Lemon Crinkle Cookies

ByBluebonnet Baker
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This isn't so much the case in San Antonio right now (where it's a balmy 68 degrees), but around this time in New Jersey, I start to go a little sunshine-deprivation crazy. I start to crave citrus, sunshine, and time outdoors - even though it's usually in the 20s.

That's where these Lemon Crinkle Cookies come in. They're a direct inspiration from Jamie's post for Chocolate Crinkle Cookies. I'm certainly not reinventing the wheel here.

But when it's dark and dreary and you just need a little sunshine in your life? These are the ticket. Using lemon extract and lemon cake, the perfectly lemon-y yumminess is hard to beat.

Plus, because it's a recipe where you're doctoring up a cake mix, it comes together in *no* time.

Brighten up the day of someone you love with some delightful lemon cookies, my friends. The smiles you get back are worth it.

Lemon Crinkle Cookies

Adapted from My Baking Addiction

Ingredients
1 (18.25 ounce) box Duncan Hines Lemon Supreme Mix
2 large eggs
⅓ cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon lemon extract
⅓ cup powdered sugar

Directions
Preheat your oven to 375F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a large bowl or stand mixer bowl, combine the cake mix, eggs, oil, and lemon extract. Mix until will blended.

Place the powdered sugar into a separate small bowl.

Using a medium cookie scoop or tablespoon, drop balls of dough into the sugar and roll to coat. The dough will be sticky. Gently form the dough into a ball by lightly rolling it in your hands.

Place the balls of dough on the parchment lined baking tray 2 inches apart. Bake for 7-9 minutes.

The middles of the cookies may look slightly undercooked when removed from the oven. That is okay. They will continue to cook as they cool. Allow to cool for 5 minutes in the pan, then remove to a cooling rack to finish cooling completely.

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41 Comments

  1. Amber, Congratulations to Alycia! I actually work at Baylor and my son is a sophomore.

    1. Thanks, Angie, I'll let her know. She just moved back up here to NJ/NJ area. She's so excited to be graduated and starting her "grown up" life.

  2. What an amazing lemon cookie recipe! My family will love this. Must bookmark and bake it soon. Thanks for sharing the citrus-love!

  3. This cookie would be great to have with my green tea! Visiting from citrus bloghop!

    1. Lim, you can use any box cake mix of your choosing. It doesn't have to be Duncan Hines, it just has to be the large 18 oz size. You can use any flavor - if you're using chocolate or vanilla, use any other extract you'd like, from vanilla to peppermint to orange (think chocolate oranges or creamsicle like flavors!).

  6. I love cake mix cookies; we usually make the funfetti kind but these look fabulous too, so bright and cheery!

  7. These look so good! Are you from San Antonio? One of my favorite places and I was just there last week for the Alamo Bowl. The weather was amazing! Sic 'em Bears!

    1. Angie, I sure am. I live in New Jersey now, but San Antonio born and raised. And my baby cousin Alycia *just* graduated from Baylor about 3 weeks ago. Sic 'em Bears indeed!

    1. Me too, Callye! I love lemon and citrus anything, especially cakes, cookies, and gummy candy. Also, thank you so much for sharing on Facebook. That was so very kind of you. <3

  9. I've been wanting to try this recipe but I never have cake mix on hand. Hopefully after seeing your delicious cookies I'll remember to pick some up!

    1. Amanda, I don't usually keep it on hand either, but after I tried these cookies once, I went out and bought like one of every flavor (hellooooo spice cake!) to keep in the pantry for emergency cookie situations (i.e. PMS).

  10. I'm so excited by how easy these are - I just need to buy lemon cake mix! Definitely making some to bring into work on the first day of class.

    1. Abigail, they're perfect for last minute take-to-work type stuff. And the beauty is, you can make them with any cake mix you want!

  12. These look amazing! I've been on such a lemon kick lately, I can't wait to try them!

  14. Amber, seriously, I am a lemon addict. These cookies look PERFECT! 🙂

    Happy New Year 🙂

  15. You can eat lemon cookies for breakfast, right?? And speaking of, did you see the Girl Scouts are offering a lemon cookie this year? Gotta try it.

    1. Absolutely you can. I did not see that. I try to pretend the Girl Scouts don't exist, or I end up eating my weight in Thin Mints.

      1. Oh yes indeed. I can eat a sleeve of Thin Mints in no time flat. It's scary.

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