Soft and chewy with pretty, crinkly tops, these lemon cookies are sweet with just a touch of tartness and just the right touch of lemon flavor.
Prep time: PT30M
Cook time: PT10M
Total time: PT40M
Rating
4.91 stars (53 reviews)
Keywords
cookie, lemon cookies, lemon dessert
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter (softened to room temperature)
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
2 ½ Tablespoons lemon zest¹
1 large egg + 1 egg yolk (room temperature preferred)
1 teaspoon lemon extract
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose plain flour
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 ½ teaspoons cream of tartar
¾ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
Powdered sugar for rolling cookies (about ½ cup)
Categories
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Steps
Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl using an electric mixer (or use a stand mixer!), combine butter, sugar, and lemon zest. Beat until creamy and well-combined.
Stir in egg and egg yolk, lemon extract, and vanilla extract until completely combined.
In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt.
Gradually (with mixer on low-speed), add flour mixture to butter mixture until completely combined. Be sure to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl to ensure all ingredients are completely incorporated.
Scoop cookie dough by level 1 ½ Tablespoon-sized scoop and roll between your palms until you have a smooth ball. Roll ball through powdered sugar and place on baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough, spacing cookies at least 2” apart.
Bake on 350F for 9-11 minutes and allow to cool completely on baking sheet. Enjoy!
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 cookie
Calories: 142 kcal
Carbohydrates: 20 g
Protein: 2 g
Fat: 6 g
Saturated Fat: 4 g
Cholesterol: 22 mg
Sodium: 70 mg
Sugar: 10 g
Reviews
L C on 2026-07-27 (5 stars): This is my go-to cookie recipe now for any pot-luck, book club, card night etc. My husband asks me to make these specifically hoping there are leftovers!
Amber Urias on 2026-04-03 (5 stars): These cookies are delicious! I brought them to a baby shower and they were a big hit. The mom to be was sad that there weren’t any left! Your recipes are my go to!
Amber rose on 2026-02-20 (3 stars): I love your classic brown butter chocolate chip but this recipe for lemon cookies fell short for me. I felt like they were almost to eggy tasting and lacked a true lemon flavour they cookies didn’t really bake the same way a traditional sugar would. I measured all ingredients but still had a bit of pooling of butter underneath the cookies. I also noticed the flour seems high for the ratio of butter. My cookies turned out just ok but I wouldn’t make this again. I think it needs a few more tweaks to make it better.
Barbara on 2025-09-06 (5 stars): Simply delicious!
Ellie on 2025-08-12 (5 stars): Excellent cookies! Thank you so much for the recipe! :) I wanted to make these cookies for a wedding, am I able to freeze baked cookies?
Momofthree on 2025-08-06 (5 stars): This was excellent. just made
