Vivid and citrusy lemon meltaway cookies will actually soften in your mouth! My recipe is easy but so flavorful. Simply seven elements! Recipe features a how-to video!
Basic & Easy Lemon Meltaways
It is a tremendous easy shortbread recipe made with simply seven elements (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 elements 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 elements!).
This recipe is similar to my whipped shortbread cookies, which is one other easy, but so flavorful cookie recipe (and requires no chilling as nicely). So a lot of you really liked that recipe, so I’ve a sense you’ll love this one too 💛
What You Want
We’ll use simply seven elements for these lemon meltaway cookies (for each the cookies and the icing!).
- Flour. As with all of my recipes, it is vitally vital 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 elements, it’s useful to make use of good high quality elements. Whereas not obligatory, a pricier, European butter works particularly nicely with this recipe to raise the flavour even additional. In case you solely have salted butter out there to you, you need to use that and skip the salt (observe that this doesn’t work for all recipes; learn my submit on salted vs. unsalted butter to study extra).
- Lemons. Recent lemons are important right here! We’ll be utilizing each the zest and the juice from our lemons. Be certain that to zest your lemons earlier than juicing them; I usually want two lemons right here, however it will range 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 nicely with contemporary fruit taste (which is why I additionally don’t use it in my orange cranberry cookies or lemon muffins) and may in actual fact bully the contemporary taste, so I depart it out right here.
That is simply an outline of the elements I used and why. For the total recipe please scroll all the way down to the underside of the submit!
Learn how to Make Lemon Meltaway Cookies
Make the Cookie Dough
- Cream the butter, sugar, and lemon zest along with an electrical mixer.
- Whisk collectively the dry elements in a separate bowl, then steadily add them to the moist elements till fully mixed.
- Scoop and roll into balls between your palms. I maintain 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 gives you a flat floor for including the icing, and barely compressing the cookie like this makes for an excellent gentle, melt-in-your-mouth texture.
Lemon Icing
- Whisk collectively the powdered sugar and lemon juice till clean. Examine for the right 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 inconceivable to mess it up!
Incessantly Requested Questions
Certain! You may 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 high 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 maintain it from turning into sticky because it thaws. They need to maintain 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 really soften in your mouth! They’re extremely tender and lightweight, so the identify could be very becoming.
In case you love lemon, take into account attempting my lemon tart or lemon meringue pie subsequent!
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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 gentle 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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Steadily add dry elements to moist, stirring till fully mixed.
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Scoop dough into 1 Tablespoon-sized balls, rolling gently between your palms to create a clean ball. Place on baking sheet, spacing cookies not less than 2 inches aside.
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Switch to middle 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 evenly flatten the floor of every cookie (a measuring cup or glass works nicely). Enable cookies to chill fully earlier than including lemon icing.
Lemon Icing
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In a small mixing bowl, whisk collectively powdered sugar and lemon juice till fully mixed and clean. Combination ought 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 fully 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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Enable 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.
Vitamin
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 ought to be thought of an estimate solely. Precise dietary content material will range primarily based upon manufacturers used, measuring strategies, cooking methodology, portion sizes, and extra.
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