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Feature: Lemon Cake Mix Cookies - Just 3 Ingredients, No Measuring!

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Also sometimes known as Lemon Cool Whip Cookies or 3-Ingredient Cookies, these have (surprise) just three ingredients.

Teaspoonfuls of the cookie dough are rolled in powdered sugar. Surfaces crinkle when baked. The lemon flavor is a refreshing taste when added to a holiday cookie platter or as a dessert in the spring and summer.

Prep time: 15 minutes
Bake time: 9-12 minutes
Makes about 3-4 dozen cookies

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