Chewy Lemon Cookies.
I completely support the notion that there is a time and a place for lemon desserts.
Breaking up with the love of you life? Not that time Or that place. Trust me.
Rear ending someone on the freeway because you were texting while driving? Deffffinitely not that time. And stop that. Seriously. !!!
Wiped your iPhone clean while attempting the dumb update? That calls for cheesecake. Not lemon cheesecake, FYI.
Dreamed about eating the leftover pizza for lunch only to find that your husband chewed it as a midnight snack? I hear m&m’s and quesadillas take the sting off nicely. And I think you should pinch his nose while he’s asleep tonight to wake him up. Funny haha…
Things like blowing an interview, leaving one of your favorite stilettos (it’s real life here people) in a hotel room 1000 miles away, losing an awesome earring and stubbing your toe do not require yellow citrus. Believe this. Those are like feed me chocolate plus peanut butter with an oreo crust and whipped cream on top and sprinkle Heath bars on it and give me seconds, err, I mean thirds kind of situations.
But apparently? Returning home from a weekend trip that was consumed with insane desserts only to be followed by two birthdays does call for lemon desserts. Especially when you really don’t need any desserts at all but for some freaky reason crave lemon. And no, I’m not knocked up people.
Psssst. Janetha gave me this schtuff. I used it. I loved it.
Psssst. I love her.
Lemon dessert thingies just don’t do emotional eating and cravings any justice. At least not serious justice.
If all the desserts in the world were made out of lemons, well… first I would cry, but then I would buy skinny jeans because I would always be able to stop after one piece, one bite or one slice.
This picture really looks like I stopped at one bite, huh?
I know.
Seriously though, I gotta be in the mood for something lemony. I’d like to say the same about limes, but I’m always in the mood for four margaritas, so lemon stands alone. I find it refreshing, light and a nice, but not too nice, change from the traditional five thousand pounds of chocolate that find their way into my cookies, brownies, pies and every possible dessert that crawls out of my kitchen.
I can’t help it. ohmygoshilovethesethings.
Chewy Lemon Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 stick, 1/2 cup of unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg + 1 egg yolk, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest/rind
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Mix flour, baking soda and salt and set aside.
- In a large bowl, add cooled, melted butter and whisk sugar into it until smooth. Add in egg and egg yolk, mixing to combine, then whisk in vanilla and lemon extracts, lemon juice and lemon zest. Stir in dry ingredients, mixing until a dough forms. If needed, use your hands to create the dough (I did).
- Using an ice cream spoon, scoop the dough into golf-ball sized balls and place on a baking sheet 2 inches apart. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until middle is just set an edges are slightly golden.
Notes
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210 Comments on “Chewy Lemon Cookies.”
Chewy cookies are by far superior to crunchy ones!
i love a good lemon dessert, but you’re right, there are some times when you just need chocolate! and peanut butter. and chocolate. :)
I think I must be one of the only females on this planet that just doesn’t go for chocolate. I can’t stand the stuff, actually. Lemon desserts and caramel, however, I am a sucker for.
These look craaaazy good. I love lemon desserts…sometimes more than chocolate. I’m hanging my head in shame, I know. I’m the total opposite though – I can stop at one chocolate dessert because it’s so rich, but with lemon desserts I can throw a few back.
Great “cleansing” cookie! There is definitely a time and place for chocolate, cheesecake, and more chocolate but there is something refreshing about adding a bit of lemon every once in awhile.
Okay… Okay… I’m a little embarrassed to say that I’ve Never had a lemon dessert, or even a lemon cookie. I’m actually worried that I may not like them or maybe I’m just intimidated… I will print this and add it to the section in my binder called “need to try”. Thanks for the recipe. I’m sure it’ll be wonderful. They look yummy!
I just gotta say that this is one of the saddest things I have ever heard! You must go and try something lemony and sweet, pronto!!
My fiance would so like these! But I am preferring your salty chocolate and caramel turtle cookies! Have the dough chilling right now! MMMM do they look good. I ran across your blog from a friend’s Facebook post and have been hooked ever since. Since I live in Pgh too, its nice cause I am able to get local stuff if you ever mention it. I’m heading to Robinson Cracker Barrel for Bone Suckin’ sauce tonight..
I love lemon and I love chewy cookies. These look to be always perfect for me. Thanks for sharing.
I love lemon desserts! This looks fantastic!!
Love the top photo!!
