Lemon Cookies: A step-by-step recipe with lemon and photos, made at home

Soft lemon crackle cookies – a childhood favorite with a delicate texture and vibrant citrus flavor. Today, we invite you to try this classic step-by-step recipe and make lemon zest cookies at home.

Lemon Cookies: A Step-by-Step Recipe for Making at Home

Nutritional value per serving

376.8 kcal

Proteins: 7.0 g
Fats: 14.9 g
Carbohydrates: 52.1 g

*Nutritional value is calculated per 100g of ingredients

Total time: 59 min
Time in the kitchen: 30 min
Complexity:

A simple recipe.
Number of servings: 20

Soft, shortbread lemon cookies are a staple of Italian cuisine! It was on the sunny coast of Italy that chefs first began adding lemon and orange zest to baking dough, giving the world a delicious and unusual treat.

Today, you'll find numerous variations of this recipe, as many pastry chefs have strived to perfect it and create their own signature lemon cookies. This has resulted in versions that are no less delicious and visually appealing:

analogues with orange peel;
Golden Turmeric Cookies;
Red Velvet Shortbread Cookies (with a distinctive red center);
Homemade baked goods with simple mint;
Italian apricot cookies;
options with the addition of currants and other berries;
Ginger cookies (especially good with tea in winter).

We invite you to make delicious classic Italian lemon cookies at home using butter, eggs, powdered sugar, and lemon zest and juice. These lemon cookies are incredibly easy and simple to make, so even a novice cook is guaranteed to make them!

Lemon Cracked Shortbread Cookies

Italian Lemon Cookies – A Simple Step-by-Step Recipe to Make at Home

Ingredients

Servings

Butter

80 G
Lemon

1 pcs
Egg C1

2 pcs
Flour

320 G
Baking powder

1 tsp
Sugar

100 G
Vanilla sugar

10 G
Powdered sugar

5 tbsp
Salt

1 pinch

Preparation

Step 1

In a mixing bowl, mix 2 large eggs (use the white and yolk), a pinch of salt, 100 grams of sugar and 10 grams of vanilla sugar.

Step 2

Also add finely grated lemon zest.

If you want the cookies to have a more pronounced acidity, you can also add a little lemon juice, it will also be very tasty.

Step 3

Mix all ingredients with a whisk until smooth and sugar is completely dissolved.

Step 4

Add 80 grams of melted butter to the mixture and mix again until smooth. This will give our lemon pastries a fluffy, soft texture.

Step 5

Mix flour with baking powder and add to the base in several stages, kneading a soft, elastic dough.

Step 6

At the final stage, knead the dough with your hands.

Step 7

The resulting dough should be smooth and soft, like the one in the photo. It's best to refrigerate it for 30 minutes to fully firm up, wrapped in plastic wrap.

Step 8

From the well-chilled dough, tear off pieces and roll them between your palms into small balls.

Step 9

Roll each piece in powdered sugar to create a beautiful glaze with golden cracks during baking.

Step 10

Place the cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Keep in mind that each cookie will expand during baking, so it's important to leave enough headspace.

Step 11