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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
Doterra Lemon Cream Cheese Cookies
Ingredients
- 6 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, softened
- 2 Ounces Cream Cheese
- 1/4 Cup Powdered Sugar, plus 1 Tablespoon, plus more for rolling the cookies in.
- 3/4 Cup White Sugar
- 15 Drops Lemon Doterra Essential Oils
- 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 Egg
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 3/4 Cup Flour
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream the butter, cream cheese and sugars together until smooth.2 Ounces Cream Cheese, 6 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, 1/4 Cup Powdered Sugar, 3/4 Cup White Sugar
- Add the essential oil drops, vanilla and eggs and mix again.1/2 teaspoon Vanilla, 15 Drops Lemon Doterra Essential Oils, 1 Egg
- In a separate bowl mix together all of the dry ingredients so they can become well incorporated into the dough.1/4 teaspoon Salt, 1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder, 1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda, 1 3/4 Cup Flour
- 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.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Yummy!! These cookies looks like meltaways — but more delicious 😀
Hi Courtney,
Here is the Link for the Oils Group, sorry that isn’t showing up right now, strange.
Come join in the fun here though: https://www.facebook.com/groups/130617440428878/
Wow, what an AWESOME giveaway!!! 🙂 Yummy looking cookies too!
This has been a hard year for my seasonal, hay fever induced asthma. It has lasted a LOT longer than it usually does and I have nothing to help, I didn’t realize oils could be an answer-awesome!!! And I am intrigued by the idea of cooking with oils. What a fun concept.
Thnx for sharing the recipe. These cookies look amazzing and I’m going to bake some this weekend although, on the ingredients it doesn’t list the vanilla nor the eggs but in the instructions it does so how much vanilla do we use and how many eggs do we use?? I am new to essential oils and am excited to start using them:))
What a great giveaway and cookie recipe! Yum!
I can’t find the first group on Facebook to “like” to enter the giveaway, though…What is the group called I need to like? Facebook Oils Group?
Thank you!
Cooooooooookies! These babies look divine! xo
Great giveaway! I use Doterra oils and love them! All of the ones in this kit are ones that we always keep on hand in our house. We use one of them every single day. And I love the diffuser! The cookies look delicious. I wish I was having one with my tea right now!
These cookies are so pretty! I love them cream cheese and lemon in them. So summery!
Oh my gosh! These cookies sound heavenly!