Sunshine Lemon Coolers

Just made these cookies...added a tsp of lemon zest in the cookie dough mixture....absolutely delicious. Just as good as the cookies from Sunshine.....also used a bit more of the lemonade mix than the recipe called for...will definitely make again

Really good cookies! I put a half a tsp of lemonade mix into the cookie mixture as well as in the powered sugar.

I made these with the juice and zest of one lemon in the batter instead of vanilla and water and they brought a big pucker to our faces we loved them.

I do like these cookies but I added the zest of 1 lemon to kick up the lemon flavor in the cookie dough(APPROX 1T+1tsp) I find using zest instead of juice will produce a more 'sweet' concentrated flavor, without changing the recipe!

Hey, personally, I didn't care for the cookies. They weren't at all 'bad' just the cookies themselves were very bland and the coating was so mild. I wasn't a big fan of the texture of the cookies either.

These 'copycat' lemon cookies turned out surprisingly good considering their made with a Kool-Aid style lemonade drink mix. Next time I may add some of the lemonade powder to the cookie dough and add a bit more to the powdered sugar to make them even more lemony.

This has become my 'go to' recipe for bringing something sweet to an event. Easy and elegant, they taste wonderful. The recipe provides enough dough for at least a couple dozen cookies depending on how little you make them. The cookies are yummy even without the lemony powdered sugar.

I haven't made these yet but plan to so I want to know if I can substitute for the shortening and still get the same taste? Thanks.

I tried this recipe twice. First time, I substituted fresh lemon juice for water. Just made sense, right? They tasted terrible. The vanilla extract and the lemon juice clashed. It was like your taste buds wanted you to go in two different directions. Second time, I stuck with water and they were fabulous. May try a third time, using lemon extract instead of vanilla extract?

I had never had these before, but a co-worker was reminiscing about them, so I took on the challenge of making them for him. He said these were extremely close to the originals!

I don't know about this reciepe but like the person below said, Niche makes 'Lemon Cookies' and believe me when I say they taste just like Lemon Coolers. I love Lemon Coolers and was sooo upset when they stopped making them and then 2 weeks ago I was shopping at the Vons in Murrieta and happened to pass by a display and on the top was a box of Lemon Cookies by Niche. I thought well they look like Lemon Coolers but doubted that they taste as good. So I bought them anyway, OH MY GOSH!!! I ate over half the box before I got home and then polished off the rest the next day. The only problem is I can't find them again. I have been to 2 other Vons and they don't seem to be there.

Niche Foods has proudly returned your 'Old Time Favorite.' Crisp Lemon Cookies rolled in powdered sugar. They are truly 'Cooler than Ever.' Go to www.nichefoodsco.com for all the details. Niche Foods Lemon Cookies are available in all Safeway banner stores including Vons, Dominicks, Genardi's, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Carrs, and Safeway.

Really great and easy to make

AMAZINGLY close to the original lemon coolers. Slightly different texture but I may need to bake them longer or shorter. Will try again soon. Absolutely fabulous either way! Only change I made is adding a little extra lemonade mix since I like a stronger lemony flavor.

Yummy! Next time (and I WILL make these again!) I will increase the lemonade powder and I like the suggestion of using lemon juice instead of water. Used all-purpose flour with conversion I found on line and it worked well. Enjoy!

I added 1/8 tsp of lemon extract to make the cookies more lemony, and I upped the lemon powder to 3-4 tbsp since I like tangy stuff. I may omit the vanilla extract next time since I don't think it adds much to this recipe. The cookies came out really good, now I know how to satisfy my lemon craving. Next I will try making a lime version. You can find lemon and lime powder online, I got mine on ebay.

For anyone who has made this recipe, do these really measure up to the classic lemon coolers we used to be able to buy? (In the green box; don't remember if the brand was Sunshine or not). We've looked everywhere and they are not sold anywhere.

This is excellent!!!! I have been searching for SO LONG to try and find a knockoff recipe for the Girl Scout Lemon Coolers!!!!! I fell in love with them two years ago, and then I was SO disappointed when I found out they were discontinued!! But then I found this recipe, and I would wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone who loved those cookies! I did add about a quarter teaspoon of lemonade mix to the actual cookie dough, to give the whole thing a zesty lemon taste, and I used regular flour because I didn't have any cake flour, and it turned out fine! Also, I cut the cookies in half so they would look more like the Girl Scout Lemon Coolers :) I LOVE THEM and I will definitely be making them again!!

GREAT!!!! I loved these as a kid and was very upset to hear they were not made anymore! I am soooooo happy I found this recipe they taste just like I remember! These are fantastic!

This is absolutely wonderful. My daughter who is now 19 had been begging me to get her some of these cookies and was so disappointed that they were no longer marketed. She ate these all the time when she was little. I tried this recipe and we were ALL so pleased with the results!!