Prep Time::30 mins
Cook Time::15 mins
Total Time::45 mins
Servings::60
Yield::5 dozen cookies
Ingredients
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½ cup unsalted butter, softened
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
½ cup white sugar
1 large egg yolk
1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
5 drops yellow food coloring (Optional)
60 cinnamon red hot candies, or as needed
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Beat butter and cream cheese together in a bowl. Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add egg yolk, lemon peel, and lemon extract and beat well.
Sift flour and salt together in a bowl. Add to the bowl with the butter mixture in 3 additions, mixing well after each. Add food coloring and mix in thoroughly.
Press cookies 1 inch apart onto the prepared baking sheet using a cookie press fitted with a flower disc. Press 1 red hot cinnamon candy into the center of each cookie.
Bake in the preheated oven until just starting to turn golden brown on the edges, 14 to 16 minutes; do not overbake.
Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.