Cheesecake Cookies

Submitted by pines506

"These have a light citrus flavor. They just melt in your mouth!! Cook time includes chill time."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 45mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 4 1/2 dozen

ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 cup fine graham cracker crumbs

• Cheese filling

• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon half-and-half

directions

1. Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until blended.
2. Add egg, lemon rind and lemon juice; mix well.
3. Combine flour and baking powder and add to first mixture and blend well; cover. Chil for at least 1 hour. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in graham cracker crumbs. Arrange on ungreased baking sheets.
4. With finger make an indentation in center of each cookie. Fill with level 1/2 teaspoonful of filling (See below).
5. Bake at 350F for about 20 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool; store airtight.
6. Cheese Filling:.
7. Beat together all filling ingredients until smooth.