Lemon Cheesecake Cookie Bites

These light, lemony cheesecake bites with a simple sugar cookie crust come together in a flash.

Ingredients

1

pouch (21 oz) Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix

1/2

cup butter, softened

1

egg

1

tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1

package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened

3/4

cup powdered sugar

3/4

cup lemon curd

Directions

• 1 Heat oven to 350° F. Spray 48 mini muffin cups with cooking spray.
• 2 In medium bowl, mix cookie mix, softened butter, egg and lemon juice until soft dough forms. For each cookie bite, shape 2 teaspoons dough into ball, and place in mini muffin cup. Push down centers of balls to form little cups.
• 3 In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar and 1/2 cup of the lemon curd with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Spoon mixture into decorating bag fitted with tip. Fill each cup with a teaspoon of mixture.
• 4 Bake 9 to 10 minutes or until cookie edges are turning golden. Cool completely before removing from pan. When cool, top each with 1/4 teaspoon lemon curd.