How to Make Wicked Good Lemon Cookies

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Make Wicked Good Lemon Cookies

How to Make Wicked Good Lemon Cookies

I always crave something Lemon as the warm weather arrives, found this recipe on allrecipe.com. I've made it every week since!

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Get all the ingredients to make the cookie dough ready

Get all the ingredients to make the cookie dough ready

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Set the powdered sugar aside in a bowl for later

Set the powdered sugar aside in a bowl for later

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Pre heat oven to 375 degrees

Pre heat oven to 375 degrees

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Pour box of lemon cake mix into a mixing bowl

Pour box of lemon cake mix into a mixing bowl

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Push cake mix to the edges of bowl to create a ditch of sorts

Push cake mix to the edges of bowl to create a ditch of sorts

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Add all wet ingredients to the ditch: eggs, oil, & extract

Add all wet ingredients to the ditch: eggs, oil, & extract

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Beat wet ingredients slightly with a fork

Beat wet ingredients slightly with a fork

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Then mix wet & dry together with a spatula. This dough is a bit sticky, you might think you need more liquid but you do NOT. Just keep working it :)

Then mix wet & dry together with a spatula. This dough is a bit sticky, you might think you need more liquid but you do NOT. Just keep working it :)

Step 9 of 15
Stop mixing when it looks like this

Stop mixing when it looks like this

Step 10 of 15
Get your powdered sugar and a spoon ready!

Get your powdered sugar and a spoon ready!

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I take a healthy tablespoons worth for my cookies, cookie size is a preference so feel free to do more or less and adjust baking time accordingly

I take a healthy tablespoons worth for my cookies, cookie size is a preference so feel free to do more or less and adjust baking time accordingly

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Plop in powdered sugar and roll all around till covered

Plop in powdered sugar and roll all around till covered

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Place on cookie sheet with plenty of room to grow!

Place on cookie sheet with plenty of room to grow!

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I bake my larger cookies for 10-11 minutes and they come out perfect and chewy, for smaller cookies I would play more with 8-9 minutes

I bake my larger cookies for 10-11 minutes and they come out perfect and chewy, for smaller cookies I would play more with 8-9 minutes

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When done place on a cooling rack till firm. When they first come out they are a little squishy. They are very yummy! Salty, Sweet, & Refreshing with a nice iced coffee, Enjoy ;)

When done place on a cooling rack till firm. When they first come out they are a little squishy. They are very yummy! Salty, Sweet, & Refreshing with a nice iced coffee, Enjoy ;)

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20 Comments
Supplies

1 box of lemon cake mix

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1 teaspoon pure lemon extract

2 eggs

1/3 cup powdered sugar

Ellie Kneeland

I just used chocolate cake mix n no lemon extract. Yummies 😍

Ellie Kneeland 9 months ago

Ellie Kneeland

Wowza! These cookies are the bomb 💣

Ellie Kneeland 9 months ago

Rane Body Decor

Wait*

Rane Body Decor 11 months ago

Rane Body Decor

Can't sit to try these

Rane Body Decor 11 months ago

Wendy Froshay

These are now my FAVORITE cookies! I'm such a cookie monster and these are so very simple to make - Love Them! Thanks.

Wendy Froshay 11 months ago

Tien Frogget

Just made these. They are super fast and easy and yummy! Everyone liked them. Thanks /)

Tien Frogget 11 months ago

Wanda Collins

Made these today- they are delicious & so easy to make. Thanks for the recipe!!

Wanda Collins 12 months ago

Karrie K.

Ohh..I'm gonna do this with chocolate or vanill cake mix -thanks!

Karrie K. last year

Rosa Kwan

Need to try this, thanks!

Rosa Kwan last year

Darrin Rich

Look awesome! Passing this off to my wife. Thanks

Darrin Rich last year

Carol Graham

@ Mary Berryhill, the measurements are at the very beginning under the "supplies" tab. @ Jess Reccords, hope you don't mind me answering. Sounds yummy, can't wait to try them. @ Stephanie Christensen, great tip about other mixes, thanks!

Carol Graham last year

Miwa Hirata

Seems delicious!

Miwa Hirata last year

Megan L

Mmmmmmmmmm

Megan L last year

Mary Berryhill

Did I miss the measurements somewhere?

Mary Berryhill last year

Olivia Daryoush

yummmm.. soo have to try this recipe! thanks for the upload :)

Olivia Daryoush last year

Stephanie Christensen

I've made these lots of times and they are sooooo good. Switch up the cake mix flavors.. My kids like the funfetti

Stephanie Christensen last year

Jamie Love

Well I found the recipe in my food network mag so it should be on the website maybe Paula deen cake mix bars ?

Jamie Love last year

Jess Reccords

Ooo Jamie that sounds fantastic! What should I search for?? Thanks for the Thanks :) this is fun already thinking what I can turn into a guide next haha

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amy Kane

looks so delish! can't wait to make them ;) thank u!

amy Kane last year

Jamie Love

I love lemon stuff definitely gonna try this , if you like cake mix cookies/bars Paula deen has a recipe not for the faint of heart but these bars were so good we all got sick from eating too many and she did a cake mix recipe too

Jamie Love last year

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