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Easy and Rustic Lemon Rosemary Cake Mix Cookies

Easy and Rustic Lemon Rosemary Cake Mix Cookies

These extremely moist cookies are a lovely combo of bold citrus flavor and muted, earthy tones of rosemary.
Course Sweets
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Total Time 44 minutes
Servings 2 dozen cookies
Author Olive Jude

Ingredients

Cookie

  • 8 ounce cream cheese room temperature
  • 1/2 cup butter room temperature
  • 2 tbsp lemon zest
  • 2 tsp fresh minced rosemary plus leaves for garnish
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1 box Betty Crocker Super Moist lemon cake mix

Glaze

  • 2 1/4 cups confectioners sugar
  • 2 tbsp light corn syrup
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 2-3 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350°F.

Cookies

  1. In large bowl, beat cream cheese, softened butter, lemon zest and rosemary with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until well blended.
  2. Beat in egg and 2 tablespoons lemon juice until smooth.
  3. Beat in cake mix on low speed until blended.
  4. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart on parchment lined cookie sheets.
  5. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool on cookie sheet 2 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
  6. Cool completely, about 20 minutes before glazing.

Glaze

  1. Mix all ingredients except lemon juice together in a bowl.
  2. Stir until smooth.
  3. Mix in 2-3 tablespoons of lemon juice to thin a bit more and add a subtle lemon flavor to the glaze.
  4. The glaze should be thick, but soft enough to settle when you drizzle it on.
  5. Using a butter knife, drizzle the glaze over each cookie sweeping in a back and forth motion. Place rosemary leaves on glaze while wet.
  6. Let set for about 20-30 minutes.

Recipe Notes

Feel free to skip the glaze...they are just as tasty!