These Lemon Sugar Cookies are buttery and soft, with the perfect hint of lemon. The lemon frosting makes them over the top delicious. A perfect cookie recipe for lemon lovers!
Soft Lemon Sugar Cookies
I you love lemon desserts, I have the perfect cookie for you! I took my favorite sugar cookie recipe and adapted it to come up with today’s recipe for Lemon Sugar Cookies. I am a huge fan of anything lemon, and I was thrilled with how these cookies turned out.
They are the perfect cookie for anyone who loves lemon. I took them to a church function and got rave reviews! With such a soft cookie and a delicious lemon frosting on top, it was hard not to love them.
One thing I love about these cookies is that you don’t have to roll them out with a rolling pin. Nope, no hassle at all. Just roll them into balls and place them on greased or silicone lined cookie sheets.
How to make Lemon Sugar Cookies:
With no rolling, these cookies are so simple!! Here is what you need to do to make them:
- Cream butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Beat in eggs, lemon juice, and lemon zest till well combined.
- Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Roll dough into tablespoon sized balls and place on lightly greased cookie sheets. Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar.
- Bake at 350° for 9-10 minutes, or till barely light brown on the bottom. Let sit 3-4 minutes on pan, then remove to cooling racks.
- Cool cookies completely, then frost. I piped frosting on with a 1M star tip.
So simple!
Lemon Buttercream Frosting:
After they are baked and cooled you top them with a delicious lemon buttercream frosting. I used a star tip to pipe my frosting on, and they turned out so pretty, don’t you think? But of course you can just spread the frosting on with a knife, they will still taste incredible!
To make it, just beat together butter, powdered sugar, salt, lemon zest, and lemon juice till creamy, adding milk if needed. If you are piping the frosting, it needs to be thick. If you are just spreading it on, you can add more liquid.
These sugar cookies aren’t only gorgeous, but they’re delicious. I promise all lemon lovers will be obsessed!! ;D
We hope you agree!! Let us know what you think of them.
For more lemon recipes, check out:
- Lemon Cookies
- Lemon Cheesecake
- Lemon Sheet Cake
- Lemon Bars
- Lemon Brownies
- Lemon Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
Lemon Sugar Cookies recipe
These Lemon Sugar Cookies are buttery and soft, with the perfect hint of lemon. The lemon frosting makes them over the top delicious. A perfect cookie recipe for lemon lovers!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp lemon zest
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
Lemon Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 dash salt
- 1 Tbsp lemon zest
- 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1-2 Tbsp milk, if needed
Instructions
Cream butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Beat in eggs, lemon juice, and lemon zest till well combined.
Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt.
Roll dough into tablespoon sized balls and place on lightly greased cookie sheets. Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar.
Bake at 350° for 9-10 minutes, or till barely light brown on the bottom. Let sit 3-4 minutes on pan, then remove to cooling racks.
Cool cookies completely, then frost. I piped frosting on with a 1M star tip.
Lemon Frosting
Beat together butter, powdered sugar, salt, lemon zest, and lemon juice till creamy, adding milk if needed. If you are piping the frosting, it needs to be thick. If you are just spreading it on, you can add more liquid.
These look perfect! Super yummy! Pinning!
They are delish!! Thank you so much. Enjoy!
Great addition of lemon to sugar cookies!
These may be the best cookies I have ever made! They were a huge hit. The buttercream icing was amazing. I accidentally added too much lemon juice and I couldn’t roll them into balls, so my first batch, the cookies were kind of messy. I added more flour to remaining batter and they turned out perfect. Next time, i will follow the measurements exactly. Thank you!
Thank you for saying that! I am glad you tried them.
Great cookies! love the lemon flavor, not too overbearing
Thank you for sharing that!! Glad you liked them!
Good thing i made these for my granddaughter’s 4h bake sale. To yummy to have in my kitchen
LOL..Thank you so much for trying them! I hope they were a hit!
Does the icing harden at all? I am looking for a lemon cookie for an annual cookie baKe our neighbor does but people stack their take home cookies in containers and i don’t want the icing to get all SMASHED and messy.
No, it doesn’t harden, like other icings. It would get smashed, but it is so yummy!
Tasty
Glad you think so 🙂 Thank you!
I made these for Christmas this year and they were a big git. Sever pe comment gow good they are. I think they are very good too.
Glad they were a hit!! Thank you for making them!