Description
Soft Cakey Lemon Cookies with 3g protein each are bright, fluffy, and melt-in-your-mouth delicious. These lemon cookies taste like mini lemon pies and are perfect for spring or summer.
Ingredients
1½ cups all-purpose flour
½ scoop vanilla protein powder
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup unsalted butter
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons Greek yogurt
1 tablespoon lemon zest
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup powdered sugar (for glaze)
1–2 tablespoons lemon juice (for glaze)
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix dry ingredients.
3. Cream butter and sugar.
4. Add egg, yogurt, lemon zest, juice, and vanilla.
5. Combine wet and dry ingredients.
6. Scoop onto baking sheet.
7. Bake 10-12 minutes.
8. Cool and glaze.
Notes
Use fresh lemon zest.
Do not overbake.
Store airtight up to 3 days.
Freeze dough up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: PT10M
- Cook Time: PT12M
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 20mg