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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