Brilliant and citrusy lemon meltaway cookies will really soften in your mouth! My recipe is easy but so flavorful. Simply seven substances! Recipe features a how-to video!
Traditional & Easy Lemon Meltaways
It is a tremendous easy shortbread recipe made with simply seven substances (together with the icing!). Don’t let its simplicity idiot you although; these lemon meltaway cookies are bursting with taste and style so good, particularly contemplating how few substances are wanted. Plus, there’s no chilling required!
Recent lemons are a should right here. The lemon taste is vivid and completely balanced; it’s current within the cookie however actually pops within the lemon icing (which is simply two substances!).
This recipe is similar to my whipped shortbread cookies, which is one other easy, but so flavorful cookie recipe (and requires no chilling as effectively). So a lot of you liked that recipe, so I’ve a sense you’ll love this one too 💛
What You Want
We’ll use simply seven substances for these lemon meltaway cookies (for each the cookies and the icing!).
- Flour. As with all of my recipes, it is extremely necessary to measure your flour correctly. It may be very simple to over-measure your flour, which might trigger your cookie dough to be dry and crumbly.
- Butter. When making recipes with so few substances, it’s useful to make use of good high quality substances. Whereas not obligatory, a pricier, European butter works particularly effectively with this recipe to raise the flavour even additional. In the event you solely have salted butter out there to you, you should utilize that and skip the salt (word that this doesn’t work for all recipes; learn my put up on salted vs. unsalted butter to be taught extra).
- Lemons. Recent lemons are important right here! We’ll be utilizing each the zest and the juice from our lemons. Be sure that to zest your lemons earlier than juicing them; I sometimes want two lemons right here, however this may differ relying on the precise dimension of yours.
- Sugar. We’ll use common granulated sugar within the cookies themselves and powdered sugar within the lemon icing.
- Cornstarch. That is key to the melt-in-your-mouth texture that’s attribute to lemon meltaway cookies (and likewise in my snowball cookies)!
SAM’S TIP: Don’t add vanilla extract! Vanilla doesn’t at all times pair effectively with contemporary fruit taste (which is why I additionally don’t use it in my orange cranberry cookies or lemon muffins) and might in actual fact bully the contemporary taste, so I go away it out right here.
That is simply an summary of the substances I used and why. For the complete recipe please scroll right down to the underside of the put up!
Make Lemon Meltaway Cookies
Make the Cookie Dough
- Cream the butter, sugar, and lemon zest along with an electrical mixer.
- Whisk collectively the dry substances in a separate bowl, then regularly add them to the moist substances till utterly mixed.
- Scoop and roll into balls between your palms. I hold these cookies small, chew or two-bite sized. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake.
- Gently flatten the cookies with the underside of a measuring cup or glass instantly after baking. This will provide you with a flat floor for including the icing, and barely compressing the cookie like this makes for a brilliant gentle, melt-in-your-mouth texture.
Lemon Icing
- Whisk collectively the powdered sugar and lemon juice till easy. Examine for the correct consistency: the icing ought to ribbon off the whisk and maintain its form within the bowl for a number of seconds earlier than dissolving.
- Unfold the icing over the cooled cookies and garnish with lemon zest. As soon as the glaze has set, take pleasure in!
SAM’S TIP: Add extra sugar in case your icing is just too skinny or add extra juice if the icing is just too thick. It’s not possible to mess it up!
Steadily Requested Questions
Certain! You’ll be able to skip the lemon zest within the dough and use a splash of vanilla as an alternative (similar with the icing too!). Peppermint could be a enjoyable taste (possibly sprinkle some crushed peppermint candies on prime of the icing?) and almond could be tasty too. I’d love to listen to what you give you!
Sure you’ll be able to! I might freeze the cookies earlier than including the icing, although, to assist hold it from turning into sticky because it thaws. They need to hold for a number of months in an hermetic container within the freezer.
These cookies are referred to as lemon meltaways as a result of they honestly soften in your mouth! They’re extremely tender and light-weight, so the identify could be very becoming.
In the event you love lemon, contemplate attempting my lemon tart or lemon meringue pie subsequent!
Get pleasure from!
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Lemon Meltaway Cookies
Servings: 36 servings
Energy: 111kcal
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Directions
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Preheat oven to 350F (175C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and put aside.
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In a big mixing bowl, mix butter, sugar, and lemon zest and use an electrical mixer to cream till mild and fluffy.
1 cup (226 g) unsalted butter, ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar, 2 Tablespoons contemporary lemon zest
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In a separate, medium sized bowl, whisk collectively flour, cornstarch, and salt.
2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour, 2 Tablespoons cornstarch, ½ teaspoon salt
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Progressively add dry substances to moist, stirring till utterly mixed.
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Scoop dough into 1 Tablespoon-sized balls, rolling gently between your palms to create a easy ball. Place on baking sheet, spacing cookies a minimum of 2 inches aside.
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Switch to heart rack of 350F (175C) oven and bake for 8-10 minutes.
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When cookies are completed baking, instantly use a clear, flat floor to calmly flatten the floor of every cookie (a measuring cup or glass works effectively). Permit cookies to chill utterly earlier than including lemon icing.
Lemon Icing
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In a small mixing bowl, whisk collectively powdered sugar and lemon juice till utterly mixed and easy. Combination needs to be barely thick and, when the whisk is lifted, ought to ribbon again into the bowl and maintain its form for a number of seconds earlier than dissolving again into the bowl. In case your icing is just too thick, add extra lemon juice. If it’s too skinny, add extra sugar.
1 ¾ cups (220 g) powdered sugar, 2 Tablespoons fresh-squeezed lemon juice
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Spoon a small quantity of glaze onto the utterly cooled cookie, and use the again of the spoon to unfold evenly excessive. If desired, garnish with lemon zest.
Lemon zest for garnish
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Permit cookies to take a seat till glaze is agency earlier than having fun with.
Notes
Storing
Retailer in an hermetic container at room temperature for as much as 5 days.
Diet
Serving: 1serving | Energy: 111kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 1g | Fats: 5g | Saturated Fats: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fats: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fats: 1g | Trans Fats: 0.2g | Ldl cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 33mg | Potassium: 11mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 158IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.3mg
Dietary data relies on third-party calculations and needs to be thought-about an estimate solely. Precise dietary content material will differ based mostly upon manufacturers used, measuring strategies, cooking methodology, portion sizes, and extra.
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