Lemon Cooler Cookies

5 from 10 votes

Lemon Cooler Cookies are light and airy cookies with a burst of lemon flavor. After baking, these homemade lemon cookies take not one, but two baths in lemony powdered sugar. You will be making this lemon cookie recipe again and again.

Prep Time25

Cook Time24

Refrigerate Dough1

Total Time1 49

Course: Dessert and Pastries

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 145kcal

Author: Tristin @ Home Cooked Harvest

Ingredients

For Cookies:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup butter unsalted, 1 stick
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon lemon zest (about 1 lemon)
2 tablespoons lemon juice (about 1 lemon)
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract

Cookie Coating:

1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon powdered lemonade unsweetened

Instructions

In medium bowl, mix together flour, cornstarch, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Set off to side.
In stand mixer (or with hand mixer) beat together the butter, granulated sugar, and 1/4 cup of powdered sugar for about 3 minutes until light and fluffy. Add in the lemon juice, lemon zest, eggs, lemon extract, and vanilla extract mix until combined.
Slowly add the reserved dry ingredients in to the wet ingredients, scraping down the bowl as needed.
Cover the mixing bowl and place in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 325°F. Cover two baking sheets with parchment paper. Using a tablespoon sized dough scoop, scoop dough and roll into 1-inch balls (or drop onto baking sheet). Place balls 2 inches apart.
Bake for 12-14 minutes. While cookies are cooking, combine together the powdered sugar and powdered lemonade in a ziplock bag or pie plate. After removing hot cookies from the oven, toss a few cookies in the powdered sugar mixture. Covering well and then placing on a cooling rack. Once cookies are completely cooled, coat them again with another layer of powdered sugar mixture.

Notes

Drizzle a glaze on top of these cookies instead of rolling them in powdered sugar.
If you do not want to use powdered lemonade in the coating, add a teaspoon of lemon zest into the powdered sugar instead.
Lemon Coolers will last about 5-6 days at room temperature in an airtight container.

* Please note that all nutrition information are just estimates. Values will vary among brands, so we encourage you to calculate these on your own for most accurate results.

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