New York Cheesecake Cookies

Name: New York Cheesecake Cookies
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 118 milliliters packed brown sugar; 85 grams cream cheese, softened; 1 egg, separated; 237 milliliters flour; 296 milliliters finely crushed graham crackers (1 sleeve); 59 milliliters granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons lemon zest; 8 Tbsps stick unsalted butter, softened; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract

New York Cheesecake Cookies requires about 40 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains about 3g of protein, 11g of fat, and a total of 226 calories. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up baking powder, granulated sugar, lemon zest, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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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.

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Graham Cracker Crumbs

Baking Powder

Brown Sugar

Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add the egg white and beat until well combined.

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Egg Whites

Add to the graham cracker crumbs and blend until just combined.

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Graham Cracker Crumbs

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.

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Granulated Sugar

Cream Cheese

Lemon Zest

Egg Yolk

Vanilla

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Bowl

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.

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Cookie Dough

Cream Cheese

Ice Cream

Dough

Ice

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Ice Cream Scoop

Baking Sheet

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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.

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