Lemon Cake Mix Cookies

Overhead picture of the lemon cookies that have been baked.

Lemon Cake Mix Cookies are boxed cake mix easy lemon cookies! They're bursting with fresh lemon flavor and rolled in sweet powdered sugar for soft & chewy delicious lemon cookies.

Course Cookies, Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword lemon cake mix cookies

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Chill Time 1

Total Time 1 20

Servings

Calories 120kcal

Author Jessica - Together as Family

Equipment

Ingredients

1 box (15.25 oz) lemon cake mix
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon lemon zest (about 1 large lemon)
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice (juice the lemon after zesting)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375℉. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl, add the dry lemon cake mix, oil, eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. Stir until the batter is fully incorporated and smooth.
1 box (15.25 oz) lemon cake mix, 1/3 cup vegetable oil, 2 large eggs, 1 tablespoon lemon zest, 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cover the bowl with a lid or plastic wrap, and refrigerate the cookie dough for 1 hour. This helps the cookies maintain their shape during cooking and makes the cookie dough easier to handle.
Place the powdered sugar into a small bowl.
1/2 cup powdered sugar
Use a small cookie scoop, or portion out 1-inch round balls of dough. Roll each dough ball in the powdered sugar until fully coated. Place the coated balls onto the lined baking sheet.
Bake for 8-12 minutes or until the edges are set and the tops appear 'crinkled'. Avoid overtaking to keep the cookies soft and chewy.
Allow the cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for 5-10 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Notes

Vegetable oil or canola oil can both be used in this recipe with great results. Using oil keeps the cookies moist and tender. For a richer flavor you could substitute an equal amount of melted butter; but I prefer these delicious cookies with oil.

Make sure you zest the lemon first before juicing it!

Using parchment paper is the 'secret ingredient' to amazing cookies each time - the parchment paper helps the cookies bake more evenly and prevents the bottoms from browning.

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