Easy Refrigerator Lemon Cookies Recipes

LEMON COOKIES FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Cream sugar, butter, and lemon zest together in a large bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• Combine eggs, lemon juice, and vanilla extract in a cup; mix using a fork until combined. Beat into egg mixture slowly on low speed.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. Add to egg mixture slowly on low speed until just combined. Do not overbeat; dough will be sticky. Cover and chill dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes; it will still be sticky after chilling.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Form dough into balls using a cookie scoop or tablespoon and roll each in powdered sugar. Place onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Lightly smash each ball down using your hand.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the middle of each cookie is just barely set, 11 to 12 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack completely before storing in an airtight container.

LEMON REFRIGERATOR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and extracts. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in pecans. Shape into two 9-in. rolls; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm. , Unwrap dough; cut into 1/8 -in. slices. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 250° for 21-22 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

LEMON REFRIGERATOR COOKIES

Steps:

• Whip butter in large bowl until smooth.
• Add sugar and mix well.
• Add egg, lemon juice and zest; beat well.
• Combine and sift dry ingredients and gradually add into butter mixture.
• Mix well after each addition.
• Shape dough into 2 logs, (1 and 1/2" x 6").
• Wrap each in plastic wrap.
• Chill for 2-3 hours (or up to a week.) Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut logs into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
• Place on greased cookie sheets.
• Bake about 15 minutes or until edges are light brown.
• Transfer to wire rack to cool.

LEMON ICEBOX COOKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Whisk to blend thoroughly. Set aside.
• In another medium mixing bowl with an electric mixer, or in the bowl of a standing mixer using the paddle attachment, cream the butter with 1 cup of the sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the egg, lemon zest, and lemon juice.
• Gradually blend the flour mixture into the creamed butter and egg mixture.
• Shape the dough into 2 logs about 2-inches wide and 7-inches long. Wrap the rolls in waxed paper or plastic wrap. Refrigerate the dough until firm, 1 to 2 hours.
• Position racks in the upper and lower third of the oven and heat to 375 F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
• Unwrap the cookie dough and cut it into uniform slices about 1/4-inch thick.
• Sprinkle the slices lightly with the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and place them on the prepared baking sheets about 1 1/2-inches apart.
• Bake until lightly browned around the edges, about 12 minutes, rotating the racks in the oven half way through baking. Cool the cookies on a rack before serving.

EASY REFRIGERATOR LEMON COOKIES

Steps:

• Process the lemon zest and sugar in a food processor until the zest is as fine as the sugar.
• Add the butter.
• Process until fluffy.
• Scrape down the bowl.
• Add the flour, baking soda and salt. Process briefly until mixed.
• Form dough into two 1-1/2-inch-round logs and wrap each in wax paper.
• Refrigerate until firm.
• Preheat the oven to 350°.
• Slice each log into 1/4-inch thick cookies and place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until golden around the edges.
• Do not overbake.

EASY LEMON THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, mix cookie mix, flour, melted butter, egg and lemon zest with spoon until soft dough forms.
• Shape into 50 (1-inch) balls. In small bowl, place sparkling sugar. Dip top of each ball in sugar. Place balls, sugared side up, 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are set. Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheets. Using end of wooden spoon, make 1/2-inch circle indentation in center of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
• When ready to serve, spoon lemon curd into small resealable freezer bag; partially seal bag. Cut off small corner of bag. Insert cut corner of bag into indentation in each cookie. Squeeze bag to fill opening, about 1/4 teaspoon per cookie. Store covered in refrigerator.

EASY REFRIGERATOR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream the butter with the white sugar and brown sugar. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, cinnamon and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Finally, mix in the nuts. Divide dough into 3 equal parts, shape each piece into a log about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap logs in wax paper and chill for 3 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Cut dough logs into 1/4 inch slices and place them on an unprepared cookie sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until light brown.

LEMON ICEBOX COOKIES

Steps:

• In a food processor, pulse flour, confectioners' sugar, salt, and lemon zest until combined. Add butter and process until sandy. Add egg yolks and lemon juice; pulse until dough comes together. Divide dough in half and form each into a 1 1/2-inch-wide log. Wrap in plastic and freeze until firm, about 2 hours (or up to 1 month).
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. Spread granulated sugar on a piece of parchment; roll logs over sugar to coat. Slice logs into 1/4-inch-thick slices and arrange, 1 inch apart, on two parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until cookies are golden brown around edges, about 15 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool.

LEMON ICEBOX COOKIES

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. In large bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon peel and lemon juice. On low speed, beat in flour mixture just until blended.
• Divide dough into 3 equal portions. On waxed paper, roll each portion into 12-inch log. Wrap in waxed paper; refrigerate 8 hours.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray. Unwrap dough; cut into 1/2-inch slices. On cookie sheets, place slices 2 inches apart.
• Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks; cool completely. Garnish with additional grated lemon peel, if desired. Store cooled cookies tightly covered at room temperature.