This Lemon Cheesecake Cookies recipe comes from a two-sided magazine clipping filed under Cookies in My Mom’s Recipe Box. Its original lemon measurements, pan instructions, timing, yield, and nutrition information are preserved here as printed.
Original Recipe Card
Ingredients
- 2 lemons
- ¼ lb. butter
- ¼ tsp. salt
- ¼ cup plus ⅔ cup sugar
- 1¼ cups flour
- 2 8-oz. packages cream cheese
- 2 eggs
Directions
Line an 8" or 9" square pan with a sheet of aluminum foil extending 2" beyond 2 sides of the pan. Grate 1 tsp. of the yellow zest from a lemon and squeeze 3 Tbs. juice. Beat butter, salt, ½ tsp. lemon zest and ¼ cup sugar until creamy. On low speed, beat in flour until crumbly. Beat in about 1 Tbs. lemon juice until dough just holds together. Press dough into bottom of prepared pan. Refrigerate 15 minutes. Heat oven to 350°. Bake crust until golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Beat cheese with ⅔ cup sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs, ½ tsp. lemon zest and 2 Tbs. lemon juice. Pour over crust. Bake until cheesecake is firm and top puffs, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely. Refrigerate until cold. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before cutting. Lift cheesecake out of pan using foil as handles. Cut into triangles.
Yield
Makes 32
Timing From the Original
Work Time 15 min.
Total Time 1 hr. 15 min.
Nutrition Information From the Original
Per cookie: Cal. 120 Pro. 2g Fat 8g Sod. 63mg Carb. 10g Chol. 37mg
Preservation Notes
This recipe is preserved as a two-sided printed magazine clipping attached to an index card. The front contains the photograph, title, “DESSERTS” label, timing, staple, and publication mark; the reverse contains the complete recipe and extends above a largely blank card.
Notes From the Original
The magazine clipping labels the recipe “DESSERTS,” but it was filed in the Cookies section of the original recipe box. The Cookies category is preserved here because the recipe box’s original organization remains authoritative.
About My Mom’s Recipe Box
This recipe is part of My Mom’s Recipe Box, an ongoing preservation project dedicated to my late mother’s original recipe collection. Every effort is made to preserve the original wording, organization, handwritten notes, typewritten cards, magazine clippings, corrections, and other details exactly as they appeared in her recipe box. When clarification is helpful, it is provided separately so the original recipe remains preserved.
