Lemon Cheese Cake Cookies

Jan 2, 2025

 

Lemon cookie with cheesecake frosting

Lemon Cheesecake Cookies

This cookie begs to be included at a Springtime brunch

Ingredients

Cheesecake Filling

  • ½ cup softened cream cheese
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • zest from half a lemon

Cookies

  • 1 lemon cake box mix
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • zest from half a lemon

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • ½ cup softened cream cheese
  • ½ cup store-bought white frosting
  • 2 cups crushed graham crackers

Instructions

  • Cream Cheese Filling
  • Mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and half-squeezed lemon in a small bowl. Using a teaspoon, scoop 10 portions of the cream cheese mixture onto a parchment paper-lined plate. Freeze the cream cheese filling for at least one hour or until frozen solid.
  • Cookies
  • Add the lemon cake box mix, vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla extract, and lemon zest to a bowl, and whisk together. Follow the instructions on the box for the cake mix. Place the cookie dough mixture in the refrigerator for at least one hour.
  • Assembly
  • Preheat the oven to 350℉. Using an ice cream scoop, scoop out the cookie dough, flatten it in your palms, and add one of the frozen cream cheese portions. Roll up the cookie dough into a ball and place it onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Slightly flatten the cookie dough ball. Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes.
  • Cream Cheese Frosting
  • Mix the softened cream cheese and store-bought frosting until fluffy. After the cookies have cooled down, top the cookies with the frosting and sprinkle some crushed graham crackers to decorate and enjoy!
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