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Lemon Cheesecake Cookies

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45 min

Lemon Cheesecake Cookies

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Time

45 min

Serving

60 persons

Calories

41

Rating

5.00★ (2)

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Author: Victoria Buriak
A sweet, cheery little cookie that will stand out on your cookie plate.

Ingredients

  • unsalted butter: 0.5 cup (softened)
  • ounces cream cheese: 3 piece (softened)
  • white sugar: 0.5 cup
  • egg yolk: 1 piece
  • freshly grated lemon zest: 1 Tbsp
  • lemon extract: 1 tsp
  • ¾ cups all-purpose flour: 1 piece
  • salt: 0.5 tsp
  • drops yellow food coloring: 5 piece (optional)
  • cinnamon red hot candies: 60 piece (or as needed)

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  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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  2. Beat butter and cream cheese together in a bowl. Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add egg yolk, lemon peel, and lemon extract and beat well.
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  3. Sift flour and salt together in a bowl. Add to the bowl with the butter mixture in 3 additions, mixing well after each. Add food coloring and mix in thoroughly.
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  4. Press cookies 1 inch apart onto the prepared baking sheet using a cookie press fitted with a flower disc. Press 1 red hot cinnamon candy into the center of each cookie.
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  5. Bake in the preheated oven until just starting to turn golden brown on the edges, 14 to 16 minutes; do not overbake.
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  6. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
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