lemon drop cookies. you only need 6 ingredients to make these tangy, soft lemon drop cookies that melt in your mouth.

With a light lemon frosting, these lemon cookies come together in a bowl effortlessly.

If you love tangy and lemony sweets, try this lemon drop cookie recipe.

simple lemon cookie recipes to make.

When you need to make some cookies in a hurry, make sure to give this lemon drop cookie recipe a try.

They are so light and have a cake-like texture which gives them the melt-in-your-mouth quality.

I love making these soft lemon drop cookies because they just satisfy my need for tangy sweets whenever the craving hits.

The drizzling of lemon frosting over it amps up the citrus flavours.

Making these drop cookies is a matter of mixing the cookie batter, dropping them in spoonfuls, and baking them.

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tips to make lemon drop cookies

• Egg, and butter should be at room temperature.

• Check on the expiry date of your baking powder before use. if you’ve had it on your shelf for some time, say more than 6 months, you might have to replace it.
• The lemon drop cookie batter is sticky and not firm, so try to avoid adding extra flour to make the batter firmer. if you do find the batter too wet to scoop then refrigerate for 10 minutes then try scooping the batter onto the baking sheet.
• The batter tends to spread as it bakes so place them a few inches apart on the baking sheet.
• For extra large cookies use a tablespoon but a teaspoon works well to measure and scoop batter evenly.
• The lemon icing makes these cookies really tangy, drizzle as needed. you don’t want them to be too tart.

Utensils and appliances needed

• Handheld mixer
• Large bowl to mix
• Teaspoon to scoop the cookie dough
• Parchment/baking paper
• baking tray
• Extra-large tray covered in baking paper
• smaller bowl to mix the icing

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RECIPE DIFFICULTY-EASY

Ingredients to bake lemon drop cookies

The ingredients mentioned below use standard measuring cups and spoons.

2/3 cup(150g)butter

3/4 cup(150g)granulated sugar

1/2 teaspoon of lemon zest

2 eggs

4 teaspoons of lemon juice

2 cups(250g) all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

For the lemon icing

1 cup icing sugar

1 teaspoon of water

2 tablespoon of lemon juice

How to make lemon drop cookies

Please make sure to read the recipe instructions carefully to avoid mistakes.

Into a medium-sized bowl, sift flour(2 cups/250g) and baking powder(2 tsp)and set aside.

Lay a baking pan with parchment(baking)paper, and brush a little butter on all 4 corners to stick the baking paper to the pan.

To a separate large mixing bowl, add sugar(3/4 cups/150g) and butter(2/3 cup/150g).

Cream both ingredients over medium speed until light and fluffy.

Add lemon zest(1/2 tsp)and mix.

Add one egg at a time to the bowl and mix to combine.

At the last mix, pour in the lemon juice(4 tsp)and combine into the wet cookie batter.

Add flour in cups and mix with the wet batter.

Make sure to scrape the bottom and the sides as you combine the flour or you might end up with pockets of flour that have not been mixed into the batter properly.

As you mix the batter, preheat your oven to 170C.

Once the lemon drop cookie batter is mixed, use a teaspoon to scoop and drop dollops of cookie dough onto the baking paper.

Place them a few inches apart as the lemon drop cookies will spread as they bake.

For a lighter and softer lemon drop cookie bake at 170 for 10 minutes.

For a firmer cookie, you can bake them at 170 for 12 minutes. I liked the texture of baking at 170 for 12 minutes.

Place the baked lemon drop cookies on the large tray covered in parchment paper.

let them cool.

How to make the lemon glaze for the drop cookies.

Sift icing sugar(1 cup)into a bowl, add lemon juice(2 tbsp)and mix well with the icing sugar, if the lemon icing is too thick, add water(1 tsp).

Drizzle the lemon icing over the cookies, you can let the kids do this part if you want to.

And your lemon drop cookies are ready to enjoy.

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