This post is part of #ChristmasCookies week 2019 event. I received product from Adams Extract and Millican Pecan to use in my recipes. I received no further compensation.

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Today I’m sharing a new tassie recipe idea that I got from my cousin’s wife, Penny. Penny’s Lemon Sponge Pie is a holiday hit at their house so I thought why not try it as a cookie?
Lemon Sponge Tassies

Lemon Sponge Tassies deliver a burst of natural lemon flavor and cookie crust crust in every bite.

Tassies are really very easy to make. This cookie dough can also easily be changed to suit a variety of flavor combos and textures.

Candy Cane Tassies

Like these Candy Cane Tassies.

Or these Chocolate Brownie ones…

Lemon Sponge Tassies

Lemon Sponge Tassies
I started with a basic dough recipe of butter, cream cheese, sugar and flour. This dough gets divided into 24 individual balls and pressed into mini muffin tray compartments.
Next, mix the sponge batter and spoon into dough cups. Tip: gently fold whipped egg white into batter to keep the volume.
Bake and Enjoy!
Lemon Sponge Tassies

Lemon Sponge Tassies

5 from 3 votes

Print Recipe

Servings 24

Ingredients

dough
1/2 cup butter, softened
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 tbsp sugar
1 cup flour
sponge
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 each lemon, zest, juice and pulp
1 each egg, separated
1/2 tbsp butter
dash of salt
1/2 tbsp flour
1/2 cup milk

Instructions

Dough: Cream together butter, cream cheese and sugar. Add flour. Beat into smooth dough. Divide dough into 24 equal balls. Press into individual mini muffin tins. Smooth evenly on bottom and up sides.
Sponge: Cream together sugar, lemon, yolk. Add butter, salt, flour and milk.
In a separate bowl, eat egg white into stiff peaks. Fold beaten whites into batter. Spoon batter into prepared dough cups. Bake at 350 for approximately 25 minutes until cookie browns and inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Thank you to Ellen of Family Around the Table and Christie from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures for hosting #ChristmasCookies Week! And a huge thank you to our sponsors Adams Extract and Millican Pecan for supporting the bloggers and events like Christmas Cookies Week.

Check out today’s cookie recipes:

Brown Sugar Christmas Cookies by Intelligent Domestications
Browned Butter Cookies with Browned Butter Frosting by Daily Dish Recipes
Chewy Hazelnut Oatmeal Cookies by Food Above Gold
Chocolate Peppermint Biscotti by Sweet Beginnings
Cinnamon Pecan Snowball Cookies by The Spiffy Cookie
Cream Cheese Red Velvet Thumbprint Cookies by Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice
Dark Chocolate Orange Crinkle Cookies by A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
Eggnog Crackle Cookies by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
Eggnog Snickerdoodle Cookies by Cheese Curd In Paradise
French Toast Snickerdoodles by Love and Confections
Gluten Free Hungarian Rugelach by Frugal & Fit
Iced Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Cookies by Family Around the Table
Iced Molasses Cookies by Palatable Pastime
Kipplens AKA: Pecan Snow Balls by Hardly A Goddess
Lemon Sponge Tassies by Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
Oatmeal Pecan Cookies by Creative Southern Home
Pecan Sandies by Everyday Eileen
Peppermint Madeleines by Books n’ Cooks
Raspberry Shortbread Cookies by Blogghetti
Salted Chocolate Pecan Cookies by Cookaholic Wife
Speculoos (Belgian Spice Cookies) by Karen’s Kitchen Stories
Snickerdoodle Sandwich Cookies by Strawberry Blondie Kitchen
White Chocolate Cranberry Shortbread Cookies by Red Cottage Chronicles

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