These amazing Super Soft Lemon Glazed Sugar Cookies literally are the best cookies for spring and summer! Light and lemony...I wanted to eat them all.
These soft lemon cookies are delectable, thick, soft, pillowy bakery style cookies. Mmmm...sooo good! I can't even explain to you how good these taste, but you'll have to make these and let me know if you're on the same page when it comes to lemon. Like this Easy No-Bake Lemon Pie Dessert!
You can taste the lemony sunshine bursting right through these cookies each time you bite into these delightful gems. The yummy layer of sweet and tart lemon icing glaze on top makes it the ultimate lemon explosion cookie package.
So refreshing to taste and lucky for all of us, this soft lemon cookie recipe is pretty easy to make. This recipe makes approximately 18 cookies and I guarantee they will not last long if you take them to a party or let the family at 'em.
Ingredients You Need
Soft Lemon Sugar Cookies
- butter
- granulated sugar
- eggs
- almond milk or milk of choice
- vanilla extract
- all-purpose flour
- baking powder
- salt
- half a lemon
- Optional: 1 tablespoon lemon zest *see notes
Lemon Icing Glaze
- powdered sugar
- lemon juice (1 ½ lemons)
- almond milk
or milk
How to Make Soft Lemon Cookie Recipe
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Lemon Sugar Cookies
- In a bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt, set aside.
- In another bowl, using a mixer
, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add in lemon juice, milk, eggs, vanilla, almond milk and lemon zest optional and continue mixing until combined.
- Add ½ of the dry mixture to the wet mixture and mix. Add rest of the flour and mix together until combined.
- Using a medium size cookie scoop, drop scooped cookies out on parchment paper lined baking sheet and bake about 8-10 minutes, or until cookies do not sink or imprint when lightly touched on top. Do not over-bake. Cookies should not be brown.
Lemon Icing Glaze
- In a shallow bowl, mix powdered sugar and lemon juice in a bowl. Add in milk and continue stirring until mixed well and it's a nice thick consistency, yet pourable.
- Dip cooled cookies in icing and allow to set on a cookie rack.
Seriously, I wanted to eat the whole dang batch and I'm a chocolate girl, but that doesn't stop me from loving all the other desserts out there. That's why I'm here...sharing my passion for desserts and eating them all along the journey. LOL!
Just whip these Super Soft Lemon Glazed Sugar Cookies up and devour! And devour you will!
If you like soft cookies, you'll definitely be in love with these!
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- Ultimate Soft Chocolate Drop Cookies
- Ultimate Soft Caramel Apple Drop Cookies
- Super Soft Jumbo Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
- White Chocolate Chip Lemon Cookies
- Iced Oatmeal Cookies
Lemon Glazed Soft-Baked Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
Lemon Sugar Cookies
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup almond milk you can use regular milk as well
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 ¼ cups flour
- 4 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Juice of half a lemon
- Optional: 1 tablespoon lemon zest *see notes
Lemon Icing Glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoon lemon juice (1 ½ lemons)
- 1 tablespoon almond milk or milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Lemon Sugar Cookies:In a bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt, set aside.
In another bowl, using a mixer, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add in lemon juice, milk, eggs, vanilla, almond milk and lemon zest optional and continue mixing until combined.Add ½ of the dry mixture to the wet mixture and mix. Add rest of the flour and mix together until combined.
Using a medium size cookie scoop, drop scooped cookies out on parchment paper lined baking sheet and bake about 8-10 minutes, or until cookies do not sink or imprint when lightly touched on top. Do not over-bake. Cookies should not be brown.Lemon Icing Glaze: In a shallow bowl, mix powdered sugar and lemon juice in a bowl. Add in milk and continue stirring until mixed well and it's a nice thick consistency, yet pourable.Dip cooled cookies in icing and allow to set on a cookie rack.
After icing has set, seal cookies for keep soft.
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Notes
Recipe slightly modified from A Latte Food
Kim Lange says
Awesome! 🙂 How fun to have family from Germany! My husband's family is from Germany! Enjoy!!
Ellen says
Thank you so much for answering so fast. I’m baking them right now. Baking for My family coming from Germany for Easter.
