Unique Lemon Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
This lemon oatmeal cookie recipe is bursting with flavor. The lemon icing is perfect and adds just the right touch of lemon flavor and sweetness. They are perfect with a cup of tea or your favorite drink. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do.
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Unique Lemon Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
Cookie Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup butter unsalted
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 large lemon zested
- 1½ cups old-fashioned oatmeal
- ⅓ cup sugar
Lemon icing ingredients:
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 3 tbsp lemon zest
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Using a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt.
- Using a standing mixer, beat the butter and sugar until creamy and fluffy.
- On medium speed, beat in the lemon juice and zest until combined.
- Gradually add the flour mixture, beating on low until combined.
- Add the oatmeal and beat until combined.
- Use a small ice cream scoop, scoop out some dough and place the cookies on the cookie sheet.
- Place the 1/3 cup sugar in a small bowl alongside another small bowl filled with water.
- Dip the bottom of a flat glass in the water and then in the sugar.
- Lightly flatten each cookie.
- Bake in the oven for 10 – 12 minutes.
- Allow the cookies cool for a few minutes before moving to a wire rack.
- Once cooled, dip the top of the cookies into the icing.
- Place back on the wire rack and allow icing to harden. Enjoy!
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Can I Buy Lemon Zest?
You can buy lemon zest in the spice section of your store but it is much cheaper to zest your lemon yourself. I purchased a zester and I have used it multiple times and it has already paid for itself. You can see the one I purchased here. What I love about the one I purchased is it has a plastic shield on the bottom that the zest falls into. Which makes containing it must less messy.
Do I Need to Use a Fresh Lemon?
You do not have to if you only have lemon juice and lemon zest already on hand. If you don’t, again a fresh lemon is much cheaper, especially if you already own a zester. Plus your lemon will have a fresher taste in your cookies.
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