaze is hard.