If you love lemon, then you’ve got to make these easy lemon cookies! Whenever I think of dessert, I usually think “chocolate”, but lately I can’t get enough lemon, so today I’m sharing some super easy Lemon Cookies with you.
What makes these lemon cookies super fun is the cute yellow and pink Springtime Morsels from Nestle. I found mine at Target and it looks like you can also order some off Amazon.
So darn fun. A few years back Nestle had some mini pink and yellow morsels that I adored, and used in a number of recipes, like these PEEPS Stuffed Crispy Treats, so I was excited to see that color combo again (though I still would love those minis!).
The chocolate ones had to go for these cookies, so I simply sorted the colors and used the pink and yellows for my cookies, which taste like white chocolate.
If you can find these fun and colorful chocolate chips, you can always use white chocolate chips in their place.
These cookies start with a boxed lemon cake mix. I debated going completely from scratch, but I really wanted to make sure I had a solid lemon base, and for that the cake mix method is perfect.
You need a few ingredients in addition to your cake mix – eggs, a lemon (or two if you are so inclined), oil and a little flour and baking powder (not shown in the photo above by the way!). I got about 20 cookies from my batch.
Here’s the recipe!
Lemon Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 box lemon cake mix I used a 16.25 oz box
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- Juice from one lemon
- Grated lemon peel from one lemon
- 1 cup pink and yellow Nestle Springtime Morsels or white chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well to combine. Dough will be quite sticky. Chill covered in refrigerator for 30-60 minutes.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375 degree F. Once oven is ready, remove cookie dough from fridge and drop by spoonfuls (approximately 1-2 tablespoons per cookie) onto a baking sheet covered with parchment paper.
- Bake for 7-10 minutes or until very lightly browned.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool completely. Store tightly covered.
Notes
These lemon cookies are so perfect for spring!
Remember you can find these fun Nestle Springtime Morsels at Target (and most likely other stores) or online.
If you love lemon, here are a few other recipes you might enjoy…
Lemon Cupcakes With Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
Over 140 Lemon Recipes at Crazy For Crust
Enjoy!
Rochelle @ Oh So Sweet Baker says
March 22, 2014 at 1:17 pmI am loving all of the colours going up in here. So bright and perfect for spring. I’m totally with you on the love of lemon, can’t get enough! Pinning this until I can get those colourful chips shipped to the UK
Christi says
March 22, 2014 at 1:42 pmRochelle, somewhere I saw a tutorial of someone who made their own colored chips. Can you get your hands on some yellow and pink candy melts? If so you could always chop up some of those and use them – they’d probably melt more than the chips, but possibly freezing them until right when you need them would help them hold up while baking. And they work great with white chocolate chips. 🙂 Yes, loving lemon these days!
David @ Spiced says
March 23, 2014 at 5:07 amThese look so fun and festive for the Spring, Christi! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Christi says
March 23, 2014 at 9:14 amThanks David!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
March 23, 2014 at 6:26 pmI’m in love with these Christi, and your photos too. The yellow just pops with the colors. Lemon cookies are the best!
Christi says
March 23, 2014 at 7:55 pmAwe, thanks so much Dorothy!
Lia says
March 24, 2014 at 9:31 amGoing to a potluck this weekend – this will definitely be my make and take. What an adorable idea for spring. Thank you!!!!
Christi says
March 24, 2014 at 5:02 pmYou are welcome Lia, have fun!
Meg says
March 27, 2014 at 8:03 pmThe moment I saw these on Pinterest, I knew that I had to make them for a bridal shower I’m hosting this Sunday. Can’t wait to taste them! Thanks for the great recipe! (P.s. And I was so excited that I even blogged about them today!)
Christi says
March 28, 2014 at 7:49 amHow fun for a bridal shower Meg! I hope that everyone enjoys them. I’m loving fun things like this for spring and a bridal shower – perfect!
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says
March 28, 2014 at 3:26 pmFun way to use those chocolate chips! I need to make lemon cookies they sound delicious. I made a chocolate cookie with those same chocolate chips and the colors looks great.
Kit says
March 29, 2014 at 2:20 pmDo you make the cake mix according to the directions on the back or just follow your directions (ex: you say to use 2 eggs and the box says 3 eggs)
Thanks!!
Christi says
March 30, 2014 at 12:04 pmKit, follow the recipe that I have, unless you want to make a cake with your mix. 🙂
Bridget says
March 29, 2014 at 5:46 pmThese look so yummy. I have a batch in my oven now to bring to a family birthday party tomorrow.
Christi says
March 30, 2014 at 12:04 pmSo perfect for a spring party, I hope you have a great time Bridget!
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
March 30, 2014 at 12:30 pmLOVE! These cookies are so adorable! Love the colored chocolate chips!
Christi says
March 30, 2014 at 6:15 pmThanks Anna! Those chips are so fun, very easy to put to good use!
Elizabeth says
April 6, 2014 at 5:22 pmI made the cookies tonight and the chips turned brown at the tips… Definitely ruined the aesthetic of the cookie!
Christi says
April 7, 2014 at 11:55 amElizabeth, I wonder if the racks in your oven are up high, close to the heat source? A few of mine started to very lightly brown as I was pulling them out, but obviously most of them looked the same as when they went in.
Elizabeth says
April 19, 2014 at 6:46 amI tried baking at different rack heights with the same results. Maybe I could add a foil tent in the last few minutes?
Marcia McKinney says
April 14, 2014 at 4:09 pmI love lemon and decided I wanted to make these. I saw you only got 20 cookies and I thought ONLY 20, I want more than that. So I had a Pink Lemonade cake mix also and made both boxes. I mixed white chips with both colors and put the yellow chips in the Lemon Cake and the pink chips in the Pink Lemonade Cake. These cookies are scrumptious, Thanks for sharing.
Katie Adams says
April 18, 2014 at 6:24 amYum!! These cookies look delicious!!!
Emily says
May 7, 2014 at 8:32 pmThese look delicious! Definitely a different spin on a cookie recipe
Averie @ Averie Cooks says
August 28, 2014 at 7:16 amJust saw these on Nikki’s Lemon Roundup. Wow, you totally outdid yourself! Love your collage & pinned! 🙂
Christi says
August 28, 2014 at 8:28 amThanks Averie! 🙂
Heather @ Shards of Lavender says
August 28, 2014 at 7:30 amThese are seriously the prettiest cookies! Now I just have to wait until spring to find those cute morsels… Pinned for then!
Christi says
August 28, 2014 at 8:27 amThanks so much Heather! 🙂