Lemon Cookies

Soft and Simple Lemon Cookies are a favorite with everyone. The butter, cream cheese and powdered sugar in this Lemon Cake Mix Cookie make them melt in your mouth and so irresistible.

Lemon Cake Cookies

Remember how I’m a lemon convert?! I haven’t always loved lemon-y treats, but I’m obsessed these days and thought it would be fun to try a Lemon version of our Gooey Butter Cookies and make some delicious Lemon Cookies.

Knowing just how much we love our Gooey Cookies, we knew a lemon version would be amazing. It also helps that this cookie recipe is simple and so soft. The cream cheese and butter in the recipe make them so irresistible as well as make them so good they melt in your mouth.

How to Make Lemon Cookies

Like I mentioned, this recipe is very easy. I don’t always have lemon cake mix on hand, which are the main ingredient, but all the remaining ingredients are simple – butter, cream cheese, egg, lemon extract and powdered sugar. Because we have been making these more, though, I’ve been sure to grab a few lemon cake boxes each month, especially because we’re also obsessed with this Lemon Sheet Cake that uses them.

Other than chilling the dough for these cookies for half hour, these cookies can be made quickly and with the help of the kiddos. Here is what you do to make them…

1. Beat butter, lemon extract, egg, and cream cheese until fluffy, using a hand mixer. Add in cake mix and beat until smooth.
2. Chill in fridge for 30 minutes.
3. Add 1/2 cup powdered sugar to a small bowl. Roll dough into 1/2-1 inch balls and dip in powdered sugar. Placed on greased cookie sheet.
4. Bake for 12 – 13 minutes. Sift with powdered sugar if desired. ENJOY!

Lemon Crinkle Cookies

These cookies really are so soft and melt in your mouth. They have just enough lemon to appeal to all those obsessed with lemon treats, but not so lemon-y that they are too tart. They actually reminded me of a Lemon Crinkle Cookie – soft, chewy and covered in powdered sugar. Not sure you can get better than that.

For more lemon goodness, check out:

• Easy Lemon Bars 
• White Chocolate Lemon Bread
• Lemon Poppyseed Muffins
• Glazed Lemon Zucchini Bread

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Lemon Cookies recipe

Soft and Simple Lemon Cookies are a favorite with everyone. The butter, cream cheese and powdered sugar in this Lemon Cake Mix Cookie make them melt in your mouth and so irresistible. 

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 40 minutes

Servings 24

Calories 148 kcal

Author Kristyn Merkley

Ingredients

• 1 Lemon Cake Box Mix
• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 1/2 tsp lemon extract
• 8 ounces cream cheese softened
• 1 egg
• powdered sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. With a hand mixer, beat butter, lemon extract, egg, and cream cheese until fluffy. Add in cake mix and beat until smooth.

3. Chill in fridge for 30 minutes.

4. Add 1/2 cup powdered sugar to a small bowl. Roll dough into 1/2-1 inch balls and dip in powdered sugar. Placed on greased cookie sheet.

5. Bake for 12 - 13 minutes. Sift with powdered sugar if desired. ENJOY!

Nutrition Facts

Lemon Cookies recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 148 Calories from Fat 63

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 7g 11%

Saturated Fat 4g 20%

Cholesterol 27mg 9%

Sodium 223mg 9%

Potassium 25mg 1%

Total Carbohydrates 18g 6%

Sugars 9g

Protein 1g 2%

Vitamin A 5.1%

Calcium 5.7%

Iron 2.9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.