Lemon Cake Mix Cookies (Edit recipe)

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These lemon cake mix cookies are impossibly soft, bursting with bright lemon flavor, and have that signature powdered sugar crackle that makes them look bakery-perfect. They balance convenience with homemade taste using a boxed lemon cake mix, fresh lemon juice, and zest. With only 6 ingredients and less than an hour from start to finish, you'll have sunshine-yellow cookies that taste like you spent all day baking.

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PREP TIME

10 minutes

COOK TIME

12 minutes

INGREDIENTS

6

Serves: 18

Ingredients

15.25 oz Yellow Cake Mix, lemon flavor
0.25 cup Vegetable Oil
2 whole Eggs, large
1 Tbsp Lemon Juice, fresh
1 Tbsp Lemon Zest
0.333 cup Powdered Sugar, for coating

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Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results

In a large bowl, combine lemon cake mix, oil, eggs, lemon juice, and zest. Stir with a spatula until fully mixed. Dough will be sticky.
Cover bowl and refrigerate dough for 30–60 minutes until firm.
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
Place powdered sugar in a shallow bowl. Scoop chilled dough (2 tablespoons per cookie), roll into balls, and coat generously in powdered sugar.
Place dough balls 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheet.
Bake 10–12 minutes, until cookies are puffed and crackled but not browned.
Let cookies cool on pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

Notes

Chilling the dough is essential for easy handling and perfect texture. For extra lemon flavor, add ½ teaspoon lemon extract or increase zest to 2 tablespoons. Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 5–7 days, or freeze baked cookies up to 3 months. Bake cookie dough balls straight from frozen by adding 2 extra minutes to the baking time.

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This is our estimate based on online research.
Calories:	36
Fat:	3 g
Carbohydrates:	2 g
Protein:	0 g
Cholesterol:	0 g
Sodium:	0 mg
Fiber:	0 g
Sugars:	2 g
Sugar Alcohol:	0 g
Calculated per serving.