Frosted Lemon Cookies Recipe

5 from 14 votes

Frosted Lemon Cookies Recipe

Easy frosted lemon cake mix cookies are topped with a delicious lemon frosting. They come together in minutes and taste delish!

Prep Time5

Cook Time9

Total Time14

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: cookies

Author: Kristyn Merkley

Ingredients

Cookies

1 (15.25-ounce) box lemon cake mix
⅓ cup butter, softened
¼ cup shortening
1 egg

Frosting

5 tablespoons butter, softened
2-2 ¼ cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon milk
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon almond extract
lemon juice, optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F.
In a large bowl, beat cake mix, butter, shortening and egg until well combined.
Using cookie scoop, scoop onto a greased cookie sheet.
Bake for 9-11 minutes. Let cool completely.
For frosting, mix butter, powdered sugar, milk, vanilla, almond extract and lemon juice (optional) until well combined. Add more milk or powdered sugar depending on the consistency you like.
ENJOY!

Notes

Recipe Tips.

Do not make the cake into batter. You will only be using the lemon cake powder in the cookie recipe.
If you want to amp up the lemon flavor even more, you can add some fresh lemon zest to the cookie dough and/or the frosting.
To get a rounder, fluffier cookie, let the dough refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. This will keep them from spreading as much.
Cookie Cutters: Split the dough into 4 portions. Lightly dust a work surface with flour and use a cloth-covered rolling pin to roll each piece of dough to 1/8-inch thick. Use cookie cutters to create your desired shapes, and bake for about 6 to 8 minutes, taking them out of the oven when the edges turn a light brown.

Store cookie dough in advance by covering and refrigerating the dough up to a day ahead of baking. Or, freeze dough balls for up to 3 months. See How to Freeze Cookie Dough for tips.

Store baked cookies at room temperature for several days. If they are frosted, keep them in an airtight container in the fridge for 5-7 days. Freeze cookies (frosted or unfrosted) for 3-4 months.

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