Description
Delicious soft and chewy cookies filled with a creamy cheesecake center, bursting with fresh lemon and blueberry flavors, perfect for spring and summer treats.
Ingredients
Cookie Dough
- 2.5 cups All purpose flour (Sub: 1 to 1 gluten free baking flour if needed.)
- 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon Baking soda
- 0.5 teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup Granulated sugar
- 1 large Egg
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
- zest of 2 lemons Lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
- 0.75 cup Fresh blueberries (Sub: frozen, do not thaw, or blueberry jam.)
Cheesecake Filling
- 6 ounces Cream cheese, softened
- 0.33 cup Powdered sugar
Instructions
Preparation
- Make the cheesecake filling: In a bowl, mix the softened cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Scoop it into about 14 to 16 small mounds (about 2 teaspoons each) on parchment paper. Freeze for 30 to 45 minutes until firm.
- Make the cookie dough: In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a larger bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the egg, vanilla, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Add dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
- Add blueberries: Gently fold blueberries into the dough.
Assembly
- Scoop a ball of dough, flatten it in your palm, place a frozen cream cheese piece in the center, then wrap the dough around it and pinch closed. Roll it into a ball again and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Baking
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Bake one tray at a time in the center of the oven for 11 to 13 minutes, until the edges look set and the centers look slightly underbaked.
- Let them cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes, then move them to a rack.
- If desired, press a few blueberries into the top of each dough ball before baking for a decorative touch.
Notes
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. You can freeze baked cookies for up to 2 months or bake frozen stuffed dough balls by adding 1 to 2 minutes to the bake time.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Snack
- Cuisine: American