Lemon Biscuits - Real Recipes from Mums

Lemon biscuits are quick and easy to make and a batch of these citrus delights for a morning tea will be most welcome.

Ingredients (makes 50 biscuits)

1/4 Cup Milk
1 Teaspoon Vinegar
125 g Butter
3/4 Cup Sugar
1 Egg
1 Teaspoon Grated lemon Rind
1 3/4 Cups Plain Flour
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Cup Icing Sugar (for glaze)
2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice (for glaze)

Method

Mix milk and vinegar in a cup and set aside.
Beat butter, sugar, egg and lemon rind in a bowl until smooth.
Sift in flour and baking powder.
Add sour milk to the mixture and mix well.
Put teaspoonfuls onto a biscuit baking tray lined with baking paper.
Bake in an oven at 180 degrees for 10 minutes or until golden.
Cool biscuits on a wire rack and then glaze with the icing and a sprinkle of lemon rind.

Notes

Lemon biscuits are so popular with family and friends and they get gobbled up quickly. I always make a double batch of these biscuits. They also make a yummy gift and look pretty wrapped in cellophane or placed in a decorative biscuit box.

17 Comments

- - kay1987 said
  - 31 Oct 2023
    8:42 pm
Lemon biscuits? Yes please. Yum yum yum ????

- - mom207052 said
  - 01 Nov 2019
    11:17 pm
Yum! I love lemon anything!

- - ~Loui~ said
  - 16 Jan 2019
    1:22 am
I’ve never heard of vinegar in a biscuit recipe before. I’ll have to try this one, Thanks

- - mom94125 said
  - 20 Oct 2017
    1:58 pm
i like the idea about cellophane. that would make for a really nice gift idea that would also be cheap to make. thanks for sharing this recipe

- - mom111059 said
  - 05 Jul 2017
    7:41 pm
Great recipe. Thank you for sharing.

- - kjgarner said
  - 30 Apr 2017
    5:54 pm
My kids find it a bit sour, but I love it so more for me!
- kjgarner replied
  
  30 May 2017 , 10:37 am
  I do like the sour taste to them, gives it that extra yum feeling
- - mom112023 said
  - 26 Apr 2017
    12:14 am
Will give these a whirl. Can’t resist lemon. Thanks.

- - mom81879 said
  - 21 Apr 2017
    7:23 am
I know I’ll enjoy the citrusy tartness of lemon in these biscuits. A delightful afternoon tea treat

- - youngoldlady said
  - 03 Apr 2017
    11:10 pm
A great little recipe for lemon biscuits. Loving this, hoping some lemons are ripe tomorrow for this.

- - mom160421 said
  - 01 Apr 2017
    5:49 pm
I love the taste of lemon – thanks for this recipe.

- - taynik46 said
  - 29 Mar 2017
    10:06 pm
oh I love a good lemony baked treat – cannot wait to make these for myself! (ok and my family) – thank you for sharing your version of these biscuits
- mom93821 replied
  
  30 Mar 2017 , 5:58 am
  Thank you! These biscuits are so good when fresh out of the oven and I glaze them pretty quickly! One for the biscuit tin, one for me, one for the kids! They do go quickly. I hope you enjoy them!
- - cherz said
  - 29 Mar 2017
    7:20 pm
Citrus sensation …looks so good. thanks for sharing.
- mom93821 replied
  
  30 Mar 2017 , 5:56 am
  Thanks – Citrus sensation! Love this comment – the new name for these yummy biscuits!
- - mom112217 said
  - 29 Mar 2017
    9:33 am
A favourite biscuit of mine ,love your recipe!
- mom93821 replied
  
  31 Mar 2017 , 7:36 pm
  Thanks – I hope you enjoy making these citrus delights.