I have to confess…
As much as I love making homemade cookies entirely from scratch (which is what I do about 95% of the time), on occasion I still seriously enjoy a good cake-mix cookie. I know…judge away… :) But hey – they’re simple, wonderfully fluffy, and can be mixed up in just three minutes. Definitely a nice back-up dessert, especially when you’re short on time!
One of my favorites, that is also most requested from friends, are these simple lemon cookies. They’re made with a basic cake mix recipe, but kicked up a notch with some fresh lemon juice and peel – yum. Feel free to roll them in sugar, glaze them (as explained in the tip below), or just cook and eat them plain. I guarantee they won’t last long. :)
Easy Lemon Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 (18.25 oz) package lemon cake mix
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- juice of half a lemon (about 1 Tbsp.)
- zest of half a lemon (about 1 tsp.)
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar for decor (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Pour cake mix into a large bowl. Stir in eggs, oil, lemon juice and zest until well blended. Form dough into small balls (about 1 Tbsp.), and drop into a bowl of confectioners’ sugar. Roll them around until they’re lightly covered. Once sugared, place on a lightly-greased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 6 to 9 minutes in the preheated oven. The bottoms will be light brown, and the insides chewy.
- **To get a rounder, fluffier cookie, let the dough refrigerate at least 30 minutes. (You can also prepare the sugared balls of dough on the cookie sheet, and just refrigerate the sheet for about ten minutes for a similar effect.)
Notes
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
Ali’s Tip:
For a fun variation, I’ve also drizzled these with a lemon glaze (instead of rolling in the powdered sugar). Just whisk together about 1 Tbsp. lemon juice (or water) with 3/4 cup powdered sugar, and then drizzle it over the cookies after they have come out of the oven. Let sit for an hour or so for the glaze to firm up.
Will definitely make these cookies! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
I just made this cookies, but substituted the lemon cake for a chocolate one. They turned out perfectly, the lemon ones were a great hit at work so hoping these will be too. Thank you
Made these cookies this past weekend for a cookie exchange party at my school event and they were just a hit. It was super easy to make, loved the fresh lemon that is part of this recipe. Thank you!
these are my fav.
How many cookies does this usually make? Trying to figure out nutritional values, and need a #.
Lisa,
I just made these, using as close to a 1T scoop as possible, and the recipe made 42 cookies.
I have done these also as a bar cookie and get rave reviews!
Can you please share the cookie bar recipe
We’re sorry, but we’re not sure what cookie bar recipe you’re referring to?
Thanks for sharing the great recipe! I made these this week with a few tweaks and everyone loved them!
Check ’em out here: https://www.yellowwishbone.com/2012/01/5-ingredient-lemon-cookies.html
Hi! I have just met you; I have been gossiping around your recipes and I found this one which really stroke me! I live in Spain, and it is completely impossible to get one of that lemon cake mix. Is there any possibility to know what ingredients such a mix is made of? I’d love to make these cookies!
I’ll be waiting for your reply.
Regards from Spain
Yolanda
My Captain is gonna love these! thanks.
I made these recently and they are very good!!! Thanks for the easy cookie recipe. It’s a keeper!