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For the cookies you'll need: flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, butter, cream cheese, sugar, eggs, vanilla, powdered sugar.
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For the lemon curd you'll need: egg yolks, butter, sugar, lemon juice, cornstarch, and salt.
Make the Lemon Curd
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In a medium saucepan over low-medium heat, melt the butter. Whisk in the sugar mixture, then the lemon juice and egg yolks until fully combined. Stir the mixture for another 2-3 minutes or until large bubbles form. Immediately remove from heat. Strain and chill for at least 2 hours.
Make the batter
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Cream together the sugars, cream cheese & butter.
Make the batter
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Add in the vanilla and eggs, beat until fully combined.
Make the batter
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Add in the dry ingredients and mix on low speed until just combined. Chill for 30 minutes.
Portion the cookie dough
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Roll each cookie dough ball in your hands, then roll in the powdered sugar and place on the baking sheet spaced about 2 inches apart. Flatten the cookie dough out slightly.
Bake
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Bake the cookies for about 12 minutes. Immediately press the centers with the back of a spoon.
Top with Lemon Curd
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Once the cookies are cool, sprinkle each of them with powdered sugar. Add a dollop of lemon curd to the centers of each cookie and serve!