Soft and chewy lemon pixie cookies are easy to make and bursting with lemon flavor!

If you like buttery lemon cookies that melt in your mouth, be sure to give these homemade lemon pixie cookies a try.

They are sure to win over any lemon lover, and the recipe can be flourless, keto, gluten free, sugar free, egg free, dairy free, and vegan.

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Lemon pixie cookie ingredients

You will need almond flour, lemon zest, pure vanilla extract, powdered sweetener, baking soda, butter or coconut oil, salt, and lemon juice.

The recipe calls for almond meal or almond flour, but there is also a nut free option linked for those who prefer to make nut free lemon cookies.

I do not recommend substituting a different flour for the almond here. Wheat flour, coconut flour, and almond flour all work very differently in baking.
As a fun flavor twist, try swapping out the lemon with orange zest and juice.

Use leftover lemon zest to make Keto Lemon Bread

Watch the lemon cookie recipe video, above

How to make the lemon cookies

Melt the butter or oil, then stir all ingredients together in a large mixing bowl to form a cookie dough.

Roll into cookie dough balls. I use a cookie scoop to form balls. For softer and chewier cookies, refrigerate the balls until cold or overnight. Otherwise, bake right away.

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Roll the balls in powdered sugar or erythritol if ...