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!
Servings: 30 cookies
Calories: 290kcal
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