Lemon spice butter cookies are a classic holiday treat that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are a delicious and versatile cookie that can be made with a variety of different flavors and spices. Some popular variations include adding cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, or ginger. Lemon spice butter cookies are also a great way to use up leftover lemons from other recipes. They are easy to make and can be stored in an airtight container for up to two weeks.
Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!
LEMON BUTTER COOKIES
These tender cutout cookies have a slight lemon flavor that makes them stand out from the rest. They're very easy to roll out compared to other sugar cookies I've worked with. I know you'll enjoy them as much as we do. -Judy McCreight, Springfield, Illinois
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 30m
Yield about 13 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, milk and extract. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and chill for 2 hours. , Preheat oven to 350°. Roll out on a lightly floured surface to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-in. cookie cutter dipped in flour. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with colored sugar if desired. , Bake until the edges just begin to brown, 8-9 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 70 calories, Fat 3g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 12mg cholesterol, Sodium 55mg sodium, Carbohydrate 11g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
LEMON-BUTTER SHORTBREAD COOKIES
You will love the burst of fresh lemon flavor in these buttery, tender shortbread cookies. And if that's not enough to tempt your taste buds, they get dipped in a tart, lemony glaze. Lemony delicious! Cookies taste more lemony the next day.
Provided by Cindy @ My Country Table
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Lemon Dessert Recipes
Time 2h55m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Sift or whisk flour, salt, and baking powder together in a bowl.
- Place butter in a large mixing bowl and mix with a wooden spoon until very creamy. Add confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, and flour mixture; mix until well combined.
- Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut into rounds using a round cookie cutter. Transfer cookies to ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are light brown on the bottom but still very light on top, about 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheets for about 2 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
- Whisk melted butter and lemon juice together in a small bowl. Add lemon zest and whisk again. Whisk in confectioners' sugar 1 cup at a time. Add more lemon juice if necessary for a thin consistency.
- Dip the top of each cookie in the glaze and transfer to a wire rack placed over waxed paper or parchment paper. Allow cookies to sit until glaze has set, about 2 hours.
- Store cookies in an airtight container between layers of waxed paper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 317 calories, Carbohydrate 36.6 g, Cholesterol 48.3 mg, Fat 18.4 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 11.6 g, Sodium 61.8 mg, Sugar 20 g
LEMON BUTTER COOKIES
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Yield Makes about 50
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place the butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on medium until smooth. Add the confectioners' sugar and beat until smooth and silky. Beat in 1 egg yolk, then the salt, vanilla, and lemon zest. Reduce mixer speed to low and add the flour, beating just until incorporated. Do not over-beat. Turn the dough out onto a work surface. Divide dough in two and wrap each piece in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Working on a smooth surface, form each piece of dough into a log 1 to 1 1 /4 inches in diameter. Wrap logs in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours. Can be prepared up to this point and kept, well wrapped in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 1 month.
- Place one rack in the upper third and one in the lower third of the oven. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
- Whisk the remaining egg yolk in a small bowl until smooth. Spread sugar out on a piece of wax paper. Remove the logs from refrigerator, unwrap, and brush lightly with the egg yolk. Roll logs in the sugar, pressing to adhere. Slice crosswise 1/4-inch-thick using a sharp knife. Place on prepared baking sheet, leaving about 1/2-inch between cookies.
- Bake until set but not brown, 12 to 14 minutes. Transfer cookies to cooling rack until room temperature. Will keep stored in an airtight container, at room temperature, for up to 5 days.
LEMON BUTTER COOKIES
Soft, cakey cookies with pop of lemon. These Lemon Butter Cookies are the perfect combination of cake and cookie!
Provided by SugarSpicesLife
Categories Dessert
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Use electric mixer fit with paddle attachment to cream together, butter, cream cheese and lemon zest until smooth.
- Add in sugar and beat until lightened and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
- Mix in vanilla extract. Then add in eggs, one at a time, scraping down sides as needed.
- In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powdered and kosher salt. Gradually beat into butter mixture until well incorporated.
- Form dough into balls about 1 1/2 tablespoons in size. Roll balls through powdered sugar and place on prepared baking sheet.
- Slightly press down dough so that it forms a disc about 2 inches in diameter.
- Bake for 11-13 minutes, or until cookies are set (meaning they no longer look wet or dough, they should not brown).
- After cookies have cooled completely, sift powdered sugar over tops of cookies if desired.
