Description
Lemon coconut cheesecake cookies blend tangy citrus with creamy cheesecake notes in a delightful treat. Crumbly, zesty, and rich, these cookies offer a perfect balance of flavors that will delight dessert enthusiasts.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (230 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 2 ½ cups (315 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (100 g) brown sugar, packed
- 1 pack (225 g / 8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup (75 g) shredded sweetened coconut
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- Cream Cheese Preparation: Whip cream cheese with sugar and vanilla until smooth and velvety, eliminating any potential lumps.
- Freezing Cream Cheese Centers: Portion cream cheese mixture onto parchment-lined baking sheet and freeze for at least 30 minutes until completely solid.
- Cookie Dough Creation: Craft a tender dough infused with vibrant lemon zest and delicate coconut flakes, creating a flavor-packed base.
- Cookie Assembly: Carefully encase each frozen cream cheese center within the cookie dough, ensuring complete and secure coverage to prevent any filling escape during baking.
- Baking Process: Arrange cookie morsels on a fresh parchment-lined baking sheet, maintaining adequate spacing. Slide into a preheated oven and bake until edges transform into a golden-brown, crispy perfection, indicating ideal doneness.
- Cooling Technique: Rest cookies briefly on the baking sheet, then transition to a wire rack to complete cooling and stabilize their delectable texture.
Notes
- Chill Cream Cheese Precisely: Freeze cream cheese portions exactly 30 minutes for optimal texture and easy handling during cookie assembly.
- Handle Dough Gently: Use light touches when wrapping frozen cream cheese centers to prevent breaking or tearing the delicate cookie dough.
- Control Moisture Balance: Ensure cream cheese is completely frozen to prevent leakage and maintain clean, defined cookie edges during baking.
- Temperature Matters: Preheat oven accurately and watch closely during final minutes to achieve perfect golden-brown edges without burning.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 23
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg