Lemon brownies with crushed lemon oreos and lemon frosting

In addition to making lemon cookies with crushed lemon oreos and lemon frosting for Sabres game night and MLB opening night, I also made these lemon brownies with crushed lemon oreos and lemon frosting.  (Confession – i wanted to finish using the lemon oreos).  

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  And, preheat your oven before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup white chocolate chips
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 15 to 20 finely crushed lemon oreos

Directions – line an 8×8 pan with tin foil and spray with baking spray.  Set aside.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a microwave safe bowl, heat chips and butter for 1 minutes.   Stir until melted.  (You may need to do another 30 seconds to ensure chips are melted).   Add sugar, eggs and lemon juice.  Mix in dry ingredients, then crushed oreos.  Evenly spread into prepared pan.  Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few crumbs.  Cool completely.

  • Frosting ingredients
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice.

Directions – combine powdered sugar and juice in a bowl.  You may need to add more powdered sugar to get the thickness you want. Frost cookies and store in covered container

Lemon cookies with crushed lemon oreos and lemon frosting

For Sabres game night and MLB opening night, I made 2 treats – lemon frosted lemon brownies wuth crushed lemon oreos…and these lemon cookies with crushed lemon oreos and lemon frosted I am a huge fan of adding crushed cookies to cookie dough…. so when I saw these lemon oreos, I bought them and knew I could add them to a  lemon cookies recipe. 

I used a mix of cake flour and all purpose flour in these, but you can use entirely all purpose flour if you want.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  Chill the dough a few hours before baking.  And, preheat your oven before baking

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar,  firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 tsp lemon extract
  • 2 tbs lemon juice (I used bottled)
  • 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 cup cake flour
  • 1 tbs cornstarch
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 16 lemon oreos, finely crushed

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, sugar and brown sugar.  Add egg, yolk, extract and lemon juice.  Blend in dry ingredients.   Mix in crushed oreos.   If dough seems a little dry, add a tbs or 2 of water.   Evenly divide dough into 10 tall mounds. 

Chill a few hours.  When ready to bake, preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.   Stagger cookies on sheet.

Bake 9 to 11 minutes, no longer.   Cool completely. 

If you want, you can frost these.  Store in covered container. 

  • Frosting ingredients list
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tbs lemon juice

Combine these ingredients in a bowl.  If frosting seems too thick, you could add a tsp or 2 of water. Frost cookies. 

Store in covered container

Frosted lemon cookies

Another lemon flavored treat for work today – lemon cookies with lemon frosting.  I actually used fresh squeezed lemon in the cookie. But opted for bottled juice for the frosting  (I needed to save some time).

I recommend chilling the dough for a few hours.   Also scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  (Do the same for the powdered sugar). And,  preheat your oven.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tbs lemon juice (fresh or bottle)
  • 1 tbs lemon zest (not a fun thing to do, honestly)
  • 1 tsp lemon extract (opt)
  • 3.4 Oz package instant lemon pudding
  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 1/2  tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, sugar and brown sugar.  Add eggs, zest, lemon juice and extract.  Fold in dry ingredients.  Scoop out 1/4 cups of dough.  Chill a few hours.  Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Stagger cookies on sheet.  Bake 12 to 13 minutes (no longer).   Cookies will be gushy.  Pop in fridge for a bit to firm up.

  • Frosting ingredients
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 3 tbs lemon juice

Directions – in a bowl, combine ingredients.  Frost cooled cookies.  Store in covered container

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