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Lemon Butter Cookies Recipe

Published: Jan 8, 2020 · This post may contain affiliate links

These Lemon Butter Cookies are so dang delicious! You may just want to make a double batch because they are going to disappear quickly

Contents

  • Lemon Butter Cookies Recipe
    • What you will need to make Lemon Butter Cookies
    • Equipment Needed to make Lemon Butter Cookies
    • Great Lemon Recipes
  • Easy Lemon Butter Cookies
    • Ingredients
    • Instructions
    • Nutrition

Lemon Butter Cookies Recipe

A few months ago we had the opportunity to take a half-day cooking class at Erna Elderberry House in Oakhurst, California as part of our year-long partnership with Yosemite Madera County. You can imagine my glee when we found out we were taking a sweet Treats Hors d'Oeuvres class.

My brain instantly jumped to all of the yummy goodness we could make! To say I was excited is quite an understatement.

The Sweet Treats Class is what dreams are made of! I spend a lot of time baking and cooking for the blog but I am 100% self-taught. Being able to take cooking classes is my favorite way to pick up new tips and tricks for the kitchen.

Pastry chef Dylan Mellela spent the morning teaching us not only epic recipes but great tips for how to make them. I can't wait to share all of the recipes we learned to make including Thumbprint Cookies and the Cinnamon Apple Tarts. HELLO YUM!

Erna's Elderberry House is part of the Estate by the Elderberries which also includes the gorgeous Chateau du Sureau. The Chateau is 5-star lodging near Yosemite.

These Lemon Butter Cookies sound a lot harder to make than they are!  The recipe is from scratch but it is super easy to follow.

What you will need to make Lemon Butter Cookies

  • Butter - Room Temperature
  • Cream Cheese
  • 2-3 Lemons (You will want a zester and a lemon juicer to make life a lot easier)
  • Sugar
  • Eggs
  • Vanilla Extract
  • All-Purpose Flour
  • Baking Powder
  • Kosher Salt
  • Powdered Sugar

Equipment Needed to make Lemon Butter Cookies

Electric Mixer - I love my KitchenAid Mixer.

Large Bowl

Cookie Sheets

Cookie Rack to cool the cookies

Lemon Juicer

Lemon Zester

Great Lemon Recipes

If you are like me and have a ton of lemons in your house here are some great recipes.

I am so jealous when I hear from friends who have lemon trees in their yards. That would be amazing. I end up buying the huge Costco bags of lemons.

Lemon Poppy Seed Bread

Lemon Dill Chicken

Lemon Butter Recipe

Crockpot Lemonade Moonshine

Olive Garden Lemon Cream Cake

Lemon Blueberry Cake

Lemon Parmesan Chicken 

Check out our 60+ Cream Cheese Recipes to try.

Easy Lemon Butter Cookies

Easy Lemon Butter Cookies made from scratch. The perfect lemon flavor!
5 from 1 vote
Print Rate
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 7 minutes
Refrigeration: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 27 minutes
Servings: 36
Calories: 81kcal
Author: Tammilee Tips

Ingredients

  • 10 tbs Butter Room temperature
  • 8 oz Cream Cheese
  • 2 Lemon Zest From 2 Lemons
  • ¼ cup Lemon Juice
  • 1.25 Cup White Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 2.25 All Purpose Flour
  • 1.25 Teaspoon Baking Powder
  • .75 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • Confectioners Powdered Sugar As needed

Instructions

  • Cream the Butter, Cream Cheese, Lemon Zest and Sugar together until light and fluffy.
  • Add the lemon juice and vanilla extract and mix for 1 minute
  • Add the eggs one at a time and mix for 2 minutes
  • Combine flour, baking powder, and salt and sift together. Add all the dry ingredients to the mixing bowl and mix on slow speed until just combined.
  • Chill the dough overnight or a minimum of 1 hour
  • Roll the dough in even balls in powdered sugar
  • Place the balls on a tray about 1.5 inches apart.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F for 7 to 12 minutes until the bottoms are golden brown.
Cookie Sheets
Parchment Paper
Hand Mixer

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Easy Lemon Butter Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 81 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 24mg8%
Sodium 100mg4%
Potassium 28mg1%
Carbohydrates 8g3%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 7g8%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 195IU4%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 15mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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About Tammilee

Lifestyle blogger who travels the world and drinks too much Chai tea. Travel blogger, award winning photographer, sunset hunter, Birkenstock girl, bird nerd
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Comments

  1. Rhonda Salisbury

    January 10, 2020 at 3:59 pm

    5 stars
    Well there goes my "consume less sugar" hope for 2020! Keep em coming!!

    Reply
    • Tammilee

      January 12, 2020 at 11:27 am

      LOL, I will work on adding some more sugar treats but also healthier options.

      Reply

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