Crumbl Copycat Glazed Lemon Cookies from Lifestyle of a Foodie

Crumbl Copycat Glazed Lemon Cookies - made February 3, 2022 from Lifestyle of a Foodie

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 large egg

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 tablespoon lemon zest

1 teaspoon lemon extract

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

Lemon butter glaze

2 tablespoons butter

1 tablespoon + 1/4 cup powdered sugar

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon lemon zest

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add egg, lemon juice, lemon zest and lemon extract; mix until combined.
4. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt, mixing just until combined; do not overmix.
5. Scoop into 6-8 equally-sized dough balls and flatten slightly into thick discs. Evenly space on baking sheet and freeze for 15 minutes.
6. Bake cookies for 10-11 minutes and let rest on baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to wire rack.
7. Make glaze: melt the butter, powdered sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice in a small saucepan, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. Glaze cookies with a pastry brush; serve immediately.

Disclaimer that this is one of the Crumbl copycats where I haven't tried the real thing first. They haven't had it in their rotation since my local Crumbl opened and usually I want to wait until I've tried the original Crumbl cookie before I make the copycat.

But I had a lemon to use from the 1/4 teaspoon I had to have for the churro cookie copycat so, not one to waste a good lemon, I used the rest of it for this recipe.

I made up my own glaze though and didn't follow the copycat glaze since I didn't know how that was going to compare with the original anyway so I might as well go rogue on the glaze. I kept it simple with just lemon juice and powdered sugar. Mine was a little runny as you can see and that was either due to too much lemon juice and not enough sugar or I didn't wait long enough for the glaze to set. Or both.

I also topped it with a few sprinkles of lemon sugar or lemon zest rubbed in granulated sugar.

The verdict? A great cookie. For lemon lovers, whether you've ever heard of Crumbl or not or whether this is a faithful rendition of the real thing or not, this cookie will stand on its own as a delicious lemon cookie. The edges were light and crisp, the middle was chewy. Not the soft-crumb chewy of a Crumbl cookie but still a great texture. I've got to say, Lifestyle of a Foodie really knows her cookie recipes and what makes super delicious cookies. This one doesn't disappoint.