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Glazed Lemon Sour Cream Cookies
A melt-in-your-mouth, flavorful, cake-like cookie that's topped with a sweet and simple lemon cream cheese glaze. Easy to make and even easier to eat and fall in love!
👥 40 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 44 min⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 14 min👤 Jaclyn📖 cookingclassy
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- oven
- baking sheet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
In a large mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, set aside.
(426g) all-purpose flour (scoop and level to measure)3 cupsbaking powder1 tsp(226g) unsalted butter, (softened)1 cup
2
In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream together butter and sugar until slightly fluffy. Blend in eggs one at a time.
(426g) all-purpose flour (scoop and level to measure)3 cups(226g) unsalted butter, (softened)1 cuplarge eggs2
3
Mix in sour cream, lemon zest and vanilla. Add flour mixture and mix until combined.
(426g) all-purpose flour (scoop and level to measure)3 cups(226g) unsalted butter, (softened)1 cupsour cream1 cuplemon zest1 Tbsp
4
Cover bowl and chill dough in refrigerator until dough is a little more firm and easier to work with, about ⏱️ 1 hour (it will still be fairly sticky).
5
Preheat oven to 375 during last ⏱️ 10 minutes of dough chilling.
6
Line two 18 by 13-inch baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
7
Drop dough by the rounded tablespoons (using either a cookie scoop or two spoons) onto prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2-inches apart.
8
Bake both sheets in preheated oven, switching and rotating them halfway through baking, until bottom edges are golden and cookies are set, about ⏱️ 14 - 15 minutes.
9
Cool on baking sheet several minutes then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
10
Set a baking sheet underneath cookies on rack, then spoon and spread glaze over cooled cookies and let glaze set at room temperature. Store cookies in an airtight container.
11
For the glaze, in a mixing bowl blend together cream cheese and lemon juice. Mix in powdered sugar stirring until smooth.
(426g) all-purpose flour (scoop and level to measure)3 cups(226g) unsalted butter, (softened)1 cupcream cheese, (softened well (practically melted))2 Tbspfresh lemon juice3 Tbsp
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Recipe source: adapted from Cooks Country
Nutrition Facts
calories
155 kcal
fat Content
6 g
serving Size
1 serving
sugar Content
15 g
sodium Content
56 mg
protein Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
25 mg
carbohydrate Content
23 g
saturated Fat Content
3 g
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