Lemon Cake Mix Cookies Recipe
A cake mix makes these cookies a snap to make. Add lemon zest, extract, and juice to a cake mix and you get super lemony cookies that taste like funfetti cake!
Servings: 20 cookies
Calories: 62kcal
Cost: $8
Ingredients
- 1 15 ounce box yellow cake mix
- ½ cup (113g) butter , softened
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon lemon extract
- 2 tablespoons (30ml) lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest (about 1 medium lemon)
- ½ cup rainbow sprinkles or 1 cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or silpat baking mats.
- Place cake mix in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. (Alternately, use a large bowl and a hand mixer.) Add butter and egg and mix slowly until the butter works it’s way through the mix. Add the extracts, lemon juice, and zest. Stir until mixed, then stir in sprinkles.
- Drop 2 tablespoon cookie dough balls onto your prepared cookie sheets. Chill at least 30 minutes.
- Bake for 8-12 minutes until the tops start to show cracks and they just start to get golden around the bottoms. Don’t over bake these, they’re better more underdone. Cool completely on cookie sheets, then remove to an airtight container. Will keep for up to 4 days or freeze for up to 1 month.
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Notes
You can also use a white cake mix or a lemon cake mix. If using a lemon cake mix, omit lemon extract but I still love adding the fresh lemon juice.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 62kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 44mg | Potassium: 3mg | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 155IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 1mg