Name: Easy lemon biscuits recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 45
Ingredients: 150g salted butter, softened; 2/3 cup (160g) white sugar; 1 egg; Juice and zest of 1 large lemon; 4-5 drops yellow food colouring, optional; 250g self-raising flour; 1/2 cup icing sugar

by Tiffany Page Last updated on 10/31/2025

These easy lemon biscuits are a bite size explosion of flavour! They're perfect with a herbal tea in the afternoon. The trick is to stop at one!

- Tiffany Page

Ingredients

150g salted butter, softened
2/3 cup (160g) white sugar
1 egg
Juice and zest of 1 large lemon
4-5 drops yellow food colouring, optional
1 2/3 cups (250g) Woolworths Essentials Self-Raising Flour
1/2 cup icing sugar

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan forced. Line 2 x baking trays with baking paper.
Step 2

Cream butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until creamy. Beat in egg, juice and rind and food colouring if using. At the lowest setting beat in flour until combined.
Step 3

Take heaped teaspoons of mixture and roll into balls, then roll in icing sugar and place on trays 3cm apart, repeat with remaining mixture.
Step 4

Bake trays of biscuits for 15-18 minutes or until crisp but not coloured. Dust with more icing sugar straight out of the oven. Allow to cool on the tray for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.