Air Fryer Lemon Freezer Cookies

These cookies are delicious on their own but I like the extra zing you get from icing them with a lemon-powdered sugar mixture. Prep and freeze the cookie dough (will keep in the freezer for up to 3 months!) and when you're having a craving, slice and pop them in your air fryer and they will be ready in less than 10 minutes.

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant lemon pudding mix
• 1 large egg, at room temperature
• 1 medium lemon, zested and juiced, divided
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 1 ¼ cups powdered sugar
• 1 medium lemon, juiced

Steps

1. Cream butter, sugar, and pudding mix together in a bowl. Beat in egg, lemon juice, and 1/2 of the lemon zest. Set aside remaining lemon zest for icing.
2. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in another bowl. Add to butter-pudding mixture and beat until well combined. Roll dough into 2 logs, wrap in plastic wrap, and freeze until firm, about 4 hours.
3. Preheat an air fryer to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line the air fryer basket with parchment paper.
4. Slice frozen dough into 1/4-inch slices and place in the prepared basket.
5. Air fry cookies, working in batches, until edges start to brown, 6 to 10 minutes. Remove from the air fryer and leave in the basket until cool to the touch, then place on a wire rack to cool completely.
6. While cookies are baking, combine powdered sugar, lemon juice, and reserved lemon zest in a bowl. Dip 1 side of each cookie in icing. Let icing set until hardened, about 2 minutes.