Do you long for a soft, chewy, and delicious cookie? Happily, I have found the ideal cookie for people like me. Cookies made with cream cheese instead of butter or another fat are called “Cream Cheese Cookies.” The result is a cookie that is so tender it borders on creaminess, and it’s a year-round favorite.
Nobody could possibly dislike cookies. That’s how it seems whenever we encounter a cookie, fresh or old.
That’s why, in honor of all things sweet, we baked up a batch of crisp, airy, refreshing, and just-right-tangy summer cookies… the result of which was a batch of delicious lemon cream cheese cookies.
The versatility of lemon makes it a go-to flavoring ingredient in many of our favorite dishes. This works particularly well with sugary treats, helping to avoid making them seem too gaudy.
Like the surprising inclusion of cream cheese, which enhances these cookies with just a hint of spice and leaves us wanting more. Don’t let the thought of lemon and cream cheese put you off; just look at these little guys! You can never have too many of these, so make a big batch and watch them go.
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup (1 stick) room temperature unsalted butter
4 ounces of softened cream cheese
1.25 ounces of white sugar
1 egg
Add 2 tablespoons of vanilla extract
one-half of a teaspoon of baking powder
1/2 cup self-rising flour
Salt, 1/2 teaspoon
Sugar, powdered, for dusting
Get a baking sheet ready and turn the oven on to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
Butter and cream cheese should be creamed together in a large basin using an electric mixer.
Just add sugar and keep beating for a minute. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until incorporated.
Baking soda, flour, and salt should be added in three separate additions and thoroughly mixed after each.
Chill the dough for an hour in the fridge after covering it.
As soon as the dough has cold, brush your hands with flour and roll it into balls that are between 1 and 2 inches in diameter.
Spread out on the baking sheet, leaving a 2-inch gap between each.
Baking time should be 9-11 minutes. It’s recommended to keep the top white and the bottoms golden.
Put on a cooling rack and sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving. Enjoy!