These Pink Lemonade Cookies are made with a flavorful pink lemonade buttercream. Each bite of these cookies is lemony, sweet, and perfect for the summer.
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These lemon cookies are easy to make and perfect for a hot summer day. Strawberry Cookies made with cake mix are fruity cookies that are simple and delicious as well as these Raspberry Cheesecake Cookies.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
Simple Ingredients: Everyday ingredients like butter, sugar, and all-purpose flour are used, making these homemade pink lemonade cookies sugar easy to make.
Perfect for Summer: The pink lemonade flavor is perfect for summer and these cookies would make a great addition to a summertime party.
They're Gorgeous: These cookies don't take a lot of work to make but they look beautiful when they're done. They're a fun dessert to make!
They're Unique: Pink Lemonade is a unique flavor combination for a cookie and they're all the better for it!
Ingredients
- unsalted butter, room temperature
- sugar
- large egg
- pink lemonade powder
- vanilla extract
- lemon extract
- lemon zest
- all purpose flour
- baking powder
- baking soda
- teaspoon salt
- pink food coloring or just one or two drops of red food coloring
- powdered sugar
- milk
How to Make Pink Lemonade Cookies
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
- Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, beat the unsalted butter and sugar until creamy.
- Mix in the egg, vanilla extract, lemon zest, pink lemonade mix, and lemon juice in the bowl.
- In a medium bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Slowly mix the dry ingredients using an electric mixer on low speed into the wet ingredients.
- Chill the dough for 20 minutes.
- Scoop the cookie dough into 1.5 tablespoon balls (I use a #40 cookie scoop) and place two inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake the cookies one cookie sheet at a time 10-12 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.
- Allow the cookies to cool for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
TIP
Use a cookie scoop to control the size of the cookies. It also makes it easier when scooping out the cookie dough.
How to Make Pink Lemonade Frosting
- Beat the unsalted butter until creamy and mix in the powdered sugar a little at a time.
- Mix in the pink lemonade mix as well as the lemon juice.
- Beat until smooth.
- Using a piping bag and tip, decorate the top of the cookies and allow the frosting to harden before moving and storing in an airtight container.
Tools Needed to Make Frosted Cookies
- Mixing bowls - A separate bowl for the dry ingredients, wet ingredients, and the icing.
- Measuring cups and spoons - Wet and dry measuring cups of easy measuring.
- Electric mixer
- Baking sheets - bake only one sheet at a time.
- Parchment paper for easy removal and cleanup.
- Cooling rack to cool the cookies completely before frosting.
- Cookie scoop - very useful for making the same size cookies
- Piping bags - disposable or reusable
- Piping tips - A 1M open star tip to make rosettes.
FAQ's
To make these pink lemonade cookies from a cake mix, use a box of lemon cake mix or a box of white cake mix and add in the powdered pink lemonade drink mix.
To make these cookies gluten-free, use a gluten free flour such as Bob's Mill measure for measure flour and ensure the rest of your ingredients are gluten free.
Instead of piping these cookies with buttercream frosting, you can place an indention into the center of the cookie dough ball and bake according to the directions. Filling options include strawberry jam to make strawberry lemonade cookies, or use raspberry jam, or lemon curd for different flavor combinations.
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Pink Lemonade Cookies
Ingredients
Pink Lemonade Cookies
- ½ cup butter - room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup pink lemonade powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest
- 1 ½ cup all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
Pink Lemonade Frosting
- ¾ cup unsalted butter - softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons lemon extract
- 3 teaspoons pink lemonade mix
- 1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
How to Make Pink Lemonade Cookies
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
- Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, beat the unsalted butter and sugar until creamy.
- Mix in the egg, vanilla extract, lemon zest, pink lemonade mix, and lemon juice in the bowl.
- In a medium bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Slowly mix the dry ingredients using an electric mixer on low speed into the wet ingredients.
- Chill the dough for 20 minutes.
- Scoop the cookie dough into 1.5 tablespoon balls (I use a #40 cookie scoop) and place two inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake the cookies one cookie sheet at a time 10-12 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.
- Allow the cookies to cool for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
How to Make Pink Lemonade Frosting
- Beat the unsalted butter until creamy and mix in the powdered sugar a little at a time.
- Mix in the pink lemonade mix as well as the lemon juice.
- Beat until smooth.
- Using a piping bag and tip, decorate the top of the cookies and allow the frosting to harden before moving and storing in an airtight container.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimate based on third-party calculations. Actual values may vary due to ingredients, measurements, and serving sizes.
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