Lemon Cookies with Boxed Cake Mix
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Soft and chewy, these 3-ingredient lemon cake mix cookies are topped with a zesty lemon glaze making them the perfect anytime sweet treat. Fancy enough for a party, but easy enough for everyday!
Prep 15 minutes minutes
Cook 15 minutes minutes
Total 30 minutes minutes
Recipe Makes (Approximate): 13
- 1 box lemon cake mix (13.25 ounces)
- 2 large eggs (room temperature)
- ½ cup vegetable oil (or melted butter)
Glaze
- 1 ¼-1 ½ cups powdered sugar (sifted, plus more as needed)
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (about 1 lemons worth)
- 1 tablespoon milk
- very thinly sliced lemons, quartered, OR lemon zest (optional, for topping)
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Add the box mix, eggs and vegetable oil or melted butter to large mixing bowl. Use a hand mixer to mix the ingredients together on medium speed until everything is fully incorporated.
Use a 1-inch cookie scoop with release handle to scoop individual portions of dough onto the prepared cookie sheet. Repeat until all dough has been portioned into individual cookies, leaving approximately 2 inches between each scoop to allow for spreading.
Bake the cookies 7 to 10 minutes or until edges are just lightly golden.
Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire cooling rack. Allow them to cool completely before glazing.
Glaze
Once cookies have cooled completely, sift the powdered sugar into medium bowl. Whisk in the lemon juice and the milk until you've got a smooth glaze. If the glaze is too thick, whisk in additional splash of milk. If it's too thin, add a little more powdered sugar.
Spoon or drizzle the glaze over tops of the cooled cookies.
While the glaze is still wet, sprinkle lemon zest over the top, or lay a lemon slice on top of each cookie. Then, leave the glaze to set before serving or storing.
Storage notes: You can keep these cookies in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days. Alternatively, you can chill the cookies in an airtight container up to 5 days.
Oven temperature: Pull them out when they start to go golden around the edges. This will ensure soft cookies with firm edges every single time, even if your oven temperature is a bit off!
Combatting cookie spread: You want to leave 2 inches between each scoop of dough on the baking sheet to allow the cookies to spread — use a bigger sheet if necessary. But, if the cookies spread too much and join together during baking, use a spatula to gently separate and re-shape the cookies on the baking sheet as soon as you pull them from the oven. They'll cool and set in their new shape!
Calories: 166calProtein: 2gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 300mgPotassium: 32mgTotal Carbs: 35gFiber: 0.5gSugar: 20gNet Carbs: 35gVitamin A: 39IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 89mgIron: 1mg
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