KATE’S LEMON COOKIES

Published Date: July 22, 2020 | Last Updated: March 22, 2023
My friend Kate @cookiesbykateandmore is theeeee best cookie baker! She made me these lemon cookies for my birthday and I about died! (She’s also the author of the ginger spice cookies that went viral last fall!) I love these cookies because they are perfectly chewy with a light lemon flavor! They are so good! I bet they will be your new favorite too! 
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My friend Kate @cookiesbykateandmore is theeeee best cookie baker! She made me these lemon cookies for my birthday and I about died! (She’s also the author of the ginger spice cookies that went viral last fall!) I love these cookies because they are perfectly chewy with a light lemon flavor! They are so good! I bet they will be your new favorite too! 

 

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Kate's Lemon Cookies

4 from 1 vote
Perfectly chewy with a light lemon flavor. Heavenly.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Servings: 16
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Cookie
  • 2 sticks room temperature butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • zest of 90% of a lemon (save the other 10% for ganache frosting)
  • 2 T fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3 1/2 cups flour (or a bit more if your dough is feeling a little wet or if you do a test cookies that comes out a little flat)
White Chocolate Ganache Frosting
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips
  • 10% zest from that same lemon
  • 1 tsp fresh lemon juice

Method
 

Cookie Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit. 
  2. Combine butter and sugar. Beat together on high speed for a minute or so either with a handheld mixer or with a stand mixer.
  3. Add the eggs, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Beat together for another two solid minutes.
  4. Then in a bowl, combine the flour, salt, and baking soda. Lightly whisk or mix with a fork until there are no clumps of baking soda. Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture and mix until just combined.
  5. With a 1/4 cup measuring cup, measure out the cookies and roll into smooth balls.
  6. Bake at 350° F for about 12 minutes, or until the bottoms start to become golden and the tops start to crinkle. 
White Chocolate Ganache Frosting
  1. While the cookies are in the oven, make the whole chocolate ganache frosting by heating 1/2 cup of heavy cream in a small pot over the stove just until the sides start to bubble slightly. (Don’t overcook the cream or it will curdle). 
  2. Pour the very warm cream over the 1 cup of white chocolate chips and let sit for about 10 minutes until all white chips have melted. Stir together until no lumps appear.
  3. Let the ganache cool to room temp for about 15-30 minutes.
  4. Add the remaining lemon zest and about 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. Mix well.
  5. Frost cooled cookies with cooled ganache.

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Hi! I'm Amber

I'm obsessed with all things food and a mom to five. Baking bread and using my instant pot are my favorite things to do in the kitchen, and I can't wait to bring all that I have learned to you! Connect with me on Instagram because there's where I basically live these days.