Lemon Whippersnappers

These cookies were a mess to make- Sticky dough! Rolled into balls & coated with powdered sugar. The cookies came out of the oven still round balls, didn’t flatten or crisp at all so doughy inside. I did use a brand of whipped topping described as extra creamy. Maybe that was the problem. Deleting from my collections.

I made it! Although the cookies look great, taste great – I WOULD TELL YOU, freeze dough! If simply cooling, it’s a mess. Sticky sticky sticky

I really liked these and they were so easy to make.

Easy, speedy, lemon-y, yummy! Perfect-y!

Definitely make again!

Well, these are a bit of work. The texture of the cookie is different. I’m not so sure I’d make these again.

Question…. 2 cups whip topping – as in 2 8oz packages???

So easy to make and delicious. A big hit at the party. Will try it with other flavors of boxed cakes. I noticed that the ounces on the box was 3 oz. less than the recipe and maybe should have added a little flour. They turned out great tho.

These were delicious! Definitely will be making these again…shared with neighbors and coworkers and all were raving how yummy they are! Can’t wait to try with other flavor cake mixes as well…very very sticky dough! I sprayed pam on my hands and put confectioners sugar on them as well. Maybe will try freezing the dough next time to see if that makes a difference.

I make these all the time with different cake mixes. I just use the whole cool whip container.(8oz) I use two tea spoons and spray with cooking spray and scoop batter back and forth until my desired size then drop in powder sugar. Toss back and forth with my hands and put greased parchment paper on a cookie sheet. I don’t even chill and have never had a problem with being sticky. I undercook and add time if needed… I always get compliments and asked to make these. Thanks for the recipe!!!

This is a super easy recipe and they turn out so good!! I’ve made them with lemon and chocolate cake mixes. I was thinking of substituting cocoa powder for the powdered sugar the next time I make the chocolate ones. I only use half a container of Cool Whip (about 1.5 cups), but they still turn out super soft.

Our best result used Convection Bake: our climate is very damp & I didn’t refrigerate dough. Temperamental cookies. Added 1+ tsp Penzeys Lemon Extract to punch up the lemon flavor; oiled my hands, 1-tsp cookie scoop & silicone scraper & then baked on bakers’ parchment. Oiling tools & using parchment made the dough easily handled & like so many have said, my husband LOVED these!

Aside from letting them freeze for an hour, another good tip is to clean your hands & VERY lightly coat your hands with vegetable oil. This keeps it from sticking more to your fingers than accomplishing the cookies!

My mother has this recipe handwritten on the inside cover of her cookbook. It has been a family favorite since before I can remember. Very easy recipe and virtually no fail. Devil’s food is a good alternative to lemon if you don’t care for that. Take the cookies out of the oven before they look done if you want to avoid the brown edges and let them finish cooking on the sheet for several minutes before removing.

Great cookie! Really easy. Refrigerated overnight and sprayed my hands with cooking spray for easier rolling. I will definitely make these again!

Followed others suggestions and they turned out great! Everyone loved them. I did find if you roll all the dough at one time into the balls then you do not have to worry about refridgeration between batches. However do spray with PAM.

I really reall loved these. They were soft and gooey and had a wonderful flavor. I left mine sit overnight, and baked them the next evening. Make sure when you are making the cookie balls, that you put the dough in the fridge between batches to keep it cool, it makes it easier to work with. There are a few things to be aware of, and they are some things that these were given low ratings and reviews for by others. They are messy, expect it. Especially once the powdered sugar starts flying around. The batter is very very gooey and can be difficult to handle. I tried a couple of things while I was rolling them into balls. First I dusted my hands with powdered sugar, which helped, but only for a cookie or two. What I found that really worked though, was to spray my hands with a light coating of PAM spray. It didn’t really cause any issues with baking, in fact, I think it made the powdered sugar stick a little better without baking into the cookies, and was easy to clean off. I was only putting about 9 cookies in at once, and one spray lasted until that last cookie. Don’t be put off by the messy aspect, these cookies are very good and fairly easy, and worth the effort and cleanup. Cleanup really wasn’t that bad!

This cookie recipe comes from a Joanne Fluke book about a baker name Hannah Swensen who owns a cookie shop and solves mysteries. All her books have great cookies recipes in them. You need to check out her books.

This cookie recipe comes from a Joanne Fluke book about a baker name Hannah Swensen who owns a cookie shop and solves mysteries. All her books have great cookies recipes in them. You need to check out her books.

Well, I made ’em. My boss says they are the best cookie she’s ever had. Now, like most of you, I consider a recipe a guideline and can, very seldon, stick to the original. I STRONGLY recommend these additions: 1tsp Lemon Emulsion (or extract), the zest of one lemon AND I added two small bags of dried wild blueberries; a wonderful addition, if I do say so myself. You might want to leave them in a couple extra minutes. Since, I’ve made this with an orange cake mix and added orange extract, zest of one orange and chocolate chips. I’m glad I added the extract and zest because it balanced out the richness of the chocolate chips. Thank you, Jennifer!

These are the best cookies EVER! My mom was infamous for these back in the 70s-90s and since then, I have taken over her realm, ha. While building our dream home in ’05 I made these SEVERAL TIMES for the contractors building our home, and out of all the baked items I fed them, these were their favorites. Still to this day when these same guys come back to provide maintenance, etc. they always mention my awesome lemon cookies. So here’s the key to these “pain in the kiester to make” cookies: Always use Duncan Hines Supreme Lemon Cake Mix. I’ve never refrigerated the dough. I’ve never used my hands to touch the dough to form balls. I use 2 spoons to form the balls (takes 2 seconds per ball) then transfer the balls (via spoon) to a large bowl containing the powdered sugar. After throwing in about 12 dough balls (remember, large bowl) I take 2 more spoons (designated for just this process) and toss them lightly in the powdered sugar. Then spoon them onto parchment paper lined cookie sheets (I ONLY USE AIR-BAKE! For EVERY kind of cookie I make.) and pop them in the oven. Works like a charm!