The Best Lemon Sugar Cookies!
I think I could make about 100 flavors of sugar cookies. They have always been one of my favorites and they really are quite versatile. I was hesitant to post this soft sugar cookie recipe, because if I ever open a bakery in the future I want these lemon sugar cookies to be there. And now everyone will already have the recipe! They are too good not to share. I adapted the recipe for these from my favorite Frosted Sugar Cookie recipe. I felt I finally found my idea of the perfect sugar cookie, so now I can use it as the base to make other exciting flavors such as these. These amazingly soft, frosted sugar cookies are bursting with fresh lemon flavor. They may transport you to summer for just a moment, even in the middle of a cold winter day. Lemon was never one of my favorite flavors growing up, but it seems to be the older I get the more I love it. It adds a vibrant and lightly tart flavor, and it balances out the sweetness in many desserts, such as these. Don’t let too many days go by without making these cookies. These thick and fluffy Frosted Lemon Sugar Cookies should be on your must try asap list!
Lemon Sugar Cookie Ingredients
For the lemon cookies, you’ll need:
Cake flour Cornstarch Baking powder Salt Butter Vegetable shortening Granulated sugar Lemon zest Eggs Lemon and vanilla extracts
And for the creamy lemon frosting, you’ll need:
Salted butter Powdered sugar Lemon extract Fresh lemon juice Yellow food coloring and sprinkles (optional)
How to Make Sugar Cookies
Combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Set aside. Whip together butter, shortening, sugar and lemon zest until pale and fluffy. Add in egg, egg white, lemon and vanilla extracts and mix until combined. Add in the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Refrigerate dough for 2 hours. Preheat the oven during the last 10 minutes of chilling. Roll dough into balls, then flatten then with something flat and smooth. Bake 9 – 11 minutes. Once cooled, top with lemon frosting.
Can I Use Extra Butter Instead of Shortening?
The shortening is vital in this soft sugar cookie recipe. It helps give the cookies their pillowy, melt-in-your-mouth texture.
Do I Have to Refrigerate the Dough?
Yes, refrigerating the sugar cookie dough is crucial. If you don’t chill the dough, the lemon sugar cookies will spread in the oven and the texture won’t come out right.
Tips for the Best Lemon Sugar Cookies
Allow the cookies to cool completely before frosting them. If you frost them while warm, the lemon frosting will melt. Unlike vanilla extract, you really can’t eyeball lemon extract. If you accidentally add more lemon extract than the recipe calls for, these lemon cookies will be too strong. Make sure your shortening is unflavored (some are butter flavored, which isn’t what you want!).
More Frosted Sugar Cookies You’ll Love:
Soft Frosted Maple Cinnamon Sugar Cookies Pumpkin Sugar Cookies with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting Soft Sour Cream Sugar Cookies Chewy Lemonade Sugar Cookies Strawberry Sugar Cookies
