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Lemonade Cookies

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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Cooling + Glaze Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 23 minutes
Servings: 24 Cookies
Calories: 180kcal
Looking for a summer cookie that stands out? These buttery lemonade cookies are tangy, soft, and seriously hard to resist.
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Ingredients

For the cookies:

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ⅓ cup thawed lemonade concentrates
  • 2 eggs

For the topping:

  • ½ cup thawed lemonade concentrates
  • sugar, for sprinkling (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C)
  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until fluffy
    Butter, brown sugar, and white sugar in a mixing bowl.
  • Beat in the eggs one at a time until fully incorporated
    Creamed butter and sugar with an egg added.
  • Add vanilla and lemonade concentrate, and mix well
    Dry ingredients added to wet cookie dough mixture in a bowl.
  • In a separate bowl, combine flour and baking soda
    Close-up of lemonade concentrate poured into the dough.
  • Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet mixture and stir until combined
    Dry ingredients added to wet cookie dough mixture in a bowl.
  • Using a cookie scoop, form even balls and place onto a baking sheet
    Scooped cookie dough balls on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
  • Flatten each cookie slightly with the back of a spoon
  • Bake for 7–8 minutes, or until edges are just turning golden
  • Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely (30–45 minutes)
    Close-up of soft, golden lemonade cookies stacked on a plate.
  • Once cooled, dip each cookie quickly into the ½ cup lemonade concentrate and return to the rack
    A hand dipping a baked cookie into the bowl of lemonade concentrate.
  • Once dipped let sit on the cooling rack for 15 minutes to absorb flavor and set
  • Optionally, sprinkle sugar on top immediately after dipping
    Overhead view of cookies on a plate beside lemon slices.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 Serving | Calories: 180kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 114mg | Potassium: 36mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 256IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg