No matter what you call them, Snowballs, wedding cookies, or tea cakes, we can all agree that they are delicious! That’s why I wanted to share this Lemon Snowball Cookies recipe with you. They are perfect for family dinners or any entertaining you may be doing.

Lemon Snowball Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup of unsalted sweet cream butter, softened/room temperature
- 2 ¼ cup of flour
- 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 large lemon, zested
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- ¾ cup of powdered sugar to roll the cookies in
- Small scooper
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line two cookie sheets with a silicone mat
- Using a large bowl and hand mixer, beat the butter and powdered sugar until combined
- Mix in the lemon juice
- Using a medium bowl whisk together the flour, salt, and lemon zest
- Gradually mix in the dry ingredients until the dough comes together
- Using the scooper, scoop some dough into your hands and roll it into a ball
- Place onto the cookie sheets
- Repeat the steps above and roll 14 more balls onto the first cookie sheet
- Repeat those steps again and roll 15 balls onto the second tray
- Place them into the oven and bake for 13-15 minutes
- Allow them to cool for a few minutes
- Using a medium bowl, add in the ¾ cup of the powdered sugar
- Roll each cookie into the powdered sugar
- Allow to completely cool and enjoy!
This Lemon Snowball Cookies recipe makes 30 cookies, which is a pretty good amount. But depending on how many you need, you may want to make more than one batch…because yes, they are that good.
A fancier version of this recipe can be found below.
Yield: 30 cookies
Lemon Snowball Cookies Recipe

Cook Time
15 minutes 13 seconds
Total Time
15 minutes 13 seconds
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup of unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- 2 ¼ cup of flour
- 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 large lemon, zested
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- ¾ cup of powdered sugar to roll the cookies in
- Small scooper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line two cookie sheets with a silicone mat
- Using a large bowl and hand mixer, beat the butter and powdered sugar until combined
- Mix in the lemon juice
- Using a medium bowl whisk together the flour, salt, and lemon zest
- Gradually mix in the dry ingredients until the dough comes together
- Using the scooper, scoop some dough into your hands and roll it into a ball
- Place onto the cookie sheets
- Repeat the steps above and roll 14 more balls onto the first cookie sheet
- Repeat those steps again and roll 15 balls onto the second tray
- Place them into the oven and bake for 13-15 minutes
- Allow them to cool for a few minutes
- Using a medium bowl, add in the ¾ cup of the powdered sugar
- Roll each cookie into the powdered sugar
- Allow to completely cool and enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
30Serving Size:
30Amount Per Serving: Calories: 114Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 76mgCarbohydrates: 13gFiber: 0gSugar: 5gProtein: 1g
These are estimated figures
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These look tasty and addictive! Can’t wait to try this recipe.
These look so easy to make. We’re always looking for new snacks to try on our movie days. I love anything lemon.
A recipe that is easy to make with the kids