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Chewy Glazed Lemon Cookies

Chewy glazed lemon cookies, made with fresh lemon and zest in the cookies and in the delicious lemon glaze drizzled over them while they are still warm. These cookies are a lemon lovers dream come true!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time11 minutes
Total Time21 minutes
Course: Cookies
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Chewy Glazed Lemon Cookies, how to make cookies with fresh lemon, what to do with fresh lemons
Servings: 30 cookies
Calories: 99kcal
Author: An Affair from the Heart

Ingredients

  • For the Cookies:
  • 2 cups + 2 Tablespoons flour
  • 1 Tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup butter softened
  • 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
  • Zest of 2 lemons about 1 1/2 Tablespoons
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 2 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • For the Glaze:
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2 - 2 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In your mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt, set aside.
  • In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, whip together butter, sugar and lemon zest on medium-high speed, until mixture is pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
  • Blend in egg, then egg yolk. Mix in lemon juice and vanilla extract.
  • Slowly add in dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
  • Scoop dough out by the heaping Tablespoonfuls, form dough into balls and drop onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet. With the bottom of a glass, gently "flatten" the dough ball.
  • Bake cookies in preheated oven for 9 - 11 minutes (for a gooey centered cookie closer to 9 and a more set, fluffy cookie more near 11).
  • Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet several minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool.
  • Drizzle slightly warm cookies with **Lemon Glaze.
  • Store in a single layer in an airtight container.
  • **Lemon Glaze: In a small mixing bowl, whisk together powdered sugar and enough lemon juice to reach a drizzle-able consistency. Pour mixture into a resealable bag, seal bag and cut a small tip off one corner then drizzle glaze over slightly warm cookies. Alternatively, you can use a spoon. Allow glaze to set at room temperature.
  • Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 99kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 98mg | Sugar: 12g