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    Home » Dessert Recipes » Cookies

    Glazed Lemon Sugar Cookies

    Published: Dec 14, 2018 · Modified: Feb 6, 2022 by Kim Beaulieu · This post may contain affiliate links

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    Glazed Lemon Sugar Cookies are perfect for the holidays. Whip up a batch or two this holiday season.

    Glazed Lemon Sugar Cookies are so simple to make and are perfect for bake sales and parties. These lemon cookies are a serious crowd pleaser.

    Glazed Lemon Sugar Cookies are so perfect for the holiday season and beyond.

    I heart lemons. So very much. People who visit my blog regularly probably know that by now. Those who are new here-->

    Hi my name is Kim and I'm a lemon addict!!

    How can you help yourself when it comes to lemons? The gorgeous, bright, sunny yellow colour combined with the fresh scent is a dangerous combination. One I love wholeheartedly.

    I'm also a huge cookie lover, especially during the holidays. It's that time of year that cookies become serious business. Everyone wants cookies at Christmas. Who can resist? Not me.

    The options for cookies are endless right now. You can find thousands of cookie recipes online. Whatever flavour you have a hankering for you can find a cookie to satisfy your craving.

    For me, lemon is something I crave often. It ranks right up there with chocolate in my book. I love that sweet, citrus flavour. There's something about biting into a lemon cookie that just makes me happy.

    What I really dig about this recipe is how easy it is. You can whip up the dough in a snap. The original recipe calls for popping the batter in the fridge overnight, but I made these without doing that. They came out beautifully.

    These are not only easy to make but absolutely gorgeous on any cookie platter. I love the look of the crackle top with the glaze over top. They brighten up any cookie platter, and make awesome gifts.

    You can find the recipe for these Glazed Lemon Sugar Cookies over at This Gramma is Fun. I'm a monthly contributor over there. So hop on over there to get the recipe. Say hit to the gals while you're there. They are delightful.

    You can use regular lemons for this recipe, or Meyer lemons. I prefer Meyer lemons but they can be hard to find in some areas. If you do find some buy a gazillion of them. You will not be sorry.

    So to recap I love Meyer lemons more than life itself. If you have some at your local store grab them over regular lemons. Given the choice always reach for Meyer Lemons. Every. Single. Time.

    Craving more cookies like these Glazed Lemon Sugar Cookies:

    • No Bake Coconut Macaroons
    • Chocolate Coconut Cookies
    • Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
    • Black Forest Sandwich Cookies
    • Momzie's Peanut Butter Cookies
    • Chocolate Fudge Brownie Sandwich Cookies
    • Pink Coconut Cookies
    • Coconut Filled Sandwich Cookies

    Glazed Lemon Sugar Cookies are so perfect for the holiday season and all year round!

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    Glazed Lemon Sugar Cookies are so perfect for the holiday season and beyond.
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    Glazed Lemon Sugar Cookies

    Glazed Lemon Sugar Cookies are so simple to make and are perfect for bake sales and parties. These lemon cookies are a serious crowd pleaser.
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Keyword glazed lemon sugar cookies, lemon cookies
    Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 11 minutes minutes
    Total Time 21 minutes minutes
    Servings 24
    Calories 125kcal
    Author Kim Beaulieu

    Ingredients

    For the cookies:

    • ½ cup butter, softened
    • 1 cup sugar
    • ½ tsp lemon or vanilla extract
    • 1 large egg
    • 1 tbsp lemon zest
    • 1 tbsp lemon juice
    • 1 ½ cups flour
    • ¼ tsp baking powder
    • ¼ tsp baking soda
    • ⅛ tsp salt
    • ¼ cup confectioners' sugar

    For the glaze:

    • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
    • 2 tbsp milk
    • ½ tsp lemon extract, optional
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    For the cookies:

    • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
    • Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl.
    • Now add the vanilla, egg, lemon zest, and lemon juice to the bowl, continue to beat until combined.
    • Mix the flour, baking powder, soda, and salt in a small bowl, whisk with a fork until combined. Now add this dry mixture to the wet mixture slowly, continuing to mix until combined.
    • You can use a cookie scoop or tablespoon to drop the cookie dough into balls into a bowl of confectioners' sugar one at a time, then transfer them to the cookie sheets.
    • Place in the oven and bake for about 9-11 minutes. The cookies should be crackly on top when done.
    • Remove from the oven and allow to cool on pan for a few minutes. Then transfer the cookies to a cooling rack. Continue to cool.

    For the glaze:

    • Mix the confectioners' sugar and milk together in a small bowl. You can add more of either ingredient until you get the desired consistency you like for a glaze. Now drizzle the glaze over the baked and cooled cookies. Allow the glaze to dry.
    • Serve with a big old lemon loving smile!

    Notes

    Recipe adapted from Swanky Recipes Lemon Glazed Sugar Cookies 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 125kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 64mg | Potassium: 24mg | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 135IU | Vitamin C: 0.6mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.4mg

    Glazed Lemon Sugar Cookies are the perfect holiday cookie and are a great addition to any cookie exchange!

    Thanks for visiting today!

    If you’re looking for more dessert recipes be sure to check out my recipe index. You can also find a lot more Christmas recipes as well.

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    Comments

    1. Wendy Kirby

      December 22, 2014 at 12:11 pm

      Can you believe that I have not had that many cookies this holiday season? I'm not sure how I've missed out on overdosing on my favorite treats. I've been looking for citrus infused cookies. These sound delicious!

      Reply
    2. Amy @ The Blond Cook

      December 25, 2014 at 9:41 pm

      I love lemony, buttery cookies and yours look delicious! Pinned & headed over to get the recipe!