Lemon desserts are always good in my book. These look fantastic…they also look like frosting would be good on them, too. :)
totally off subject but I love that we share the same name.. It allows me to pretend if only for a moment that I’m a beautiful & charming baking goddess instead of the slave to my education (as I sit at the library for the 4th night in a row supposed to be doing homework) that I actually am. Enjoy an extra cookie for me.. it’s gonna be a long night.
Seriously LOL at wiping the iPhone on the stupid update…not that I did that to my iPad, or to my son’s iPod or anything…that definitely called for cheesecake.
OH! I saw these on Instagram and couldn’t wait to see what they were. These look like that perfectly delicious, chewy biscuit which is one of my favourites. (I’m yet to find the perfect choc chip cookie recipe)… I’m looking forward to giving this a go.
These are in my oven right now! I already ate about two cookies worth of raw dough… uggh belly ache. anyways, thanks for the great recipe. I love anything lemon and now have a new staple to add to my cookie list!!!
You’re friggin hilarious. And somehow, after all your “love” and “recommendations” (sarcasm) of these cookies, I still want to make them. They look SOOOO SOFT!!
The cookies look amazing and you’ve provided terrific lemon eating timing/etiquette! Thanks!
I LOVE lemon baked goods. Especially lemon cake. I think I would like these cookies alongside a slice of lemon cake, with a lemon drop shot [the liquor kind] on the side? ;)
I didn’t mean to end that with a ?? It was a statement of fact. !!!
Sounds really good. love the pics too. Lemon in cookies is a nice change.
Im in for the snickers :)
not a lemon fan UNLESS they are LEMONHEADS :)
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I’m so with you on lemon desserts.. I will always, ALWAYS go for the chocolate. But sometimes a little lemon is just refreshing. Ever have those lemon italian ice cups they used to sell at costco? amazing.
Heavenly! Def. making these!
I really believe that the lemon dessert craving comes full force and never leaves completely. It lessens considerably though. I dreamt all kinds of lemon desserts for some time and I didn’t particularly liked them before that. Weird. Tried these, didn’t look as pretty as yours,but they still turned out great =)
I thought I didn’t have lemon extract but found it after I already made the cookies. Hate it when that happens.
Where did you get those measuring cups?! SO cute
so i made these today. they were delicious and even though i told myself yesterday that i wouldn’t eat any more sweets, here i was today making these cookies for a yard sale I’m hosting tomorrow and I cannot stop devouring them. the only problem i had is that golf ball size chunks were too big and i couldn’t keep the dough in ball form, i had to flatten it on the cookie sheet because the cookies themselves didn’t flatten. otherwise. they were SO. GOOD. now if only i can make it through the night with some leftovers for tomorrow.
I <3 anything lemon in a huge way. yum.
Yowza- They look soo good! My butt thanks you!
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ummm i made these, with only a few substitutions like whole wheat pastry flour and a little bit of baking powder and they were AMAZING. stop after one?? i ate about 5 in one sitting! thanks so much for sharing!
I LOVE lemon cookies, these sound fantastic :)
Absolutely LOVE lemon cookies, bars, etc.
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Yep, I will definitely be making these!!! My husband is a LEMON fool! He would love me forever and ever if I made him these cookies.
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I just made these today ~ delish!! I’m planning a repeat altready for my grandpa’s birthday in a couple weeks, he loves lemon.
I have to say I am not with you on this one. I could eat lemon all year round and it’s one of my all-time favorite flavors. I even like to add them to my christmas cookie list in some shape or form. And lemon with butter….even better. These look like a great cookie. They’re huge! I love that.
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So lemony! Lemon fix: achieved.
These were lovely
These are REALLY good. My boyfriend is a cookie fiend, and I thought he would never eat a cookie that wasn’t chocolate chip, but he LOVED these. And I can pretend they’re healthy because of all of the vitamin C. Perfect- thanks!
my fiance loves everything lemon so I made these for him. they are delicious, but he said that they are not lemony enough so I made up a simple glaze with 1/4 cup meyer lemon juice, 2tsp lemon extract and 1.25 cups powdered sugar and gave them a nice little bath in that. Now they are even more lemony and delicious!
Just made this for my sister’s birthday becasuse she loves anything lemon and they are delicious! They are perfectly soft and chewy! Thanks for another awesome recipe!
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Oh my gosh, these are delicious!!! Love it!
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These are amazing! All I can think about is adding pomegranate arils now though!
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