My daughter adores lemon desserts and I surprised her with these super soft, very lemony cookies. The cookies are topped with a lemon glaze that adds to the pucker-up power and we couldn’t get enough of them. Between the soft, slightly chewy cookies that are perfectly thick and ridiculously tender without being cakey courtesy of the cornstarch, and the wonderfully tangy-sweet glaze, the cookies are boldly lemony and lemon fans are going to be in lemon love.
Ingredients You’ll Need
To make the lemon cream cheese cookies, you’ll need:
Unsalted butter Cream cheese Granulated sugar Egg Lemon extract Yellow food coloring Lemon zest All-purpose flour Cornstarch Baking soda Salt
And to make the lemon glaze for the cookies, you’ll need:
Confectioners’ sugar Fresh lemon juice and zest
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make Lemon Cream Cheese Cookies
Making soft lemon glazed cookies with cream cheese is quick and easy! Follow these basic steps:
Recipe Video
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