Lemon Cookie Recipes | Taste of Home (2024)

These soft-baked lemon ricotta cookies by Giada De Laurentiis are the perfect treat when you're craving something lemony and sweet.

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Biscochitos are the state cookie for our home state of New Mexico. They are traditionally made with anise seeds, but...

These delightful lemon cookies taste like summer sunshine.

Indulge in tart and tang when you bite into one of these lemon cookies. They're sure to satisfy any lemon...

8 reviews

These pies are soft, cakey cookies studded with tart, juicy blueberries and filled with tangy cream cheese frosting. I bring...

Here's a refreshing variation of my grandmother's sugar cookie recipe. Lemon pudding mix and icing add a subtle tartness that...

5 reviews

With a lemon filling and chocolate coating, these buttery sandwich cookies are often requested at my house, particularly for special...

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Orange and lemon zest give gingerbread cutouts a refreshing twist. Brushing a honey glaze over the top adds a subtle...

8 reviews

I save my snowdrop cookies for special occasions. The crunchy, buttery sandwich cookie has a puckery lemon filling. —Bernice Martinoni,...

4 reviews

When I spread these spicy gingerbread rounds with my lemony cream cheese frosting, I knew I had a hit. Cardamom...

29 reviews

After we'd visited at her house, my sister sent a "care" package for the trip home. Tucked inside were these...

Anything lemon makes my day brighter and these soft cookies have a fabulous lemon aroma and a subtle lemon flavor....

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These frosted goodies were a "must" every Christmas in my mother's family. I think the blend of milk chocolate, toasted...

2 reviews

Baking soda helps brown these crisp, lemony, shortbread-like goodies created by our Test Kitchen experts. If you’re a fan of...

3 reviews

Cooling lemon and aromatic rosemary make these butter cookies stand out at the holidays. I use them to punch up...

5 reviews

Here's a way to have the refreshing flavor of lemon meringue pie in a hand-held cookie. The meringue base is...

18 reviews

These sandwich cookies taste rich and buttery and have a lovely lemon filling. The recipe has been in our family...

38 reviews

These light cookies will melt in your mouth. They're sure to be a hit wherever you serve them. —Virginia Dillard,...

4 reviews

Christmas wouldn't be the same without my grandmother's cookies. A plate full of these light and zesty cookies is divine!...

4 reviews

These irresistible thins have a tart lemon taste and crisp texture. To create a simple but special dessert, place some...

6 reviews

These tender, soft sugar cookies have just a hint of lemon. If you like more lemon flavor, go ahead and...

16 reviews

When we lived on the East Coast, a nearby fruit and vegetable stand had a bakery featuring these soft, cakelike...

5 reviews

My grandmother always made these cookies for us for Christmas, and now I have inherited that task. I make them...

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I add a hint of lemon to these delightful Christmas sugar cookies. For make-ahead convenience, freeze the dough up to...

3 reviews

With the growing popularity of gourmet coffees, cappuccino and espresso, I’m finding lots of people enjoy these classic Sicilian dipping...

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9 reviews

Every year my mom and I collect cookie recipes we want to try and then get together in early December...

24 reviews

This is an especially fun recipe to make with kids because they can roll the dough into balls and flatten...

5 reviews

I work for a special education school and our students run their own catering business. Every time they make this...

12 reviews

Both the cookie and the frosting are spiked with lemon in these melt-in-your-mouth goodies. Your family won't be able to...

18 reviews

This recipe makes a lot of terrific cookies! It's great for Christmas when all the kids and grandkids visit. They...

2 reviews

I received this recipe for lemon shortbread cookies from my cousin, who tried to duplicate cookies she loved from a...