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Lemon Buttermilk Cookies with a Raspberry Glaze

Published: Mar 17, 2017 · Last Updated: Mar 13, 2023 by Aimee - This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Lemon buttermilk cookies are a delicious treat that are perfect for satisfying a sweet tooth. With a delicate texture and bright lemon flavor, they are sure to be a hit. These are topped with a homemade raspberry glaze that gives the cookies a delicious flavor and beautiful color.

buttermilk cookies being topped with a raspberry glaze

I'm not a huge cookie person. But I will make an exception for these cookies always. The lemon buttermilk cookies just come out pillowy and light. And not too sweet!

I got this lemon buttermilk cookie recipe from the Orangette blog. I've been making it for YEARS. Since 2009 at least. I remember the first time I made it was in my Seattle kitchen. But lately I've been putting my own twist on it. In the form of a tasty raspberry glaze.

A perfect dessert if you ask me. Not too sweet, cute, and easy to make.

Key ingredients

  • Buttermilk
  • Lemon
  • All-purpose flour
  • Raspberries
  • Powdered sugar

How to customize

While I made a raspberry glaze for the cookies, you could also do a strawberry glaze, blackberry glaze, or experiment with a lime glaze!

You can use regular lemons or meyer lemons in this recipe.

How to make the lemon buttermilk cookies

First, I make the dough for the cookies by mixing the dough together!

Next step is to bake the cookies! You don't want them big, these are small cookies.

cookie dough on a baking sheet

Once the cookies are done baking, let them cool on a wire rack.

And then make the raspberry glaze! Heat the raspberries and lemon juice.

making raspberry glaze in a pot

Strain the raspberry mixture, then mix together with buttermilk and sifted powdered sugar. Top the buttermilk cookies with the glaze and enjoy!

sifting powdered sugar
topping lemon buttermilk cookies with raspberry glaze
lemon buttermilk cookies on a plate
a plate of lemon buttermilk cookies

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Lemon Buttermilk Cookies with Raspberry Glaze

Recipe by Aimee
Lemon buttermilk cookies are a delicious treat that are perfect for satisfying a sweet tooth. These are topped with a homemade raspberry glaze that gives the cookies a delicious flavor and beautiful color.
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 45 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

For the cookies

  • 1 ⅔ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 lemon (zest only)
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ⅓ cup buttermilk well-shaken

For the glaze

  • ½ cup raspberries
  • 1 ½ Tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 ¼ cups powdered sugar sifted
  • 1 teaspoon buttermilk

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet or two with parchment paper.
  • In a medium bowl, combine the flour, lemon zest, baking soda, and salt and whisk together.
  • In a stand mixer (or large mixing bowl), beat the butter until creamy. Add the sugar and beat until fluffy and light. Add the egg and beat until it is mixed and combined. Add the vanilla and combine. On low speed, add the flour mixture and buttermilk in batches, alternating and starting and ending with the flour.
  • Onto the cookie sheets, drop level tablespoons about 1 ½ inches apart. If lumpy, shape into balls with your fingers before baking. Bake about 11-15 minutes per batch. Remove and let cool on a wire rack.
  • For the glaze, first make the raspberry syrup. Heat the lemon juice and raspberries over low heat. Smash raspberries with a spoon as they soften. After about 5 minutes, remove from heat and strain through a mesh strainer to remove any seeds and so you are left with a raspberry liquid.
  • Take the sifted powdered sugar and add the buttermilk and 3 tablespoons of the raspberry liquid. Whisk to combine until smooth and a glaze forms. Spoon the glaze onto the cookies and allow the cookies to sit until the glaze is set.

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  1. heather (delicious not gorgeous)

    March 17, 2017 at 6:15 pm

    that raspberry glaze is such a pretty color 😍 and raspberry and lemon is always an amazing combo (plus i love all things molly wizenberg), so i bet these are delicious!

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