Lemon Cream Cheese Cookies

Recipe by: Crys Vaughn @CrysKitchen

Ingredients

• ½ Cup Unsalted Butter * room temperature

• 3 oz. Regular Cream Cheese * room temperature

• 1½ Cups Confectioner’s Sugar

• ½ tsp Baking Powder

• 1 Egg * room temperature

• ½ tsp Pure Vanilla Extract

• ½ tsp Pure Lemon Extract

• 1¾ Cups All – Purpose Flour

Now Let's Bake

• Heat oven to 375 degrees and line cookie sheets with parchment paper.

• Cream butter and cream cheese in mixer bowl. Slowly add sugar and beat until fluffy.

• Beat in egg, vanilla and lemon extract

• Add flour, baking powder Mix until flour is combined. DO NOT OVER MIX

• Chill dough for at least 1 hour.

• Using at least 2 Tablespoons for each cookie

• Shape into 1 inch balls

• Place on lined cookie sheet, spacing them about 1½ inches apart.

• Slightly flattening the dough balls with the back of measuring spoon or palm of hand before baking.

• Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges become slightly golden brown. They should look slightly under-baked (otherwise they won’t be chewy).

• Cool for 1 minute on cookie sheet then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

• Sprinkle with powdered sugar once cooled, optional

• Cookies can be stored in an airtight container for 3-5 days. or freeze up to 3 months!

Let's Eat, 🖤Crys Find more recipe on Instagram @Crys_Kitchen