Luscious Lemon Snowballs

Recipe View Infuse the sugar with lemon: In a food processor, combine the sugar and lemon zest. Pulse several times until the zest is finely minced and the sugar is fragrant. Reserve 1/2 cup of this lemon sugar in a separate bowl for coating the cookies. (5 minutes)

Recipe View Create the dough: In a mixing bowl, beat together the softened butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Gradually add the remaining lemon sugar mixture, egg, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. Mix well. (5 minutes)

Recipe View Incorporate dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the baking powder and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Be careful not to overmix. (3 minutes)

Recipe View Chill the dough: Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and freeze for 1 hour. This will prevent the cookies from spreading too thin during baking. (60 minutes)

Recipe View Preheat and prepare: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet. (5 minutes)

Recipe View Shape and coat: Remove the dough from the freezer and shape into 1-inch balls. Roll each ball in the reserved lemon sugar, coating completely. Place the cookies 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet. Gently flatten each cookie slightly with your fingertips, then sprinkle with any remaining lemon sugar. (15 minutes)

Recipe View Bake: Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes, or until the bottoms of the cookies are lightly golden and firm. (12 minutes)

Recipe View Cool and enjoy: Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. (10 minutes)