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    Lemon Cookie Recipes

    Lemon cookies bring bright citrus flavor to homemade baking. From soft cookies to buttery shortbread and citrus bars, lemon adds a fresh balance that keeps desserts from feeling too heavy and makes these treats especially popular for spring baking.

    If you enjoy baking with lemon, you might want to try a few of my favorites like Lemon Ricotta Cookies, Blueberry Lemon Shortbread Bars, or my classic Easy Lemon Bars. Each recipe highlights how fresh lemon zest can bring a light, vibrant flavor to cookies and other homemade treats.

    • Vanilla orange sugar cookies showing the year of the horse imprinted onto the cookie as the feature image.
      Vanilla Orange Sugar Cookies
    • Chocolate cookie split in half so you can see the moist middle.
      Chocolate Orange Hazelnut Cookies
    • Sprinkle shortbread cookies on a plate with soft looking flowers around the plate.
      Sprinkle Shortbread Cookies
    • Fresh Blueberry Lemon Maple Cookies
    • Front view of the start cookie that is the 4th of July Lemon Sugar Cookies.
      4th of July Lemon Sugar Cookies - Bright, Buttery, and Perfect for Summer Celebrations
    • Blue plate with a stack of blueberry lemon cookies on it.
      Blueberry Lemon with Ginger Glaze Cookies
    • Cut up lemon peel to use in baking my cookies.
      Homemade Candied Lemon Peel
    • Rosemary lemon honey shortbread cookies stacked on a wooden board, with one cookie shown in front.
      Rosemary with Lemon and Honey Shortbread Cookies
    • Feature picture of 3 blueberry lemon shortbread bars with a small green leaf for color.
      Blueberry Lemon Shortbread Bars - Buttery, Fruity, and Bright
    • Lemon ginger with hazelnuts shortbread cookies feature cookie.
      Lemon Ginger with Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies
    • Flower spritz cookies for feature image sitting on a wire rack.
      Lemon Spritz Cookies
    • A single front view of a lemon pistachio cookie leaning against a wooden board.
      Lemon Pistachio Cookies
    • A Mason jar full of lemon curd is such a great gift.
      Lemon Curd Recipe
    • Feature photo of My Real Lemon Ricotta Cookies.
      My Real Lemon Ricotta Cookies
    • Italian almond with lemon cookies single cookie closeup on a wooden board.
      Italian Almond with Lemon Cookies
    • Finished blackberry and lemon puree cooling in a glass jar.
      Homemade Blackberry Lemon Filling
    • Easy lemon bars feature image on a black plate.
      Easy Lemon Bars
    • Lemon poppy seed cookies on a wooden board with poppy seeds all around.
      Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies - Bright, Fresh, and Perfect for Spring
    • Two pieces of Lemon Cheesecake bites with Lemon Curd topping, whipped cream, and a spoonful of lemon curd.
      Lemon Cheesecake Bites with Lemon Curd Topping
    • Side view of a blackberry lemon cheesecake bite.
      Blackberry Lemon Cheesecake Bites
    • Cookie with blackberry filling swirl on a white platter.
      Blackberry Roll with Lemon Glaze Cookies
    • Close up of a lemon with a touch of honey cookie.
      Lemon With a Touch of Honey Cookies - Light, Sweet, and Citrusy
    • Close up picture of my lemon with lacender and honey cookies on a wooden plank.
      Lemon with Lavender and Honey Cookies
    • Blueberry lemon with mascarpone cookies feature shot.
      Blueberry Lemon with Mascarpone Cookies
    • Ricotta with lemon and hazelnut cookies on a small rectangular plate with hazelnuts and lemon chips around the cookies.
      Ricotta with Lemon and Hazelnut Cookies
    • Pineapple coconut with lemon glaze cookie close-up.
      Pineapple Coconut with Lemon Glaze Cookies
    • Perfect glazed lemon cookies sitting on an oval green dish.
      Perfect Glazed Lemon Cookies
    • Some filled and some not filled meringue cookies with lemon curd.
      Perfect Meringue with Lemon Curd Cookies
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    Hi, I'm Barbara Hall, the baker and photographer behind My Cookie Journey, a blog devoted to creating and sharing unique cookie recipes. A retired IT pro, I now spend my day's baking, styling, and snapping photos of cookies that have been featured in multiple regional magazines.

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    • Shamrock shaped cookies with icing and sprinkles on top.
      Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies with Icing
    • Chocolate Mint cream cheese cookies ready to eat on a plate.
      Chocolate Mint Cream Cheese Cookies
    • Single Irish mint chocolate meringue cookie on a wooden board.
      Irish Mint Chocolate Meringue Cookies
    • Irish Shamrock Sugar Cookies stacked with sparkling sugar on top.
      Irish Shamrock Sugar Cookies
    • Finished double chocolate mint cookies on a white pedestal for St. Patrick's Day.
      Double Chocolate Mint Cookies
    • White bowl filled with mint chocolate shamrock cookies.
      Mint Chocolate Shamrock Cookies

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      Pennsylvania Dutch Sand Tart Cookies
    • Banana Cookie with frosting and walnuts on top.
      Banana Bread Cookies
    • Second single closeup of a traditional Sicilian Almond Cookies.
      Traditional Sicilian (traditional Italian) Almond Cookies
    • Stack of 4 chocolate cream cheese cookies with powdered sugar on top.
      My Favorite Cream Cheese Chocolate Cookies
    • Cardamom Orange Shortbread Cookies feature image.
      Cardamom Orange Shortbread Cookies
    • Rosemary lemon honey shortbread cookies stacked on a wooden board, with one cookie shown in front.
      Rosemary with Lemon and Honey Shortbread Cookies

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