Lemon Drop Cookies Recipe

Reviewed on May. 03, 2013 by saralyn_06

I had problems with the lemon drops melting thru cookie, therefor causing cookie to fall apart

Reviewed on Mar. 13, 2013 by oneFitzy

This was easy and tastes wonderful!

Reviewed on Mar. 12, 2013 by antadaall

Very yummy! I added a little yellow food coloring for appearance and a teaspoon of lemon extract to enhance the flavor. The whole family chowed them, so I am off to the kitchen to make a second batch. My son, who is not into sweets, wants the recipe.

Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2012 by last12Ecrew

I HIGHLY advise either using parchment paper, nonstick sheets, or nonstick spray. I was able to smash the candies up pretty well, but they melted to all 3 of my cookie sheets. This made it nearly impossible to scrape the cookies off without mangling them. I am also upset by the fact that I have 3 AirBake cookie sheets with melted candy stuck to them and trying to figure out how to get it off without damaging my cookie sheets. The cookies are beyond delicious, but next time I'll make lemon bars.

Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2012 by kramerstacey15

These cookies are so yummy!. The tang of the lemon drop pieces is great. I put the candies in a Ziploc bag and crushed them with my meat mallot. It was quick and easy. I used parchment paper on my cookie sheets. I had no problem with my cookies sticking or crumbling. I didn't have lemon peel, so I used 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract.

Reviewed on Apr. 02, 2012 by DebHorton

The flavor of the cookies is good, but they are almost impossible to get off the cookie sheet. Half of the candies I chopped up in the food processor, which was very noisy but worked pretty well. The other half I used a hammer. I thought the pieces were small enough, but unless you can chop the candies as fine as sugar, they'll melt and stick to the pan. Less than half turned out pretty enough to take to the bake sale.

Reviewed on Mar. 25, 2012 by Kichler073

Very good and wonderful lemon flavor.

Reviewed on Feb. 23, 2012 by bigandbold

very easy and very tasty and flavorable.

Reviewed on Jan. 08, 2012 by sonata

I made these cookies yesterday and followed the directions. However, even after spraying the cookie sheets and letting them cool they fell apart when I removed them. They taste wonderful but they are now very limp and sticking together. I have no idea what I did wrong.

Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2011 by MommyHen

I made these today for New Years, very good cookies. I had trouble finding lemon drops too but eventually found them in the Brachs Candy Display at Walmart. I used my cheap rolling pin to crush the drops instead of the vintage rolling pins I use regularly and was glad I did because these drops were very hard to crush and marked up the rolling pin. If someone has a better way to crush these please let me know. I love anything lemon so next time I might double the lemon peel and lemon drops.

Reviewed on Dec. 28, 2011 by memere7

As one reader suggested I added 1 tbl. flour.  I prefer cake-like cookies to flat crispy cookies so this way I could roll the tbl. of dough into a ball before baking.  Note I used 1 tbl. instead of the teas. the  recipe suggests.  It yielded 2 1/2 doz. cookies.  I will definitly make again.  found the lemon drop cookes at Publix & crushed in the food processor.

Reviewed on Dec. 25, 2011 by J-zel

Made these yesterday, for our Christmas get-together. I looked and looked for lemon drop candies but couldn`t find them so I bought 3 bags of fruit flavoured Life Savers (the ones that are larger than usual, individually wrapped) and got just the right amount of crushed candy. They are really, really good! I crushed the candy with a hammer, maybe I`ll try the blender next time...

Mine also flattened somewhat, would it really prevent that to add a bit of flour? Regardless, they look nice (I added coloured red and green sugar on top) and taste wonderful (I was hard not to eat more than one!). The idea of using candy canes, or perhaps others, opens up loads of possibilities!

Merry Christmas!

Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2011 by grandmasonnalea

I finally found the lemon drops at Walgreens. They were very easy to crush in the blender. I would suggest baking one test cookie as I feel mine could have used another tablespoon or so of flour as they spread like Mexican lace cookies. The flavor is excellent and I will definitely make them again.

Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2011 by nanasdj1

These are very good. Only let them cool down before trying to remove from pan or they will stick.

Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2011 by JoanieC1965

I ran across this recipe a few years ago - and I find that the lemon reminds me of spring. So when this Christmas rolled around - I used this recipe but instead of crushing up lemon drops - I crushed up a box of 99 cent candy canes. The turned out GREAT and they were so festive with the candy cane melted inside the cookie. VERY GOOD!

Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2011 by jessicaso

i change up a little bit,i didn't put the candy lemon drop,i just put 1 tablespoon of lemon zest and 1 tbsp of orange zest,some drops of lemon juice and orange juice,1/4 cup of splenda,1/4 brown sugar,1/4regular sugar,and it was better than the original recipe,it woth to try it.

Reviewed on Jul. 26, 2011 by angelgirl70

Yummy! I didn't have half and half, so I substituted a tablespoon of sour cream. These are just as good as they sound!!

Reviewed on Apr. 13, 2011 by raesan

What is the best way to crush the lemon drop candy? Thank you

Reviewed on Apr. 12, 2011 by supersportgirl

Do these cookies come out soft or crunchy/crisp??

Reviewed on Apr. 12, 2010 by kflohr

These were super yummy and very easy to make! Highly recommended if you like lemon flavor.

Reviewed on Mar. 30, 2010 by tkarinas

Lemon drop cookies is a recipe my family absolutely loves. It turns out so light and delicate, these cookies are a keeper for sure. We make them whenever we have the right ingredients and it's definitely going in my recipe box.

Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2009 by tapanga79

I searched high and low for lemon drop candy just to make this recipe. It was definately worth it!! They have the perfect lemon taste!

Reviewed on Nov. 18, 2009 by redraspberryjello

If you love lemon, make these! This were a hit at a cookie exchange. Very easy to make. This is now one of my favorite recipes. I now keep lemon drops in the pantry, so I can make these cookies anytime!