LEMON-LIME BUTTER COOKIES
I was looking for a light cookie that would freeze and travel well and couldn't find one, so I created these. They are so good you won't be able to eat just one.-Brenda Brooks, Bowie, Maryland
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield 3-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a small bowl, beat butter and confectioners' sugar until blended. Beat in citrus zest and lemon juice. Gradually beat in flour., Shape into a disk; wrap. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 325°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-in. round cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Bake 16-19 minutes or until edges are light brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 62 calories, Fat 3g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 9mg cholesterol, Sodium 26mg sodium, Carbohydrate 8g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
BUTTERCREAM-FROSTED LEMON SUGAR COOKIES
Super tender and chewy lemon-infused sugar cookies with an optional sweet lemony buttercream frosting are a beautiful bright treat to enjoy (and maybe even share!) I like to make a half recipe of the frosting, and keep about half of the cookies unfrosted, since not everyone always wants the extra sweetness!
Provided by Rebekah Rose Hills
Categories Sugar Cookies
Time 55m
Yield 30
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking tray with a silicone baking mat (such as Silpat®) or parchment paper.
- Cream sugar and 1 cup butter together in a bowl with an electric mixer on high until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add in egg yolks, 1 at a time, until well incorporated and fluffy; don't overmix. Blend in all of the zest from the lemon and 3 tablespoons of lemon juice (if you have extra juice, reserve it for the frosting).
- Combine flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar in a bowl and whisk to blend. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the mixing bowl with the butter-sugar mixture and mix in on low speed until just combined. Scrape down the sides and bottom with a spatula until cookie dough is evenly blended.
- Use a 1 1/2-tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop out 12 dough balls and set, evenly spaced, onto the prepared baking sheet. Don't flatten them, you can leave them just as they come out of the scoop. If you don't have a scoop, just shape walnut-sized balls by hand.
- Bake in the preheated oven until bottoms are very lightly browned and tops begin to appear crackled, 10 to 11 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 2 to 3 minutes and then very carefully move to a cooling rack to complete cooling (they will be very soft still).
- Repeat with remaining dough until all cookies are baked and cooled.
- When cookies are cooled, make the buttercream frosting by whipping 3 cups of confectioners' sugar with 1/2 cup butter; start on low speed until butter and sugar begin to combine, then turn up the speed slowly. When sugar and butter are mostly combined, add in lemon juice and whip until creamy and smooth. Check consistency and flavor; you can add a little extra lemon juice or milk if you want a creamier consistency. But if you want the texture fairly stiff you may not need extra liquid at this point.
- Frost the cooled cookies as desired and allow the buttercream to set before stacking or storing the cookies.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 206.9 calories, Carbohydrate 29.3 g, Cholesterol 44.9 mg, Fat 9.8 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1.5 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 44.7 mg, Sugar 20.7 g
LEMON SPICE BUTTER COOKIES
To keep these cookies round (without a flat side), freeze each log of dough inside an empty paper-towel roll.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Time 2h
Yield Makes about 60
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Beat together butter and granulated sugar with a mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in zest, whole egg, and vanilla. Add flour, nutmeg, and salt; beat on low speed until incorporated.
- Divide dough in half, and roll each piece into a log. Place each log crosswise in the middle of a 12-by-16-inch sheet of parchment, and fold top half of parchment over log. Place a ruler on parchment and, pressing it against side of log, pull on bottom half to round log and narrow it to 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap logs in parchment; slip into 2 paper-towel rolls (see above note), and freeze 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly beat egg white. Remove rolls and parchment from logs. Brush each log with egg wash, and roll in sanding sugar, covering completely. Cut logs into 1/4-inch-thick slices, and arrange 1 inch apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake until edges are golden, about 18 minutes. Transfer to wire racks, and let cool.
Tips:
- Use softened butter: Softened butter is easier to cream with the sugar, resulting in a smoother cookie dough.
- Chill the cookie dough before baking: Chilling the cookie dough helps the cookies hold their shape and prevents them from spreading too much.
- Use a cookie scoop: A cookie scoop helps you to make evenly sized cookies that will bake evenly.
- Bake the cookies until they are just set: Overbaking the cookies will make them dry and crumbly.
- Let the cookies cool on a wire rack: Cooling the cookies on a wire rack helps them to crisp up and prevents them from becoming soggy.
Conclusion:
Lemon spice butter cookies are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that are perfect for any occasion. With their light and fluffy texture and zesty lemon flavor, these cookies are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. So next time you're in the mood for something sweet, give these lemon spice butter cookies a try. You won't be disappointed!
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