When life gives you LEMONS...

...you should make COOKIES! and CAKE! 

I LOVE lemon flavoured things! And I think LEMONS and SUMMER go hand in hand! Here are a few recipes for some awesome 'lemony' treats for summer time! 

Summer Lemon Cookies

What you need:

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla

1 egg

1 tbsp lemon zest

2 tbsp fresh lemon juice

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/8 baking soda

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 cup icing sugar

Preheat oven to 350'. 

Spray baking sheets with Pam.

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar with mixer. 

Add vanilla, egg, lemon zest and juice. 

Stir in all dry ingredients, except icing sugar!

Pour icing sugar onto a large plate. 

Roll a tablespoon of dough into a ball and roll in icing sugar. 

Repeat to fill cookie sheet full.

Bake for 10-12 minutes. 

Remove and cool on wire rack.

ENJOY!!! 

I have made this next LEMON treat quite a few times over the last year! I found the recipe on Pinterest last summer and it has been a real hit with everyone! 

Lemonade Cake 

What you need:

CAKE:

1 lemon cake mix (I used Betty Crocker)

4 eggs

1 1/4 cup milk

1/3 cup oil

3 tbsp lemonade from concentrate 

GLAZE:

3 tbsp lemonade from concentrate

1 cup icing sugar

1 tbsp water

FROSTING:

1 block (8 oz) cream cheese

1/2 cup butter

3 tbsp lemonade from concentrate

1/2 tsp vanilla

5 1/2 cups icing sugar 

Preheat oven to 350'

Spray 2 round 8' cake pans with Pam/cooking spray.

In a mixer, combine all 'cake' ingredients, until well blended.

Bake cakes for approx. 30 minutes. (use baking time on box)

Let the cakes cool in the pan, for about an hour. 

Poke holes in the cakes using a fork.

Combine all of the 'glaze' ingredients in a bowl and stir until smooth.

Pour equally over the tops of the cakes...still in the pans.

Cover and let sit in the refrigerator overnight (or at least an hour) 

To make frosting: Cream the butter and cream cheese with a mixer.

Add lemonade and vanilla.

Slowly add in icing sugar until the frosting is smooth. 

Place one cake on a serving plate. Cover with half of the frosting.

Place the other cake on top, and cover with remaining frosting!

ENJOY!!

Mix cake ingredients.

Pour into round pans.

Bake and let cool.

Combine icing sugar, lemonade
and water for the glaze.

Pour over the cakes equally

Combine all frosting ingredients!

Frost cake #1!

Add cake #2 on top!

Frost the entire cake!

ENJOY!
Delish Lemonade Cake!