Cream Cheese Cookies with Blueberries and Lime Glaze
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lime zest
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 1/2 cups dried blueberries (about 8 ounces)
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup confectioners sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- make the cookies In a small saucepan, combine the cream cheese and granulated sugar and bring to a simmer.
- Cook over moderately high heat, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened, about 4 minutes.
- Pour into a small bowl and let cool completely.
- make the cookies Preheat the oven to 350 and line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the flour with the baking soda and salt.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle, cream the butter with the confectioners sugar and the lime zest until fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Scrape down the side of the bowl.
- Add the egg yolks one at a time, beating well between additions.
- Scrape down the bowl again.
- Add the cooled cream cheese mixture and beat until fully blended.
- Add the flour mixture all at once and mix at low speed until just incorporated.
- Add the blueberries and mix until evenly distributed, about 15 seconds.
- make the cookies For each cookie, scoop 2 tablespoons of the dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them 2 inches apart.
- Bake for about 15 minutes, until the cookies are golden brown on the bottom.
- Immediately transfer the cookies to a rack to cool completely before glazing.
- make the glaze In a small bowl, stir together all of the ingredients.
- Using a small spoon, spread the glaze in a thin layer over the cooled cookies.
- Let the glaze set for at least 10 minutes before serving.
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Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/cream-cheese-cookies-blueberries-and-lime-glaze (may not work)