Cream Cheese Lemon Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 3 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon coarse salt
• confectioners' sugar, for sprinkling

Recipe

• 1 put butter and cream cheese in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until creamy.
• 2 mix in granulated sugar. add egg, and lemon zest and juice; mix well. sift together flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium bowl; mix into butter mixture on low speed.
• 3 preheat oven to 375 degrees. place a small amount of the dough in a pastry bag fitted with a large french tip (such as ateco #865). holding tip very close to the surface, pipe 3 1/2-inch bows onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper; space 1 inch apart. refill pastry bag as needed with remaining dough.
• 4 bake cookies until golden brown on bottom, about 12 minutes. let cool on sheets on wire racks, and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.