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How I Nailed Lemon Poppy Seed Cheesecake Cookies for Spring Entertaining
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total
- 55 min
- Serves
- 11
- Calories
- 357 kcal
- Carbs
- 43.00 g
Ingredients
- 200 ggranulated sugar
- 1 tbsplemon zest
- 110 gbutter
- 1 largeegg (59-60 g with shell)
- 1 tspvanilla extract
- 210 gall-purpose flour
- 1/2 tspbaking powder
- 1/2 tspbaking soda
- 1 tbsppoppy seeds
- 1/2 tspsalt
- 200 gcream cheese (cold)
- 1 tspvanilla extract
- 75 gpowdered sugar
- 1 tbspagave or honey
- 120 gheavy cream
- —Poppy seeds for sprinkling on top (optional)
- —Lemon slices for decoration (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Melt the butter in the microwave or in a small saucepan over low-medium heat until it reaches room temperature. Mix the granulated sugar and lemon zest together.
- 2
Whisk together the melted butter, sugar, and zest, then add the egg and vanilla until combined.
- 3
In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients, then mix with wet ingredients until combined.
- 4
Scoop out and shape the cookie dough, chill for 30 minutes, then bake for 10-11 minutes.
- 5
Make the cheesecake frosting and pipe it onto the cooled cookies before serving.