Italian Lemon Cookie Recipe
Italian Lemon Glazed Cookies, a classic cookie prepared in most Italian households. These cookies have a soft, cake-like texture and are delicately flavored with lemon. A must on your holiday or family gathering cookie tray!
Servings 48 cookies
Calories 75kcal
Ingredients
- 6 large eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon Galliano liqueur, or freshly squeezed lemon juice or Limoncello liqueur
- 3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 5 teaspoon baking powder
For the lemon glaze
- 1 lemon, freshly squeezed juice of
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and prepare two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl combine the eggs, sugar, vegetable oil, and liqueur or lemon juice. Mix with a whisk.
- Add flour and baking powder and mix using a fork or wooden spoon until all ingredients are well combined and a soft, sticky dough is formed.
- Have a shallow plate with flour nearby. Using 2 spoons, scrape tablespoonfuls of batter into the plate with flour. Carefully flip to coat both sides.
- Pick up the flour coated ball of dough and pass from one hand to another 2 or 3 times to shake off excess flour.
- Place on parchment covered baking sheets. Continue with remaining dough.
- Bake for 20-22 minutes until bottom of cookies are light brown.
- Let cool. Meanwhile prepare the glaze by whisking the lemon juice and icing sugar until smooth.
- Dip the tops of the cooled cookies in the glaze, allowing the excess to drip away. Place on a cookie rack until the glaze has hardened, about an hour.
Notes
-If you don't have Galliano liqueur, substitute with the same amount of freshly squeezed lemon juice or Limoncello liqueur.
-Avoid over handling the dough with your hands as it is very sticky.
-Be sure to shake off excess flour when shaping the cookies before placing on your baking sheets.
-Allow the glaze to completely harden, for about an hour, before storing in an airtight container.
-You can freeze these cookies. Just make sure to place a sheet of waxed or parchment paper in between layers of cookies to prevent the glaze from sticking. You can defrost an hour before serving.
-You can create more festive looking cookies by topping your freshly glazed cookies with colored candy sprinkles.
-Please note that the nutritional information is approximate and can vary according to the size of your cookies.
Nutrition
Calories: 75kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 70mg | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 35IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 0.5mg
