Doterra Lemon Cream Cheese Cookies
Do Essential Oils Have Health Benefits?
Many people believe that essential oils have health benefits.
There is not enough scientific evidence to prove these claims, but many essential oils are helpful for overall health.
For instance, chamomile oil is good for skin care and is used at bedtime for its relaxing effects.
Peppermint oil helps relieve headaches and eases stomach upset and digestive issues.
Lavender oil is known for its relaxing effect.
Citrus oils are good for household cleaning and are soothing and relaxing.
Do Cookies With Cream Cheese In Them Need To Be Refrigerated?
You do not need to refrigerate cookies or brownies containing cream cheese.
What Is A Substitute For Cream Cheese?
You can use 1 cup pureed cottage cheese or 1 cup plain yogurt that has been strained in cheese cloth instead of cream cheese in most recipes.
You could also substitute low fat or non fat cream cheese for regular cream cheese.
Doterra Lemon Cream Cheese Cookies
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Doterra Lemon Cream Cheese Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 ounces cream cheese
- 6 Tablespoons of unsalted butter softened
- 1/4 Cup plus 1 Tablespoon Powdered Sugar plus more for rolling the cookies in.
- 3/4 Cup White Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1/2 TeaspoonVanilla
- 1/4 TEaspoon Salt
- 1/4 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/4 Teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 3/4 Cup Flour
- 15 drops of Lemon Doterra Essential Oils
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream the butter, cream cheese and sugars together until smooth.
- Add the essential oil drops, vanilla and eggs and mix again.
- In a separate bowl mix together all of the dry ingredients so they can become well incorporated into the dough.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well.
- Scoop cookies onto a baking sheet and bake for 9-10 minutes, remove from the oven and dust with powdered sugar.