Lemon Gooey Butter Cookies Recipe
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Ingredients: 21/4 organic all purpose flour, such as King Arthur brand
2 tsp baking powder
1 pkg cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups of sugar
2 tbsp grated fresh lemon zest
1 1/2 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/8 tsp of lemon oil, such as Boyajian
1/8 tsp of natiral yellow gel based food coloring, such as CHEFMASTER
1 tsp Kosher salt
1 large egg plus one egg yolk
1 cup confectionier's sugar, sifted, for rolling & dusting
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Directions:1. In medium bowl, whisk together flour & baking powder until well blended
2. With electric mixture, cream together cream cheese & butter until well blended, creamy & smooth.
3. Beat in sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice,vanilla, lemon oil, food coloring & salt. Mixed until well combined, light & fluffy
4. Add the egg and the yolk & beat well until creamy & light.
5. On low speed, add the flour mixture. Dough will be very sticky. Cover bowl & refrigerate 2 hrs or overnight.
6. Arrange oven rack in lower 3rd of oven & preheat to 325 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside. place confectioner's sugar in small bowl & set aside.
7. Take in enough dough to make 1-inch balls. Roll in confectioner's sugar & place on baking sheets 2 inches apart.
8. Bake in oven until cookie shapes and are puffed & crackly (about 14 min). DO NOT OVERBAKE! They should not have brown edges. The cookies will still be soft in the centers.
9. Cool on wire rack or paper towel.
10. Once cooled, transfer to an airtight container.
11. if desired, Can chill cookies in air-tight container before serving or room temperature. Dust again! |
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Servings:2 1/2 dozen cookies |
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Preparation
Time:30 minutes |
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