Description
Lemon Cake Mix Cookies are soft, tangy, and delightfully moist cookies made with a lemon cake mix and cream cheese. Coated with powdered sugar before baking and topped with a luscious lemon glaze, these cookies are perfect for a sweet treat with a refreshing citrus twist.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough
- 1 Lemon cake mix (about 15.25 oz box)
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar, for rolling
Glaze
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2–3 tablespoons milk (2 tbsp for piping glaze, 3 tbsp for dunking cookies)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) to get it ready for baking the cookies.
- Prepare Dough: Soften the cream cheese and butter to room temperature. In a mixing bowl, combine the lemon cake mix, softened cream cheese, softened butter, egg, and vanilla extract. Mix thoroughly until the cream cheese and butter are fully incorporated and the dough is thick and sticky.
- Form Cookies: Using about 1.5 tablespoons of dough (a medium cookie scoop), roll the dough into balls. Then roll each ball in powdered sugar to coat them well. Place the coated dough balls onto a lightly greased baking sheet, spacing them apart.
- Bake: Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for nine to ten minutes, or until they are just puffed up and cracked on the surface but still soft in the center. Remove from oven and allow them to cool completely before glazing or serving.
- Make Glaze: Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a small saucepan over low heat, then remove from heat. Whisk in the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and 2 tablespoons of milk if you plan to pipe the glaze. For a thicker glaze suitable for dipping the cookies, add 3 tablespoons of milk.
- Glaze Cookies: Once the cookies are completely cool, either drizzle the glaze over them using a spoon or piping bag, or dip the tops of the cookies into the glaze to coat them fully. Allow the glaze to set before serving.
Notes
- Soften the cream cheese and butter completely to ensure a smooth dough.
- Adjust the amount of powdered sugar and milk in the glaze for desired consistency—thicker for dipping, thinner for drizzling.
- Cookies must be fully cooled before applying the glaze to prevent it from melting.
- Store glazed cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or refrigerate for longer freshness.
- For a stronger lemon flavor, consider adding 1 tsp of lemon zest to the dough.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: lemon cookies, cake mix cookies, cream cheese cookies, lemon glaze cookies, easy lemon cookie recipe
