Lemon Cookies

These are definitely cheating if we go by the 'made from scratch' standard, but they are stupid-easy and crazy-delicious. 

Oh, and did I mention they take less than 20 minutes? And that 20 minutes includes having Henry "help" AND I burnt them a little bit.  You can get these done in 15 minutes flat on a good day.

Lemon Cookies

Adapted from Gimme Some Oven

Makes 30 tiny cookies (1 serving if you're determined)

• 1 box of lemon cake mix (I think mine was 15 ounces and it was betty crocker)
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice (about half a lemon)
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest (about a whole lemon's worth)
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and spray a baking sheet with non-stick spray.

Mix all ingredients except the powdered sugar in a large bowl. 

Form dough into small balls then roll the balls in the powdered sugar and place on baking sheet.

Bake 6 to 9 minutes in the oven. They don't look done from the top, but flip one over and it should be golden brown.

next time: I'll plan ahead slightly and refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes before baking. Also I am just going to keep a box of lemon cake mix in the pantry for dessert emergencies. These were that easy.