Easy Cake Mix Cookies- Perfect Lemon Cookie
"I frequently make these cookies for work pitch-ins & family get-togethers. They are always a big hit! I was given the basic recipe several years ago by a lady who showed up at my garage sale—and she wrote it down during our conversation about baking. I have perfected different varieties over the years. Please see my other recipes for how to make the following versions of this cookie: chocolate-chocolate chip, chocolate chip, & sugar cookies. This is a really versatile recipe base—experiment!!"
- Ready In:
- 13mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
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24-36 cookies
- Serves:
- 24-36
ingredients
- 1 (18 ounce) box lemon supreme cake mix
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
- 3⁄4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons lemon juice
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Stir ingredients in medium mixing bowl until blended (best to do right before you are ready to bake them- they flatten out more if you let the batter set).
- Spoon onto 2 un-greased cookie sheets (allow some space in between, they spread…a melon baller works great for this step).
- Bake for 8-10 minutes (depends on which cake mix you use & the oven -- I start looking at them through the glass around 6.5 minutes -- they will get a dull/cracked appearance on top when done).
- Allow the cookies to cool on the pan, or wait 1-2 minutes before moving to cooling racks. Cookies will be soft/chewy.
- While lemon cookies are cooling, mix together the powdered sugar & lemon juice in a small bowl, add more powdered sugar for a stiffer glaze. Lightly brush or drizzle glaze onto warm cookies on the cooling rack.
Questions & Replies
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There are 2 amounts of lemon juice listed. Do I take it that the first amount (1 Tsp) goes in the batter and the second one (1 1/2 tsp) goes in the glaze? It would be less confusing if the ingredients were listed separately. Looking forward to trying this. CR
Reviews
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I'm not usually big on making cookies from a cake mix, but the idea of lemon cookies lured me in, & I'm so glad it did, 'cause these are wonderfully full of the flavor of lemon which we both enjoy! I did include a teaspoon of lemon zest in the batter! Thanks for sharing the recipe! [Made & reviewed for one of my adopted chefs in this Spring's Pick A Chef event]
