Lemon Sugar Cookies are soft sugar cookies with just a touch of lemon flavor and covered with a lovely pale yellow lemon frosting.For another summertime cookie favorite, be sure to check out my Ooey-Gooey Lemon Cookies! Lemon Sugar Cookies Most sugar cookies are known for their ease when it comes to decorating and making shapes.However, I do not recommend this cookie for cut-out sugar cookies.

It will spread slightly and there are definitely better recipes for that purpose, like my Sugar Cookie Recipe.These cookies are completely inspired by Lemon Swig Cookies in design.I would like to say they are just as good but I wasn’t able to test one for comparison in the last 6 months… but from memory, they are pretty darn close! Lemon Sugar Cookies Recipe This cookie recipe does have a few untraditional ingredients like confectioners’ sugar (in the cookie!), cream of tartar, and oil.

However, it all comes together perfectly to create the best lemon sugar cookie you will try! Sugar Cookies Ingredients (full recipe below) Unsalted butter Granulated sugar Confectioners’ sugar Vegetable oil Eggs Lemon juice Lemon zest Lemon extract–If you do not have lemon extract, simply use 1 additional teaspoon of lemon zest.Cream of tartar Salt All-purpose flour Frosting Ingredients Unsalted butter Sour cream Lemon juice Salt Lemon extract-If you do not have lemon extract, use one teaspoon of lemon zest.Confectioners’ sugar Yellow food coloring How to Make Lemon Sugar Co

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