      Reply
    3. Lauren Kelly Nutrition

      February 06, 2015 at 1:51 pm

      Yes, I agree, Lemon eveyrthing! These cookies look amazing! Pinned 🙂

      Reply
    4. The Food Hunter

      February 06, 2015 at 2:36 pm

      I am always looking for new lemon dessert ideas

      Reply
    5. Erin @ Texanerin Baking

      February 07, 2015 at 2:33 pm

      I've never tried a Meyer lemon (we don't have them here and I had never heard of them 6 years ago before moving here) but that's okay because I'm totally content with regular lemons. They're perfect. And I love them more than anything in January. 🙂 And these cookies look like a great way to add even more happiness to my lemony January days!

      Just realized it's February. Whatever. I love lemons whenever it's miserable and dreary, so basically, until May. 😉

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        February 07, 2015 at 2:58 pm

        Ha, this totally made me smile Erin. Meyers are wicked hard to find here. I live in the boonies, it's not very up to date when it comes to food. But any time I head up to Toronto meyers are the first thing I look for. I like any lemon, really any citrus. There's something about citrus that perks you right up.

        You must be in the same boat as me when it comes to entering givaways. I can rarely enter because we're in Canada. We just recently picked up a U.S. mailing address to make my work life easier. Then it dawned on me that also means I can finally start entering contests. Ha.

        Reply
        • Erin @ Texanerin Baking

          February 08, 2015 at 2:33 am

          Are Toronto winters really terrible? I'd love to move back to the US but their insurance system... yikes. No, thanks. I'd love Vancouver but I just get my head around the cost of real estate. So we've been looking at Toronto but the weather doesn't sound that great. On the bright side, it's sunnier than Germany! I looked it up and the least sunny cities in the US and Canada still have more sun than the sunniest city in Germany. That's a win! 😀

          And I can use my parent's address to enter into giveaways but I read in FBHEO that people check the IP address of the winner to make sure they're in the US. Ugh. Not cool. If people would specifically say in their post and not just the small print of the Rafflecopter that it's US only, then they wouldn't have to feel bad about saying, "Sorry, but I said US only!" and not do this IP checking business. But I have won stuff before so I guess not everyone does that. 🙂

          Reply
    6. Heather / girlichef

      February 07, 2015 at 3:54 pm

      I am also a HUGE lemon dessert fan...lemon bars, lemon meringue pie, lemon curd, lemon COOKIES! I know I'd love these (I can't resist a good drizzle)...off to get the recipe!

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        February 08, 2015 at 2:38 am

        There's just something about about lemon. I think it just makes us all so hopeful for spring. And lol, you're like me, drizzle makes the world go round. ha

        Reply
    7. Paula - bell'alimento

      February 07, 2015 at 7:29 pm

      Meyer lemons make me swoon too. I think I could just eat spoonfuls of that glaze. Nope I know I could 😉

      Reply
    8. Bea

      February 07, 2015 at 9:07 pm

      Oh yes, lemon. I buy a net every couple of weeks and boom just like that they are gone. Lemon and sugar is the perfect combo and a lemon glazed sugar cookie has my name on it!

      Reply
    9. Angie | Big Bear's Wife

      February 07, 2015 at 9:50 pm

      I use to not really be big into lemons but they're starting to grow on me. Actually your blog is what's helping me over my lemon hurdle haha. Oh and these cookies... yum! I'm loving them even more because you don't *have* to put the dough in the fridge overnight!

      Reply
    10. Rose | The Clean Dish

      February 08, 2015 at 9:15 pm

      I'm also a lover of lemons, especially Meyer lemons! Luckily, we have great access to them.
      Lemons just seem to go with everything and brighten flavors beautifully. These cookies look fantastic!!

      Reply
    11. valmg @ From Val's Kitchen

      February 09, 2015 at 12:00 am

      I love sugar cookies! I could go for one of these right now!

      Reply
    12. Nutmeg Nanny

      February 09, 2015 at 9:08 am

      Girl you don't even know! I love love love lemons! When I was a kid I would cut them in half and eat them with just a sprinkling of salt. I'm sure my dentist was super psyched to learn I was eating plain lemons but whatever. They are delicious. I think the thing I love most about lemons is how bright and cheery they taste...food can taste cheery, right? I love the look of the beauties and I'm off to check out the recipe.

      Reply
    13. Cookin Canuck

      February 09, 2015 at 11:12 am

      If you asked me what my favorite dessert flavor was, I don't think I'd be able to choose between chocolate and lemon. There's something about the brightness and freshness of lemon that is irresistible. These cookies are so pretty, Kim!

      Reply
    14. Michelle Rittler @ Taste As You Go

      December 14, 2015 at 10:27 pm

      Thanks so much for allowing me to include your recipe in my round-up, 60 Ultimate Cookie Exchange Recipes on Taste As You Go! Happy Holidays!

      Reply
    15. Christina Moore

      January 08, 2019 at 2:44 am

      Your sugar cookies remind me of my foodie mother. She used to prepare cookies for us to devour after playtime. This recipe is a whole lot new and savory which I can try to make. The glaze of lemon on it makes the cookies more special.

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        January 15, 2019 at 8:43 pm

        Thanks so much Christina. Hope you get a chance to try these.

        Reply
    16. Rachel @ Queen Of Constance

      April 19, 2019 at 6:09 am

      5 stars
      I used to love those soft cookies from the store–then I got into baking and made my own. These look awesome, love the addition of lemon flavor!

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        May 19, 2019 at 10:52 pm

        Thanks so much. I'm a sucker for homemade cookies.

        Reply

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