Lemon Glaze

This easy Lemon Glaze is made with fresh lemon juice and zest for a tangy drizzle that's perfect on cakes, cookies, scones, and more. Whip up a batch in less than 5 minutes!

Step-by-step photos can be seen below the recipe card.

Prep Time4

Total Time4

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Lemon Glaze

Servings: cup

Ingredients

1 cup powdered sugar sifted
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp whole milk*
1 tsp lemon zest
pinch salt

Instructions

In a small bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, lemon juice, whole milk, lemon zest, and a pinch of salt until incorporated and smooth.
Add more powdered sugar to make it thicker or more lemon juice to thin it out. I prefer a thicker consistency, but it should still be easily pourable.
Use the glaze for pound cake, angel food cake, cheesecake, sugar cookies, scones, muffins, sweet rolls, lemon loaf, and more. Make sure your baked goods have cooled completely first.

Notes

*If you want a thicker consistency and closer to icing instead of a glaze, you can use heavy whipping cream or melted butter instead of whole milk. Skim milk will make it very thin, and not my preference.

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