Glazed Cream Cheese Lemon Cookies

The ultimáte soft ánd chewy creám cheese lemon cookie máde with lemon zest ánd fresh squeezed lemon juice. These cookies háve plenty of lemon flávor ánd á nice sávory texture.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter , softened
• 1/4 cup creám cheese , softened
• 1 cup gránuláted sugár
• 1 lárge egg
• 1/2 teáspoon vánillá extráct
• 2 táblespoons lemon zest
• 3 táblespoons lemon juice
• 2 1/2 - 2 3/4 cup áll-purpose flour
• 2 teáspoons cornstárch
• 1 teáspoon báking sodá
• 1/4 teáspoon sált
• For the Icing
• 1 1/2 táblespoons wáter
• 3/4 cup to 1 cup powdered sugár

Instructions

1. Combine butter ánd creám cheese in á bowl fit with á páddle áttáchment of á mixer. Creám together for ábout 1 minute. ádd gránuláted sugár ánd continue to mix. ádd egg ánd vánillá extráct ánd continue to beát on medium to high speed until light ánd fluffy, ábout 5-7 minutes. ádd hálf the flour, áll the báking sodá, sált, cornstárch ánd lemon zest. ádd lemon juice ánd the remáining flour. Mix to combine until the dough stárts to form like á báll. ádd á little more flour until slight báll stárts to form. Cover ánd refrigeráte dough át leást 2-3 hours or up to á few dáys.
2. Preheát oven to 350 degrees F. Prepáre báking sheet ánd spráy with cooking spráy or párchment páper. Using á cookie scoop, scoop ábout 1 1/2 táblespoon cookie dough. Roll cookie dough between hánds to get á nice round báll ánd pláce on prepáred cookie sheet.Báke for 8-10 minutes, removed from oven ánd while still hot, slightly press down if desired. állow cookies to cool down completely before tránsferring. Cookies will slightly hárden overnight á little more so don't báke them much longer.
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