The Best Copycat Girl Scout Lemonades Cookie Recipe
These girl scout lemonade cookies are so good and easy to make at home! Delicious lemon flavor in a crunchy cookie!

What ingredients do you need for these Girl Scout Lemonade Cookies?

Cookie Dough Ingredients
- 1 stick softened butter, unsalted
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup white granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 cups flour
Lemon Glaze Ingredients
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- Yellow food dye

How do you make it?
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper
- In a mixing bowl blend together the butter and salt for about a minute.
- Add the sugar and mix together and whisk again until combined.
- Add the egg and lemon juice to the mixture and mix once again.
- Measure the flour into the bowl and mix together until a dough forms. It shouldn’t be super stiff, but also should not be sticky at all. If it is, you can add an extra ¼ cup flour.
- Roll out the cookie dough on a clean floured surface to about ½ inch thick slab.
- Take your circle cookie cutter and cut out as many circles as you can.
- Place the cut out dough on the prepared baking sheet. Take away the excess and repeat the rolling out process to finish cutting out the rest of the cookies.
- Create a lemon cookie imprinted top using a paring knife and smaller cookie cutter. Create an additional inner circle by pressing the smaller cookie cutter into the dough circles about ¼ inch deep.
- Create the lemon wheel look with a paring knife by creating a vertical line straight in the center of each uncooked cookie, then a diagonal line ⅓ of the way to the left of the vertical line and another ⅓ way to the right of the vertical line.
- Lastly, create little slits within each of the 6 triangles close to the center of the lemon cookie to recreate the look of lemon seeds.
- Bake in the oven for 17-20 minutes or until the bottoms have slightly browned.
- While the cookies are in the oven, in another mixing bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar and lemon juice until a slightly thick glaze is formed.
- Add a few drops of lemon food dye and mix the glaze.
- Once the cookies have been removed from the oven, let them cool for about 10 minutes
- Dip the bottom of each lemon cookie into the lemon glaze, coating the lower half of the cookie completely.
- Let the excess glaze drip off and place back onto the parchment paper.
- Let the glaze harden on the cookie for about 30 minutes.
- Enjoy the cookies!
Girl Scout cookie season is always an exciting time of year. From the classic Thin Mints to the savory slices of shortbread known as Trefoils, there’s a cookie for everyone. But have you tried the newest addition to the family, the Lemon Ups?

These crisp, buttery cookies with a tangy lemon-flavored icing and inspiring messages are quickly becoming a new favorite for many. If you can’t get enough of these delicious cookies, try making them at home with this copycat recipe. These are the best girl scout cookie because it’s a crunchy cookie with a great lemon flavor.


While the cookies are cooling, make the tangy lemon icing. In a small bowl, mix together powdered sugar, lemon juice, and a little bit of water until you reach your desired consistency. Drizzle the icing over the cooled cookies and let it set for a few minutes. Serve at room temperature or store in an airtight container for later.

These yummy lemon girl scout cookies cookies have a great buttery taste and are great from the first bite. If you are looking for more varieties of girl scout cookies–we have them! Even the new cookie raspberry rally!

Whether you call them Lemonades, Lemon-Ups or even lemon wedge cookies, these tangy lemon-flavored cookies are the perfect treat for any time of year. By making them at home using this copycat recipe, you can enjoy them even when it’s not Girl Scout cookie season.
In addition to enjoying delicious cookies, purchasing Girl Scout cookies supports the Girl Scout Cookie Program, which helps girls learn valuable skills and lessons including money management, decision making, and entrepreneurship. One of the best things I ever did was enroll my daughter into Girl Scouts!
With this copycat recipe and a little bit of time in the kitchen, you can enjoy your favorite Girl Scout cookie flavors all year round. So go ahead and indulge your taste buds with these buttery lemon cookies today!
What other girl scout recipes should you try?
If you are looking for more fun cookie recipes be sure to check out this comprehensive list! The Best Cookie Recipes For Year Round Baking!

The Best Copycat Girl Scout Lemonade Cookies
Now you can make you favorite lemonade girl scout cookies right at home with this easy recipe!
Ingredients
- Cookie Dough
- 1 stick softened butter, unsalted
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup white granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 cups flour
- Lemon Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- Yellow food dye
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper
- In a mixing bowl blend together the butter and salt for about a minute.
- Add the sugar and mix together and whisk again until combined.
- Add the egg and lemon juice to the mixture and mix once again.
- Measure the flour into the bowl and mix together until a dough forms. It shouldn’t be super stiff, but also should not be sticky at all. If it is, you can add an extra ¼ cup flour.
- Roll out the cookie dough on a clean floured surface to about ½ inch thick slab.
- Take your circle cookie cutter and cut out as many circles as you can.
- Place the cut out dough on the prepared baking sheet. Take away the excess and repeat the rolling out process to finish cutting out the rest of the cookies.
- Create a lemon cookie imprinted top using a paring knife and smaller cookie cutter. Create an additional inner circle by pressing the smaller cookie cutter into the dough circles about ¼ inch deep.
- Create the lemon wheel look with a paring knife by creating a vertical line straight in the center of each uncooked cookie, then a diagonal line ⅓ of the way to the left of the vertical line and another ⅓ way to the right of the vertical line.
- Lastly, create little slits within each of the 6 triangles close to the center of the lemon cookie to recreate the look of lemon seeds.
- Bake in the oven for 17-20 minutes or until the bottoms have slightly browned.
- While the cookies are in the oven, in another mixing bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar and lemon juice until a slightly thick glaze is formed.
- Add a few drops of lemon food dye and mix the glaze.
- Once the cookies have been removed from the oven, let them cool for about 10 minutes
- Dip the bottom of each lemon cookie into the lemon glaze, coating the lower half of the cookie completely.
- Let the excess glaze drip off and place back onto the parchment paper.
- Let the glaze harden on the cookie for about 30 minutes.
- Enjoy the cookies!
Notes
1 teaspoon of lemon extract can be substituted for the lemon juice in the cookie dough recipe
Nutrition Information
Yield
8Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 364Total Fat 13gSaturated Fat 8gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 5gCholesterol 54mgSodium 160mgCarbohydrates 58gFiber 1gSugar 31gProtein 5g

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