Inspired by a favorite summertime drink, these Easy Strawberry Lemonade Cookies start with a box of lemon cake mix & are topped with a fresh strawberry buttercream...
Post updated 7/20/17- This tasty Easy Strawberry Lemonade Cookies post deserved some updated photos. I did leave one of the originals below just so you all can see for yourself why this recipe so desperately needed a little face lift. ;)
Original photo from my 2013 post
It seems as if we have been attending a family reunion almost every weekend the past month. Of course, every new family reunion is another opportunity for me to bake up a tasty treat for my relatives.
Those of you who have been following me on my Instagram have already had a sneak peek of these Easy Strawberry Lemonade Cookies and one other little sweet goodie I baked up a couple of weeks ago. It pays to give me a follow on Instagram. ;)
These cookies are incredibly easy to make. Even the from-scratch fresh strawberry buttercream doesn't require too much effort. The addition of the lemon juice and lemon zest to the cake mix cookie batter gives it a delicious freshness- like drinking a tart glass of fresh lemonade.
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