When Life Gives You Lemons Try Our Best Lemon Dessert Recipes

These lemon sugar cookies are so super soft they almost melt in your mouth - and they're also so easy to make! Think sweet lemon sugar cookies topped with the perfect soft creamy lemon frosting. These aren't your average, boring sugar cookies. In fact, these sugar cookies are good enough to make a sugar cookie fanatic out of anyone.

Some might not consider a muffin a dessert, but I'm going to go out on a limb and label these lemon coconut muffins as dessert. Or as a great addition to brunch. Or both! It's your call. They're really simple to make and they freeze incredibly well so keeping a stash in the freezer is totally called for in my book.

These lemon ginger pizzelle sandwich cookies are an elegant cookie that can be made surprisingly quickly! They're so delicious with a thick layer of filling made with mascarpone cheese and crystallized ginger. This is the kind of perfect low effort, refreshing dessert that's perfect for summer.

Another quick bread for your consideration, this lemon cranberry bread recipe is a show stopper. Dense, sweet lemon-flavored bread is studded with fresh, tart cranberries. To raise the bar even farther, a sweet lemon glaze made with powdered sugar and lemon juice is poured over top. This is one of those lemon dessert recipes you'll make again and again.

Not only is this gluten free lemon crinkle cookie recipe one of our very best lemon dessert recipes, but it's also one of our most popular dessert recipes of all time - and with good reason! These sweet, tangy cookies are a breeze to make with just a few ingredients before they're rolled in powdered sugar and baked. You'll love them!