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This week’s Frugal Homemade features Cream Cheese Butter Cookies with Lime Buttercream Frosting. My daughter had these a few months ago and has been raving about them — and she requested them last week, so I finally got around to making a batch. Cream Cheese Butter Cookies are based on this Secret Cream Cheese cookies recipe she found online, and I must say they are quite good! (I was a little worried the lime would be too much, but it is *perfect* with the cream cheese butter cookie flavor.)

With just six simple ingredients for the cookies and four for the frosting, this is one easy recipe!

Cream Cheese Butter Cookies with Lime Buttercream Frosting

cream cheese cookies

Ingredients for the cookies:

  • 2 cups of butter, softened
  • 6 ounces of cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cups of sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
  • 5 cups of flour

Directions for the cookies

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  2. With an electric mixer, cream butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy.
  3. Slowly add sugar and continue to beat on medium until mixture is airy.
  4. Add egg yolks and vanilla.
  5. Add flour, one cup at a time, mixing well between cups.
  6. Cover and chill dough for two hours.
  7. Once chilled, roll into 1″ balls and place on cookie sheets. (20 should fit on each sheet and this recipe makes approximately 80 cookies.)
  8. Bake for 15-18 minutes, until bottoms are slightly browned.
  9. Let cool while making the frosting.
cream cheese frostingIngredients for the frosting:
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 3 tablespoons butter, softened

Directions for the frosting

  1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix with a fork until smooth.
  2. Transfer to a small zip-top bag.
  3. Cut the tip off one of the corners & drizzle over cooled cookies. You can drizzle over all or just some — and they are still very good without any frosting at all!
  4. Optional — sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Enjoy!

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Cream Cheese Butter Cookies with Lime Buttercream Frosting

With just six simple ingredients for the cookies and four for the frosting, this is one easy recipe!
Course Dessert
Cuisine Cookies
chilling time 2 hours
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 80 cookies
Author Rachel Singer

Ingredients

For the cookies:

  • 2 cups butter, softened
  • 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
  • 5 cups flour

For the frosting:

  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 3 tablespoons butter, softened

Instructions

For the cookies:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • With an electric mixer, cream butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy.
  • Slowly add sugar and continue to beat on medium until mixture is airy.
  • Add egg yolks and vanilla.
  • Add flour, one cup at a time, mixing well between cups.
  • Cover and chill dough for two hours.
  • Once chilled, roll into 1" balls and place on cookie sheets. (20 should fit on each sheet and this recipe makes approximately 80 cookies.)
  • Bake for 15-18 minutes, until bottoms are slightly browned.
  • Let cool while making the frosting.

For the frosting:

  • Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix with a fork until smooth.
  • Transfer to a small zip-top bag.
  • Cut the tip off one of the corners & drizzle over cooled cookies. You can drizzle over all or just some -- and they are still very good without any frosting at all!
  • Optional -- sprinkle with powdered sugar.

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