Dessert for 24

Lemon Cake Mix Cookies with butter

Name: Lemon Cake Mix Cookies with butter
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsalted butter; 1 brick cream cheese; 1 large egg; 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice; 2 tsp freshly grated lemon zest; 1/2 tsp each: vanilla extract & lemon extract; 1 cup powdered sugar; 1/3 cup granulated sugar

$0.76for 427 minServes 24

Lemon cake mix cookies get cream cheese, citrus juice, and zest before chilling, sugaring, and baking.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 4 oz$0.40/oz typical	4 oz	$1.60Typical price
	Cream cheese, 1 oz$0.30/oz typical	1 oz	$0.30Typical price
	Eggs, 1$0.30 each typical	1	$0.30Typical price
	Juice, 1 oz$0.04/oz typical	1 oz	$0.04Typical price
	Lemons and limes, a little$0.60 each typical	a little	$0.07Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$4.54

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Cornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarSugar and brown sugar

Not included in the cost.

27 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
24servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.19 per serving$0.76 for 4

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Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 brick cream cheese
1 large egg
2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 tsp freshly grated lemon zest
1/2 tsp each: vanilla extract & lemon extract
1 cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar

Steps

Beat the butter, cream cheese, granulated sugar, egg, lemon juice, lemon zest, vanilla extract, and lemon extract until smooth.
Stir in the lemon cake mix until a soft dough forms, then chill it for 10 minutes.
Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a large baking sheet with cooking oil.
Roll the dough into 24 balls, coat them with powdered sugar, and place them on the sheet.
Bake for 12 minutes, until the cookies are set around the edges and soft in the centers.