New York Cheesecake Cookies
The name says it all. I got this from Sandra Lee at Food Network. I am adding it to my recipe box because I'm a sucker for ANYTHING cheesecake.
Yield
4 servingsPrep
20 minCook
12 minReady
60 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ¼ | cups |
graham crackers/wafers
finely crushed (1 sleeve) |
*
|
| 1 | cup |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
baking powder
|
|
| 8 | tablespoons |
butter, unsalted
softened |
|
| ½ | cup |
brown sugar
packed |
*
|
| 1 | large |
eggs
separated |
|
| 3 | ounces |
cream cheese
softened |
|
| ¼ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
lemon zest
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 296 | ml |
graham crackers/wafers
finely crushed (1 sleeve) |
*
|
| 237 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 1.2E+2 | ml |
butter, unsalted
softened |
|
| 118 | ml |
brown sugar
packed |
*
|
| 1 | large |
eggs
separated |
|
| 86.7 | ml/g |
cream cheese
softened |
|
| 59 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
lemon zest
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350℉ (180℃).
In a large bowl, stir together the graham cracker crumbs, flour and baking powder. In a medium bowl, beat together the butter with the brown sugar using an electric hand mixer. Add the egg white and beat until well combined. Add to the graham cracker crumbs and blend until just combined.
In a separate medium bowl, beat together the softened cream cheese with the granulated sugar, egg yolk, lemon zest and vanilla until well combined. Set aside.
Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop out the cookie dough and place on a nonstick or parchment lined baking sheet. (If you do not have an ice scoop, then measure out the dough into scoops of about 2 tablespoons.) Flatten slightly, pressing your thumb in the center of the ball to create a small bowl shape. Repeat with the remaining dough. Spoon the cream cheese into the indents in the cookies.
Bake until the filling is barely set and the cookies are lightly golden, 12 minutes. Allow to cool 5 minutes on the baking sheets before removing them and cooling completely on a wire rack.
