Hey, I'm Kimberly from
savvymamalifestyle.com. And today we are making lemon cake mix cookies.
If you've never made cake mix cookies,
they're so easy. Any Baker can make them.
And it starts with a box of cake mix.
These lemon version are top of the lemon sweet and
tart lemon glaze.
They're great. As you head into the warmer months,
I'm going to show you how to make them today
super easy.
So you're going to start by adding your box of
cake mix to a medium size mixing bowl.
We are going to add 2 eggs to it and
some lemon juice.
I have a juicer. I'm just going to juice my
lemon a little bit.
You need about two tablespoons worth
I add in. It's going to add some extra flavor.
Also need some vanilla, which I've already added along with
my eggs
and we're going to zest a little bit of lemon
peel into the cookie.
Won't be able to taste that zest,
but I just add that extra dimension of tart and
sweet flavor from the lemon that we want.
So about two teaspoons worth.
There we go. Get a little zester going.
Make sure it all gets in there.
Next I'm going to use my electric mixer.
If you want to use your stand mixer,
you can as well. It's just easier for me to
use my electric mixer.
Give it a good mix,
You're
going to get most of the clumps out.
Oh, I also added 1/4 cup of vegetable oil as
well,
so I will share all the ingredients in the captions
and the ingredients below.
You can click on the blog post,
but we've got our two eggs.
We've got our vegetable oil or lemon juice,
vanilla extract and lemon zest giving it a good mix
with our electric mixer.
There we go. And it fit.
This is going to create a nice
thick cookie. There we go.
All right. And then once that's mixed,
we're going to go ahead and grab our spoon and
we will come back to drop our cookies onto our
prep baking sheet,
All right. So once you've mixed your lemon cake mix
cookie dough,
we're going to drop it on your prepared baking sheet,
your cookie sheet. You are going to prepare it with
either parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
I like a silicone baking mat because you can use
it over and over again.
So if you're going to be cooking a lot in
the kitchen,
you might as well invest in them.
They help us do even baking.
They prevent sticking and you're just going to get a
better overall cookie.
Parchment paper works too. You don't want any stickiness on
your cookie sheet,
but I like the silicone baking mat,
such as my preference. So I'm using two spoons because
the cookie dough is a little sticky and we're just
going to drop it onto the silicone baking mat on
top of our cookie tray and you're going to have
nice little little lumps.
There don't have to be perfect balls,
about two tablespoons worth and just drop them on.
There you go.
They're not going to be perfect.
We're not looking for perfection.
They're going to spread out as they bake in the
oven.
They give you like a nice high cake,
like cookie.
There we go.
All right. So once you've dropped all of your cookies,
you're going to throw it into an oven preheated at
350°F for eight to 10 minutes.
The bottoms are going to be nice and golden brown.
So I'm going to go ahead and finish this and
put it in the oven.
When your cookies are baking in the oven,
we're going to go ahead and prepare the glazed topping.
You start with powdered sugar.
1 cup of powdered sugar in a small mixing bowl
and you're going to need your whisk.
This is a really basic glaze.
You're going to add about a teaspoon or so of
vanilla.
Here we
go
and about two to three tablespoons of lemon juice,
depending on how thick you want it.
I prefer fresh squeezed lemons.
If you want to use jar lemon juice,
that's fine as well. Once you have your lemon juice
and your vanilla in your powdered sugar,
go ahead and give it a good whisk and this
creates
your glaze. We're just going to drizzle this on top
of the cookies after the cookies have cooled.
There you go, that's beautiful.
Keep whisking out quick. Give it a bit of whisk.
Whisk away. There you go.
All right. If you find yourself that's a little thick
and you want to add more lemon juice,
you can. And then once you're done,
you're going to get this beautiful,
nice glaze that just goes over the top of the
cool cookies.
This is a sweet, tart,
lemony flavor that's the perfect finish to your lemon cake
mix cookies.
Once your cookies have completely cooled,
we're going to add this beautiful lemon glaze.
I like to use a spoon if you want to
use a fork,
whatever you have and you're just going to let that
drizzle over the top.
Just want to be generous with it if you just
want a little bit and I just give it a
little drizzle.
Oh my gosh, it looks so beautiful.
Just make sure cookies are completely cooled and any excess
is following through the cookie.
The wire rack so it lands on the baking sheet
below so the cookies are cooling on the wire rack.
Give it a good glaze.
Each cookie gets a coating of this lemon glaze and
that's the final step.
That's it. So easy to make cake mix cookies and
these lemon cake mix cookies are sure to be a
big hit.
I like them for the warmer months,
but if you're looking to cheer yourself up during the
winter time and you miss some baking after the holidays,
these are also an amazing option.
So let's look. Each cookie has that beautiful cake like
texture.
The bottom is golden brown.
These are so good. That's it guys.
That is how you make lemon cake mix cookies.
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