Description
Delightful cookies that combine bright lemon and sweet blueberry with a creamy cheesecake filling.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 oz (170 g) cream cheese, cold
- 3 tbsp (38 g) granulated white sugar (for filling)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla (for filling)
- 12 oz (340 g) fresh blueberries
- 1/4 cup (50 g) granulated white sugar (for berries)
- 2 3/4 cups (344 g) all purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated white sugar (for dough)
- 2 tbsp (20 g) lemon zest
- 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter, very softened
- 1 egg, at room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla (for dough)
- 1/4 cup (50 g) granulated white sugar, for rolling dough in
Instructions
- Make the cheesecake filling by mixing cold cream cheese, 3 tbsp sugar, and 1/2 tsp vanilla until smooth. Chill in the fridge.
- Prep the dry mix by whisking flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
- Make the dough by creaming very soft butter with 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and 2 tsp vanilla and mix well. Add lemon zest and mix.
- Combine dry and wet by adding the dry mix slowly and stirring until just set. Gently fold in fresh blueberries and 1/4 cup sugar for the berries.
- Shape the cookies by heating the oven to 350ยฐF (175ยฐC). Scoop about 2 tablespoons of dough, flatten slightly, add a teaspoon of chilled cheesecake filling in the center, close the dough over the filling, and roll into a ball.
- Finish and bake by rolling each ball in 1/4 cup sugar, placing them on a lined baking sheet, and baking for about 11 minutes until edges turn light gold. Let cool on the sheet for a few minutes, then move to a rack.
Notes
For best results, use fresh blueberries and keep the cream cheese cold before filling. You can freeze the baked cookies for up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 11 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg