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 shiny 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 similar to 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 mixture that’s certain to make your style buds dance with pleasure.
Making this lemon cookie recipe is straightforward. You simply need to 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 selfmade cream cheese frosting that’s merely pleasant.
Creaming the butter and sugar for five minutes is a step that appears pointless, however when carried out, the result’s a lightweight and ethereal cookie with a crispy crust. The creaming course of incorporates air into the dough, which helps the cookies rise and develop into 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. If you happen to skip this step, the dough shall be tremendous sticky and exhausting to roll.
It could additionally take extra time to bake, or it’ll crumble. Refrigerating the dough additionally permits the flavors to meld collectively, leading to a extra scrumptious cookie!
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If you happen to don’t have vanilla extract, almond extract is a good second possibility. You too can 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 could be baked immediately 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 pace for five minutes. It ought to be mild and fluffy when carried out. Be sure you scrape the edges 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. Be 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 not less than 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 choose to bake 6 to a baking sheet.
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Bake for Sep 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 effectively 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 effectively blended. The pace could be elevated as soon as the sugar has been integrated.
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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. If you happen to skip this step the dough shall be tremendous sticky and exhausting to roll. They might additionally take extra time to bake or they’ll 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 carried out the result’s a lightweight 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
Vitamin info is mechanically calculated, so ought to solely be used as an approximation.
Images: images taken on this submit are by Erin from The Picket Skillet.
