Ultimate Lemon Cake Mix Cookies
Super easy, soft, and fudgy lemon cookies with a sweet glaze, perfect for a quick and delightful treat.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 10
- Total Time: 25
- Yield: 24 cookies
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- Lemon cake mix – 1 box (15.25 oz)
- Cream cheese, softened – 8 oz
- Unsalted butter, softened – ¼ cup
- Egg, room temperature – 1 large
- Vanilla extract – 1 teaspoon
- Powdered sugar – ½ cup (for rolling)
- Butter – 2 tablespoons (for glaze)
- Powdered sugar – 1 cup (for glaze)
- Milk – 2–3 tablespoons
- Vanilla extract – ½ teaspoon
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, combine the lemon cake mix, softened cream cheese, softened butter, room temperature egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
- Mix until all ingredients are fully incorporated and the dough is thick and sticky.
- Use a medium cookie scoop (about 1½ tablespoons) to portion out the dough.
- Roll each dough ball generously in ½ cup powdered sugar until completely coated.
- Place the coated dough balls onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 9–10 minutes, until the cookies are puffed and cracked but still soft in the center.
- Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to cool completely on the baking sheet before glazing.
- Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a small bowl.
- Whisk in 1 cup powdered sugar, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, and 2-3 tablespoons of milk until smooth.
- Use 2 tablespoons of milk for a thicker glaze suitable for piping, or 3 tablespoons for a thinner glaze for dipping.
- Drizzle or dip the cooled cookies in the prepared glaze.
- Allow the glaze to set before serving the cookies.
Notes
Full-fat cream cheese gives the fudgiest texture.
Using a cookie scoop is highly recommended for sticky dough.
Do not overbake; cookies should remain soft when removed from the oven.
Allow cookies to cool fully before glazing to prevent the icing from sliding off.
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