Lemon Cookie Recipe
Easy and Delicious
Are you looking for a lemon cookie that is both easy to make and mouth watering delicious? If so, I have just the recipe for you. These cookies are so lemony they just melt in your mouth and they are very simple to make. You start with a cake mix and with just three added ingredients you have a batch of delicious cookies.
I brought four batches of these to a tea we had for our womens guild at church and they went over very big. I got many compliments and was asked for the recipe several times. For me, that is the best compliment.
I also bring these cookies to my Mom's nursing home, the soft cookie and the great lemon taste is something the residents seem to really enjoy. Lemon is a good flavor for seniors who often don't taste other flavors.
I love to share good recipes that I have found so, I decided to write a lens to share this simple recipe.
photo by mbgphoto
Ingredients for Lemon Cookies
1 box Lemon Cake Mix
1/3 cup Vegetable Oil
2 Eggs
1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
Directions for Cookies
These cookies are so very simple to make. I find they are a great one to make with my young granddaughters.
All you do is:
Add all ingredients in an electric mixer and mix until well blended. Drop by rounded teaspoons on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes.
Time Saving Recipe - one of my favorites
Here are some tips for making the cookies.
I squeezed the juice of the lemon and found that one large lemon was enough for both the cookie mix and the frosting. A teaspoon of the zest went into the icing mix and the rest I used on top of the cookies for decorations. There have also been times where I don't have a lemon in the house so I will use the liquid lemon juice and that works well too!
These cookies are very easy to make. I found that one batch yielded 40 small cookies.
photo by mbgphoto
Items I Used for my Cookies - these worked great for me
I am always looking for items to make my baking easy. Here are my recommendations for items to make your cookies come out perfectly.
Ingredients for Icing
1 cup Powdered Sugar
2-3 teaspoons Lemon Juice
1 teaspoon Lemon Zest
Extra Lemon Zest for Decorating
Easy on the Topping
just a dab on the top
To make the icing for the cookies mix all your ingredients together with a spoon until consistency is right for dropping on the cookies. I found that just dropping a bit of the icing in the center of the cookie with your spoon works best. If icing is too thick you can add a few drops of water.
Lemon a Great Taste Delight for Seniors
Did you know, as people loose their sense of taste, lemon is one of the tastes that lingers the longest. I often make these cookies to bring to a nursing home.
Pretty Sunflower Serving Tray
I love using pretty dishes to serve my desserts. Don't you think lemon cookies will look especially appetizing on this pretty sunflower tray?
I love trying new recipes. Hope you have one to share.
