Lemon sugar cookies are a soft cookie bursting with lemon flavor. The vibrant lemon flavor comes straight from fresh lemon zest and fresh lemon juice.
Whip up a batch of these cookies in no time at all - you just need one bowl and no chill time!
There's no need to chill the dough when making these cookies. Which means you'll be eating these cookies in no time at all!
Key ingredients
- Lemons - Plan on two lemons for this recipe. You'll use the zest and the juice. Lemon zest is really where all the lemon flavor comes from. The lemon peel contains natural oils that's packed with flavor. When zesting a lemon, you just want the peel and not the white pith just under the peel. The pith contains bitter flavors.
- Butter - salted butter softened to room temperature
- Sugar - granulated sugar
- Flour - all-purpose flour
Step by step directions
- Start by creaming the butter and the sugar together
- Add the lemon zest, lemon juice and vanilla
- Mix in the eggs
- Add flour, salt and baking soda
- Mix well
- Form dough into balls and bake
- Bake in a 375 degree oven for 10-12 minutes. When you remove the cookies from the oven, allow the cookies to cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet. Then remove to a baking rack to continue to cool.
Recipe Tips
- Use a lightly greased pan or use a silicone baking mat or a piece of parchment paper to help prevent cookies from sticking to the pan
- Make certain oven is fully preheated before baking
- Use a cookie scoop to get evenly sized cookies
Recipe Faqs
Allow cookies to fully cool on a baking rack. Place cookies in a zip top bag or in a storage container. Store cookies at room temperature.
Yes, I often freeze cookies. When I need a large batch of cookies for a big family event or party, I make all the cookies ahead of time and store them in the freezer. The day of the event, I remove the cookies from the freezer and allow them to thaw.
To freeze cookies, make certain cookies are completely cooled. Then stack three to four cookies together and place in a freezer safe zip top bag. Place bag flat in freezer. If cookies are a bit sticky on the bottom, like with my carrot cookies, place one full layer of cookies in bag and then place a sheet of waxed paper on top. Then place another layer of cookies. This will help prevent cookies from sticking together.
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Lemon Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
Instructions
- Cream butter in a bowl with a mixer1 cup butter
- Add sugar and cream together1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- Add lemon zest, lemon juice and vanilla. Mix until combined2 Tablespoons lemon zest, 2 Tablespoons lemon juice, 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Add eggs and combine2 eggs
- Add flour, salt and baking soda. Combine2 ¾ cups flour, ¼ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Use a scoop or a spoon to create balls of dough. Place on a lined baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper. You may also lightly spray cookie sheet instead of lining baking sheet.
- Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 10-12 minutes.
- Allow cookies to cool slightly (1-2 min) and then remove from baking sheet and place on a cooling rack.
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Notes
- Use a lightly greased pan or use a silicone baking mat or a piece of parchment paper
- Make certain oven is fully preheated before baking
- Use a cookie scoop to get evenly sized cookies
Nutritional Disclaimer:
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and should only be construed as an estimate rather than a guarantee. To obtain the most precise nutritional information in a provided recipe, you should calculate the nutritional information with the exact ingredients you are using when preparing the recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.
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This recipe was originally published in June of 2019. The photos and post have been updated.
Colleen Ferguson says
Light, soft and lemony. So yummy! I could eat all of them. Love all your recipes. The lemon zucchini muffins were awesome too.
Kathy says
Thank you!!! I have trouble not eating all the cookies too!
Kathy 🙂