Lemon Cheesecake Cookies 🍋 bake with me

These Lemon Cheesecake Cookies are soft, zesty, and filled with a creamy lemon cheesecake centre. The perfect spring bake. 📝 Full Recipe (step-by-step + tips): https://sagebakes.com/lemon-cheesecak... ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Preview 00:20 Lemon Cheesecake filling 01:25 Portion and freeze filling 01:49 Lemon Cookie Dough 04:49 Scoop out cookie dough 05:16 Add the filling and freeze 06:42 Lemon Sugar Coating 07:50 Bake 07:55 Final reveal 🍋 INGREDIENTS Cheesecake Filling ▢ 230 g cream cheese, softened (8 oz) ▢ 45 g sugar (3½ tbsp) ▢ 2 tsp lemon zest ▢ 2 tsp lemon juice (10 ml) ▢ Pinch of salt Lemon Cookie Dough ▢ 230 g all-purpose flour (1¾ cups) ▢ ½ tsp baking powder ▢ ½ tsp baking soda ▢ ½ tsp salt ▢ 1 tsp cornstarch ▢ 200 g granulated sugar (1 cup) ▢ 2–3 tbsp lemon zest ▢ 113 g unsalted butter, melted or very soft (½ cup) ▢ 1 egg ▢ 1 tsp lemon juice Lemon Sugar Coating ▢ 50 g sugar (¼ cup) ▢ 1–2 tsp lemon zest 💡 Baking Tip: Freeze the cheesecake filling until firm — this keeps the centre creamy and prevents it from leaking while baking. ✨ CONNECT WITH ME 💌 Substack (bonus recipes + Monthly Baker’s Notes): https://open.substack.com/pub/sagebakes 📖 Blog / Website: https://sagebakes.com 📸 Instagram:   / sage_bakes_   🎵 TikTok:   / sagebakes_