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Round cookies speckled with Poppy seeds and topped with Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies glaze, stacked on a black wire cooling rack.

lemon poppy seed cookies

Soft, bakery-style Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies with crisp edges, chewy centers, and a bright lemon glaze. A perfect balance of citrus tang and poppy seed crunch, with tips for gluten-free and dairy-free variations.
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Prep Time 28 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Soak Seeds 10 minutes
Total Time 51 minutes
Servings: 24 Cookies
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 190
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ½ cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 cup Unsalted butter _ Room temperature
  • ¾ cup Granulated sugar
  • ½ cup Brown sugar _ Adds chewiness
  • 2 large _ Eggs
  • 1 ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract _ Pure
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 2 tablespoon Fresh lemon zest
  • 2 tablespoon Fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoon Poppy seeds
  • 2 tablespoon Fresh lemon juice _ For soaking seeds
  • 1 ½ cups Powdered sugar _ For glaze
  • 2–3 tbsp Fresh lemon juice _ For glaze
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon zest _ For glaze
  • Pinch — Salt _ For glaze

Equipment

  • 2 Heavy baking sheets (Light ones burn bottoms)
  • 1 Stand mixer or hand mixer (For creaming butter and sugar )
  • 1 wire cooling rack (Essential for crisp edges )
  • 1 cookie scoop (consistent sizing )
  • 1 fine-mesh zester (Fresh lemon zest )
  • Optional Parchement paper or silicone mat (Easier cleanup, no sticking )
  • Optional kitchen scale (More consistent measuring)

Method
 

  1. Soak poppy seeds in lemon juice for enchaned flavor
  2. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs, zest, and dry mix
    Creamy butter mixture with poppy seeds and an egg yolk, being mixed with a wooden spoon.
  3. Scoop dough balls and bake until golden edges appear
    A hand placing rounded balls of cookie dough on a lined baking sheet, ready to bake.
  4. Whisk sugar and lemon juice into smooth drizzle topping
    Golden cookies drizzled with lemon glaze cooling on a wire rack, with a whisk holding glaze nearby.

Nutrition

Serving: 45gCalories: 190kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 2gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 90mgPotassium: 50mgFiber: 1gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 280IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 1mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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