Description
Discover how to make irresistible Lemon Meltaway Cookies that melt in your mouth! Try this refreshing recipe today and brighten up any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup powdered sugar (for glaze)
- 2–3 tablespoons lemon juice (to taste, for glaze)
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest (for glaze)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together softened butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla extract; mix until well combined.
- Gradually add flour and salt; blend until a soft dough forms.
- Scoop tablespoon-sized portions of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, flattening each slightly.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until edges are set but cookies remain pale.
- Allow cookies to cool for five minutes before transferring them to a wire rack.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine one cup of powdered sugar with two tablespoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice and one teaspoon of lemon zest for the glaze. Adjust for consistency and drizzle over cooled cookies.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 70
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 20mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: <1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg