Butter Cookies with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

I hope you are enjoying the cookie recipes I’m posting this week! Today I’m sharing a recipe for Butter Cookies with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting. I grew up making and eating these cookies, and I’ve always loved them. My mom made them with an orange glaze, and they were called “melting moments”. They are heavenly, and they do just melt in your mouth. Instead of the orange glaze, I tried making them with lemon cream cheese frosting. It made them even better than I remember! You can use orange or even lime zest if you prefer. All varieties are yummy.

I took an assortment of Christmas cookies to a family party last year. I was totally thinking that only the adults would go for these, but I was wrong. These were the first to go, and the kids loved them as much as the adults.  These are small cookies, so you can just keep popping them in your mouth and eat a bunch without even noticing.  If you’re serving them to a large group, you might want to make a double batch!

Ingredients
Dough:

• 1 cup butter, softened to room temperature (not overly soft or melted!)
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 3/4 cup cornstarch

Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting:

• 2 Tbsp soft butter
• 3 oz cream cheese, softened to room temperature

dash salt

• 1 Tbsp lemon zest
• 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar (more or less)

Instructions

1. Cream butter and sugar till smooth. Stir in flour and cornstarch. Mix well, then cover and chill for at least an hour. Roll into 1" balls and place on parchment lined cookie sheets. Bake at 325° for about 15-18 minutes. Cool completely, then frost with lemon cream cheese frosting.
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