Description
Soft lemon sugar cookies topped with lemon curd and cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- zest of 2 lemons
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- zest of 3 lemons
- 5 eggs
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup butter
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Cream butter, sugar, and vanilla.
- Add eggs, lemon zest, and juice.
- Mix in dry ingredients.
- Roll dough and bake at 350F for 10-12 minutes.
- Prepare lemon curd and cook until thick.
- Make frosting by mixing all ingredients.
- Cool cookies and top with frosting and lemon curd.
Notes
- Use fresh lemons for best flavor.
- Do not overbake cookies.
- Cool completely before frosting.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 28
- Sodium: 180
- Fat: 15
- Saturated Fat: 9
- Unsaturated Fat: 5
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 42
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 85