Frosted Lemon Cookies
Frosted Lemon Cookies are the sweet and tangy dessert of your dreams. These soft and delectable cookies are the perfect treat.
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 333kcal
Equipment
- 1 large piping bag with a large round tip
- 1 disposable piping bag
Ingredients
Lemon sugar cookie:
- 1 cup butter - unsalted softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp pure lemon extract
- 2 tbsp lemon zest
- 3 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 1 cup butter - unsalted
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp lemon extract
- 1 cup lemon curd
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper
- Using a large bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, eggs, lemon zest, lemon extract until combined and smooth
- Using a medium bowl, whisk the four and baking powder together until combined
- Gradually beat into the wet ingredients until a dough forms
- Using a large ice cream scooper, scoop out dough into your hand and roll it into a ball
- Spray the bottom of a flat cup with pam baking spray
- Press the cup into the dough ball and gently flatten it into a thick disk
- Repeat steps with remaining dough
- Bake 1 tray at a time in the oven for about 11 minutes
- Remove and allow to cool completely
Frosting:
- Using a standing mixer, beat all ingredients except the lemon curd until combined, creamy and thick
- Scoop into the piping bag
- Pipe a spiral onto the top of the cookies
- Scoop the lemon curd into the piping bag and cut the tip-off
- Fill in the space between the spiral lines of the frosting with the lemon curd
- Allow the frosting to set before enjoying!
Nutrition
Serving: 24g | Calories: 333kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 59mg | Sodium: 60mg | Potassium: 74mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 522IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1mg