Kim Lange says
Yes you can. You can freeze it for up to three months. The cookies should be kept in the airtight container at room temperature for at least two hours before being allowed to thaw. I would frost after the fact, but it is up to you. Hope you enjoy, they are soooo good!
Ellen says
Can you freeze these cookies
Kim Lange says
I used a 1.5 tablespoon cookie scoop. Hope you enjoy!!
BJS says
What size cookie scoop did you use for these lemon glazed cookies?
Kim Lange says
They are so yummy! I hope you try them Alyssa! Thank you for commenting! xo
Alyssa says
These look incredible!!! I love anything lemon or lime!!
Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats says
Mmmm I love the addition of tart lemon flavor to super soft cookies! Plus I am always up for a cookie that has a glaze on it 🙂
Kim Lange says
Hi Myra! I wouldn't recommend using a cookie cutter, it's a sticky soft cookie dough. You could always try these Soft Buttermilk {Cutout} Cookies & Icing and add some lemon extract and still use the same glaze as another option. Hope that helps dear! Happy Thanksgiving!
Myra says
Would this cookie dough work well for a cookie cutter? These would be perfect for a baby shower
ChocolaTess says
Sherri,
Thinking of some reasons. Lemon Zest: It's optional on the zest if you want it or not, but yes 1 tablespoon is good. However, if you zest too much of the pith of the lemon, the white stuff under the lemon outer rind, it can be bitter. Baking powder: The normal proportion is about 1 to 2 teaspoons per 1 cup of flour and this uses 3 1/4 cups. This link explains more about baking powder. Other than that, I'm sorry it didn't work out for you Sherri. 🙁 Thank you, I appreciate your feedback.
https://www2.shaftek.org/personal/writing/baking-powder-and-bitter-taste-january-20th-2007/
Sherri Steiner says
I made these cookies exactly like the recipe, using 1/2 Tbsp. lemon zest in the cookie dough recipe. The cookies had a bitter after taste. Is the measurement of 4 tsp. baking powder correct? It seemed like a lot. If i make them again, I would use at least 1 whole Tbsp. of lemon zest.
Suzan j says
Your Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies have become a staple in my house. So excited to try this recipe, it's perfect for the spring time!
ChocolaTess says
LOL Maria! I probably spend way too much trying to figure out my titles of recipes, so I'm glad you approve! 🙂 These cookies are the bomb and you would probably finish the batch...not even lying here.. 🙂
ChocolaTess says
I would love to Katherine!! These are amazing, and I'm not even pregnant with the cravings like someone I know, but I can't stop.:) Thank you Katherine, I know you would love these!
Maria | kitchenathoskins says
Let me begin by saying that I'm becoming a fan of your recipe titles:) Such soft cookies with lemon glaze sounds so amazingly delicious. I might just finish the entire batch, YUM.
Katherine | Love In My Oven says
How much do you love me? Enough to send me a dozen of these!? Haha these sound so good Kim. I love super soft anything, but lemon!? These are pretty much amazing.
ChocolaTess says
Thank you so much Leanne! I'm in love with these right now for spring!
ChocolaTess says
IKR!? I'm getting all jiggy with the lemon! LOL! Thank you Kelsie!!
ChocolaTess says
You are so sweet Kelly and so right! xo Thank you so much!
ChocolaTess says
Thank you so much!! I am ecstatic to have your vote! 🙂
ChocolaTess says
Thank you so much Laura! I say there's room for all desserts. 🙂 Yay!
Laura says
Wow! These sound spectacular! And I’m a chocolate girl, too! I’m all about the citrus these past few weeks though, so these may happily be in my future! Pinning!
2pots2cook says
You have my vote dear Kim ; chocolate or not 🙂 Thank you !
Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen says
OHMYGOODNESS! I want to eat all of these too. I loooooove lemon desserts! And I just can't get enough of them right now!
Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats says
These are perfect for Spring Kim! I wouldn't even miss my chocolate if I had a plate of these lemony cookies 🙂 XOXO
leanne | Crumb top baking says
These cookies really look pillowy Kim! And I love that glaze! Lemon is such a perfect flavour for spring!