Lemon and cream cheese… what could possibly be higher? These Lemon Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting fuse a refreshing citrus taste with a wealthy, creamy texture. They’re mild and brilliant and have contemporary lemon zest and lemon juice in each the cookies AND the frosting.
I can not get ENOUGH of lemon-flavored something. Very like these Lemon Blueberry Crumble Bars and Gluten Free Lemon Bars, this lemon cookie recipe is mild, contemporary, and simply screams dessert. That’s why I knew we needed to create lemon cookies with cream cheese frosting — a mix that’s certain to make your style buds dance with pleasure.
Making this lemon cookie recipe is simple. You simply must be affected person and let the cookies chill for a few hours. Aside from that, you make it like every cookie recipe, plus make a do-it-yourself cream cheese frosting that’s merely pleasant.
Creaming the butter and sugar for five minutes is a step that appears pointless, however when finished, the result’s a light-weight and ethereal cookie with a crispy crust. The creaming course of incorporates air into the dough, which helps the cookies rise and turn out to be fluffy whereas baking. It additionally helps distribute the elements evenly for a extra constant texture.
Don’t skip refrigerating the dough!
Refrigerating the dough helps agency it up so it’s simpler to roll within the powdered sugar. In case you skip this step, the dough can be tremendous sticky and arduous to roll.
It could additionally take extra time to bake, or it would crumble. Refrigerating the dough additionally permits the flavors to meld collectively, leading to a extra scrumptious cookie!
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In case you don’t have vanilla extract, almond extract is a superb second possibility. You can even use a vanilla bean, which is able to give the cookies a extra intense vanilla taste.
Scrumptious Additions for These Lemon Cookies
These lemon cookies will keep contemporary in an hermetic container at room temperature for as much as 5 days. After that, they could begin to dry out and lose their freshness.
Are you able to freeze lemon cookie dough?
Sure, you may freeze the dough for later use. Merely form the dough into balls and place on a lined baking sheet. Freeze till stable, then switch to a freezer-safe bag or container. The frozen dough balls may be baked straight from frozen — simply add an additional minute or two to the baking time.
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Place all the dry elements right into a bowl. Combine to mix and put aside.
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Add the butter and brown sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat collectively on low/medium velocity for five minutes. It ought to be mild and fluffy when finished. You should definitely scrape the perimeters all through the beat time.
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Subsequent, add the egg, vanilla, and lemon zest to the creamed butter and sugar. Combine till mixed.
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Add the lemon juice and blend till mixed.
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Slowly add the dry elements to the moist elements and blend till simply mixed. Make certain there aren’t any flour clumps on the backside of the blending bowl.
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Switch the cookie dough to an hermetic container and refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours or in a single day.
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Preheat the oven to 350℉ and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Scoop the cookies with a 2-tablespoon scoop and roll them right into a ball. As a result of these cookies unfold a bit greater than others, we favor to bake 6 to a baking sheet.
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Bake for 9/11 minutes.
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Let relaxation for five minutes earlier than transferring to a cooling wrack. Let the cookies cool fully.
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Put together the frosting. Place the cream cheese and butter into the bowl of a stand mixer. Whip collectively till properly blended and fluffy. If the cream cheese and butter aren’t heat sufficient there could be lumps when whipping collectively. If that’s the case whip for one more minute.
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Subsequent, add the vanilla, lemon juice, lemon zest, and powdered sugar to the bowl. Beginning on low, combine collectively till properly blended. The velocity may be elevated as soon as the sugar has been included.
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Retailer in an hermetic container and refrigerate till prepared to make use of.
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Frost every cookie and garnish with lemon zest.
- Refrigerating the dough is to assist agency it up so it’s simpler to roll within the powdered sugar. In case you skip this step the dough can be tremendous sticky and arduous to roll. They could additionally take extra time to bake or they may crumble.
- Almond extract can be utilized rather than the vanilla extract.
- Creaming the butter and sugar for five minutes is a step that appears pointless, however when finished the result’s a light-weight and ethereal cookie with a crispy crust.
Energy: 251 kcal, Carbohydrates: 29 g, Protein: 2 g, Fats: 14 g, Fiber: 0.4 g, Sugar: 20 g
Diet info is routinely calculated, so ought to solely be used as an approximation.
Images: pictures taken on this put up are by Erin from The Wood Skillet.