Easy Lemon Cake Cookies with Icing Recipe
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Easy Lemon Cake Cookies with Icing

By: Karla Gonzalez 
"Fast, easy, and clean up is a snap! Let your kids help with this one."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.3 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (78)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 2 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (18.25 ounce) package lemon cake mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 1 tablespoon milk

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with foil.
  2. Mix together cake mix, eggs, and vegetable oil. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto baking sheets and bake for no more than 8 minutes. Do not overbake! Once all the cookies are done. Remove the foil. You have a no need to clean baking sheet.
  3. To Make Lemon Icing: Mix together confectioners' sugar, lemon extract, and milk. Mix ingredients together (more or less to your desired liking). When the cookies are warm or completely cooled, place as much icing on them as you like!

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 287 | Total Fat: 12.1g | Cholesterol: 46mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 12, 2003 by JakesMama   view full review
Fantastically easy and yummy! I also tried this recipe with orange cake mix with orange...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2006 by SoccerMom   view full review
I was burnt out on 'Lemon Squares' for my Dad every year (HE LOVES LEMON), and gave this new...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2003 by KARIN C.   view full review
I was looking for a quick recipe to use up my box of lemon cake mix, and this was it! VERY...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 2, 2006 by lovebugs_mom   view full review
Very soft and chewy! I doubled the milk for the icing so I could drizzle it over the warm...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 8, 2008 by Mrs. Olsen   view full review
These are great with or without the frosting. I got about 3 dozen medium size cookies, and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 24, 2008 by EmmeC   view full review
Tasted overly sweet and had a bit of a chemical-aftertaste, probably because of the box cake...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 11, 2006 by lovethislife!   view full review
I hated this recipe. I think this is the first time I am giving a recipe anything below a 3...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 3, 2002 by ROBERTAB   view full review
I found that these little cookies, do not necessarily need the icing, they are just as good...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2003 by LLFROST   view full review
My kids helped make the cookies and loved them, but I also had to cook it longer than the 8...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2006 by jessicamarie831   view full review
This recipe is so easy! I was surprised how good the cookies turned out. They were soft and...

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