A gorgeous recipe for holiday cookies in a jar. These are fantastic gifts.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 20 mins |
| Servings: | 20 |
| Yield: | 20 servings |
Ingredients
- ½ cup white sugar
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ teaspoon lemon juice
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup sifted confectioners’ sugar
- 1 egg white
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
Instructions
- Combine white sugar, water, lemon juice, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a thick-bottomed pot; bring to a boil, stirring often. Reduce heat to low, place a cover on the pot, and cook at a simmer for 3 minutes. Remove cover and continue cooking, stirring often, until the sugar and salt dissolve into the liquid, about 3 minutes more. Remove pot from heat and set aside to cool for 5 minutes; pour syrup into a large bowl.
- Beat syrup, confectioners’ sugar, egg white, and salt together in a bowl until thick, 5 to 10 minutes; add vanilla extract and beat to incorporate, about 1 minute. Add cream cheese to the bowl; beat until smooth.
Reviews
Perfect. Made it just as presented. Loved by all!
Added the zest of one orange. Yum!
I tasted the finished product (after exactly halving the recipe–even half egg white– so I could write a valid review), and found a good foundation recipe. If the recipe was clear, it would rate four stars easily. To make things fit our family’s tastes, I added 4 oz more cream cheese (we like a heavier cream cheese flavor over the sugar). The lemon flavor was faint, so I juiced one lemon and added it. I also added some lemon zest. It was perfect for us. I wanted to eat it with a giant spoon and ignore the fruit. Thanks for sharing!
This recipe receives a 5-star rating from the little girls who ate it all up! They thought it was so very delicious! Just follow the recipe because it works just like it is written up. I made only a partial recipe, but I’ve been instructed to make more! Thanks so much for making me look like a winner!