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Lemon poppy seed cream cheese cookies

Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Rest Time 10 mins
Total Time 35 mins
Difficulty: Beginner
Cooking Temp: 350  F
Best Season: Winter, Spring
Description

These fresh yet delicate cookies embody the essence of Imbolc and are an easy and affordable way to celebrate the sabbat.

Ingredients
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1.5 Tbsp baking powder
  • 1/2 cup cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
  • 1.25 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 3 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp poppy seeds
  • 1 Tbsp lemon zest
  • extra lemon zest and poppy seeds (for dipping)
Instructions
  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350°

  2. 2

    In a large mixing bowl cream together butter, sugar and cream cheese.

  3. 3

    Add egg, lemon juice and zest.

  4. 4
    In a smaller mixing bowl whisk together flour , baking power and poppy seeds.
     
  5. 5

    Blend dry ingredients into the wet until combined.

  6. 6

    In a small bowl mix together additional poppy seeds and lemon zest.

  7. 7
    Slightly wet your hands to prevent the cookie dough from sticking to your hands and roll into small balls pressing each ball into the poppy seed and lemon zest mixture. Arrange on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
     
  8. 8

    Bake for ten minutes.

  9. 9

    Allow to cool slightly before transferring to a cooling rack.

Note

Magical correspondences

Lemon, clears negative energy helping you to get a fresh start to the year.

Cream cheese, Imbolc is heavily associated with dairy, traditionally it marked the beginning of the lambing season when mother ewes would begin to lactate. Cheam cheese is a lovely way of putting a modern spin on this historic association.

Poppy seeds, Similarly seeds are an important part of the season, though in Canada we are not sowing physical seeds in February we are planting the seeds of intention for the coming year.

Keywords: Imbolc, seed cookies, lemon poppy seed, cookies, spring cookies,
Read it online: https://brokewitchcookbook.com/recipe/lemon-poppy-seed-cream-cheese-cookies/