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Lemon Sugar Cookies are like enjoying a tall glass of lemonade on a warm summer day!
These lemon sugar cookies are thin, crspy on the edges, and still chewy in the middle. They are full of lemon flavor from fresh lemon juice and zest, no lemon extract. And then they are  So frosted with a homemade lemon frosting. They are perfection.
Ingredients
- All Purpose Flour
- Sugar, granulated sugar and powdered sugar
- Butter
- Eggs
- Lemons, zest and juice
- Cream of Tartar
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Milk
How to Make Lemon Sugar Cookies
- Beat butter and sugar until creamy.
- Add in eggs, lemon zest and juice and mix until combined.
- Combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl.
- Add flour mixture to butter and sugar mixture, stir until incorporated and smooth.
- Spoon dough onto a parchment lined cookie sheet, putting cookies 2 inches apart.
- Bake at 375 degrees F for 6-8 minutes or until edges begin to brown.
- Cool on rack.
- Mix together frosting ingredients and beat until smooth and a good spreading consistency.
- Frost cookies.
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Lemon Sugar Cookies
Delicious lemon sugar cookie with a yummy lemon glaze.
Prep:15 minutes
Cook:8 minutes
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Total:23 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup butter softened
- 2 eggs
- 2 Tbsp freshly grated lemon zest
- 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- milk enjoy to make a good spreading consistency
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
- Beat together butter and sugar until creamy. Add in eggs, lemon zest and juice.
- Add in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Mix until incorporated and smooth.
- Spoon dough onto a parchment lined cookie sheet, putting cookies 2 inches apart. Bake for 6-8 minutes or until edges begin to brown.
- Mix together frosting ingredients and beat until smooth and a good spreading consistency.
- Allow cookies to cool and then frost.
Nutrition Facts:
Calories: 175kcal (9%) Carbohydrates: 25g (8%) Protein: 1g (2%) Fat: 8g (12%) Saturated Fat: 5g (31%) Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g Monounsaturated Fat: 2g Trans Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 29mg (10%) Sodium: 118mg (5%) Potassium: 32mg (1%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 18g (20%) Vitamin A: 250IU (5%) Vitamin C: 1mg (1%) Calcium: 6mg (1%) Iron: 1mg (6%)
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Catherine Kraft says
Thank you for the bright and sunshine cookies, can’t wait to try them. I’m so with you about this rain. Live in Molalla, not too far from the Mulino hill they are watching as the blacktop is cracked , is now completely across 3 lanes and daily the crack gets bigger and deeper. I’m ready for some sunshine!!!
Maryjane Parry says
Yum yum
Leigh Anne says
They really are!