Easy Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies {with a Cake Mix}
These soft and chewy cookies are made with cake mix, bursting with bright lemon flavor and have the subtle crunch of poppy seeds. The sweet lemon glaze for the perfect finish!
Servings: 22 cookies
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 box yellow cake mix {13.25 ounces}
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 large eggs
- ⅓ cup butter {melted}
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice {fresh or bottled}
- ½ Tablespoon lemon zest {or ½ lemon}
- 2 teaspoons poppy seeds
Lemon Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 ½ - 3 Tablespoons lemon juice {fresh or bottled}
- 1 Tablespoon butter {melted}
- ½ Tablespoon lemon zest {or ½ lemon}
- ½ teaspoon poppy seeds
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°.
Cookies
- Combine the yellow cake mix, flour and cornstarch in a medium bowl and whisk until everything is evenly combined. Add the eggs, melted butter, lemon juice and lemon zest to the dry ingredients and mix using an electric mixer {or by hand}. Add the poppy seeds, continue to mix by hand until they are evenly distributed into the dough.
- Use a medium cookie scoop to scoop out 22-24 cookies. Place cookie dough mounds onto a silicone mat {or parchment} lined baking sheet and form the dough into a thick disc.
- Bake for 9011 minutes or until the cookies are set. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before moving to a cooling rack. Continue until all of the cookies are baked.
Glaze
- Once the cookies have cooled, whisk the powdered sugar, lemon juice, melted butter, lemon zest and poppy seeds until smooth {if it is too thick, add a bit more lemon juice}. Use a pastry brush or a spoon and drizzle the glaze over the top of each cookie. Store leftover cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days
Notes
- Add 1/2 teaspoon of either lemon or vanilla extract to the cookies and/or frosting for even more flavor.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 162kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 208mg | Potassium: 27mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 143IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 1mg