Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies with Lemon Drizzle
Simple, chewy, and extra lemon-y! These Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies are made in one bowl, ready in about 30 minutes, and make for the perfect treat to bake this Spring and Summer. So delicious!
Servings: 24
Calories: 144kcal
Ingredients
Cookies
- ⅔ cups unsalted butter room temperature
- 1¼ cups granulated sugar
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 3 Tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 Tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1¾ cups all purpose flour*
- 1 Tablespoon poppy seeds
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Icing
- 1 cup powdered sugar sifted
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
Instructions
Cookies
- Heat oven to 350℉.
- Line 2 sheet pans with parchment paper. Set aside.
- With an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add egg, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla.
- Beat well.
- Stir in flour, poppy seeds, baking soda, baking powder, and salt just until combined.
- Use a 1½ Tablespoon cookie scoop to portion cookies onto prepared pans.
- Bake for 12 minutes, until light golden brown around edges.
- Allow to cool on pan.
Icing
- In a small bowl, combine powdered sugar and lemon juice.
- Mix until combined.
- Drizzle over cooled cookies.
Notes
*This recipe was written using an average of the dip and sweep method for measuring flour and the spoon and level method. If you are using a scale, you will need to add 3/4 oz or 22 g to the measurement for each cup of flour.
Substitutions:
- You can use store-bought lemon juice, but you will still need fresh lemons to zest.
- To make this recipe vegan, you can use a non-dairy butter and your favorite vegan egg substitute. We love to use aquafaba!
- Make sure all of your ingredients are room temperature!
- Be careful to not over-mix the cookie dough!
- Depending on how your oven bakes, if baking multiple pans at a time, be sure to check on the cookies at about 10 minutes into the bake time.
- Don’t forget to line your sheet pans.
- It’s best to use a cookie scoop to ensure all cookies are the same size.
- The cookie dough can be frozen and baked at a later date!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 144kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 60mg | Potassium: 21mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 169IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg