These are deliciously moist and fluffy lemon crunch cookies, topped with a creamy lemon cream cheese frosting that will leave your taste buds tingling. With a delicate cake like texture and a burst of lemon flavor in every bite, these cookies are the perfect treat for any lemon lover. The crowning glory  is a crunchy lemon topping that adds a satisfying contrast of textures.

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 This is the ultimate cookie for the lemon lovers in your life . I adore anything lemon so these cookies were fun to experiment with . I played around with the crunch topping . If you can’t find lemon Oreos no problem a Golden Oreo can be a good substitute. If you love lemon recipes check out my lemon cupcakes .

These cookies are super easy to make and don’t require too much special equipment . I do recommend to always use parchment paper to bake and a hand mixer will make your life easier when making the frosting .

What you will need to make Lemon Crunch Cookies :

• Lemon cake mix
• A couple a fresh lemons
• 2 Eggs
• Vegetable oil
• Lemon Oreos or Golden Oreos
• Lemon Jell-o
• Butter
• Cream Cheese
• Powdered Sugar

Equipment you will need :

• Mixing bowls
• Cookie scoops -click HERE for my favorite that I highly recommend
• Rubber spatula
• parchment paper 
• Baking sheets-Here are my favorites
• Cooling racks 
• Hand Mixer 

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Let’s make some cookies !!

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl add the lemon cake mix , lemon zest and lemon juice .

Add the beaten egg and oil and make until the dough forms.

Scoop out dollops of dough that are close to 3 Tablespoons on a cookie sheet that is lined with parchment paper . Bake in the preheated oven for 11-13 minutes. Once they are done put them on a cooling rack

Mix all the ingredients for the lemon cream cheese frosting until smooth and creamy .

Once the cookies are cooled frost them generously

Apply the crunch topping generously on top of the frosting .

These will need to be stored in the refrigerator .

Enjoy!!

If you love this recipe check out these other Lemon recipes :

• Lemon Cupcakes 
• Lemon Cream cheese crescents 
• Lemon Cream Pie 
• Strawberry Crunch Cookies
• Tunnel of Lemon bundt cake

Lemon Crunch Cookies

This lemon crunch cookie is cake like and the frosting is creamy all bursting with lemon flavor. The crunch topping is the crowning glory.

4.24 from 13 votes

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 13 minutes mins

Course Cookies

Cuisine American

Servings 10

Calories

Ingredients

  

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• 1 box Lemon Cake Mix
• 1 teaspoon Lemon Zest
• 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
• 2 large eggs beaten
• 1/4 cup Vegetable oil

Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

• 4 Tablespoons Butter room temp
• 4 oz cream cheese room temp
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1-2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 cup powdered sugar

Lemon Crunch topping

• 8 Lemon Oreos See Notes
• 2 Tablespoons Lemon Jell-O
• 1 Tablespoon Melted Butter

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl add the lemon cake mix , lemon zest and lemon juice .
• Add the beaten egg and oil
• Mix until everything is combined
• Scoop out dollops of dough that are close to 3 Tablespoons on a cookie sheet that is lined with parchment paper . Bake in the preheated oven for 11-13 minutes. Once they are done put them on a cooling rack
• While the cookies are baking lets prepare the toppings. For the pulse the Oreos until they are like a fine gravel. Add the Jell-o mix and melted butter while it is running .
• Your mixture should be like damp sand . Put in a bowl and set aside
• In a mixing bow add the cream cheese, butter , lemon zest and lemon juice and blend until combined
• Add the powdered sugar and blend until smooth and creamy
• Once the cookies are cool apply a generous amount of frosting to the top
• Then sprinkle a generous amount of the lemon crunch topping on top of the frosting . Store these in a covered contained in the refrigerator.

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Notes

If Lemon Oreos are not available then Golden Oreos can be used , the lemon Jell-o will add the lemon flavor. If you want a more intense flavor add an extra Tablespoon of Lemon Jell-O 

If you are short on time you could use canned frosting but I highly recommend making the lemon cream cheese frosting 

Click HERE for my favorite cookie scoops . I used the medium scoop for these cookies . 

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