Lemonade Pie Cookie Bites

Lemonade Pie Cookie Bites

As much as we love pies and cookies, they can start to feel stale. After all, even our favorite foods can get boring after a while. That’s when I started thinking about combining pie and cookies into one super treat. It couldn’t just be any pie and cookie combo, though.

At first, I thought about fruit pies, but that seemed like a mess, and the fruit filling would be hard to fit easily into a cookie cup. Then I thought about pumpkin or sweet potato pie as a filling. I just wasn’t sure how those flavors would pair with the sugar cookie crust I planned on using. Then it hit me. Lemon!

I make a delicious lemonade pie, and in my mind, I could already taste that delicious lemony filling coupled with the sugar cookie crust. I knew I had a winner. The rich creamy pie filling would be easy to add to the cookie crust, and the flavors would mesh perfectly. Thus, my lemonade pie cookie cups were born.

These lemonade pie cookie cups are absolutely delicious. The lemonade concentrate added to the filling adds an extra kick of sweet deliciousness, and the sugar cookie cup is the perfect backdrop to all that creamy citrus goodness. What’s more, the ease of making this recipe is also a big bonus.

The only actual baking involved is the cookie cups. The filling is all no-bake! The entire process only takes about 10 minutes of prep and 17 minutes in the oven. Of course, the cookie cups need to cool, and the filling needs to set, but still, that’s just a matter of waiting – not actually doing anything. Just how I like it!

Tips

This is an incredibly easy recipe to make. The cookie cups are simply tiny sugar cookie bites that you make in a mini muffin tin, so you’re really only making a basic cookie recipe. Add to that the fact that making the filling is simply a matter of mixing and chilling, and you have a recipe that’s perfect for beginners or advanced bakers who just don’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen.

Having said that, there are a few tips that will make it even easier to create these delicious cookie cups and ensure that they come out as delicious as possible for you. Be sure not to skip this section!

Mixing is Key

With both the pudding mix and the cream cheese, mixing is key.

Be sure to beat the pudding and evaporated milk vigorously until it becomes super thick. That’s key to getting the consistency of the filling right.

The same goes for the cream cheese. Make sure to beat it for two to three minutes until it’s thoroughly light and creamy and then add the frozen lemonade concentrate and beat until fully combined.

Make the Lemonade Pie Filling First

To make the best use of your time, make the lemonade pie filling first so that it has plenty of time to set up as you make the sugar cookie bites. Otherwise, you’ll be waiting around longer than necessary to put these tasty treats together.

Don’t Overfill the Muffin Tins

When making the sugar cookie bites, don’t overfill your mini muffin tin. Only fill the tins halfway. You want the cookie bites to be deep enough to hold a nice dollop of lemonade pie filling, and that’s it. If the cups are too thick, it will be difficult to make a hollow center later.

Let the Cookie Bites Cool – But NOT Completely

You want to let your cookie bites cool for about 15 to 20 minutes after taking them out of the oven. They should be just warm when it’s time to press in the center for the filling. If they’re too hot, they won’t hold their shape, and if they’re too cool, you won’t be able to effectively make the hollow center.

Easily Make the Hollow Center of the Cups

The easiest way to make the hollow center of these lemonade pie cookie cups is with a wooden spoon handle. Press the handle into the center of the cookie and then move the spoon around in a circular motion, keeping the center of the spoon in place. This will create a hollow in the cookie cup that’s just the right size for the filling.

Use a Piping Bag

Speaking of fill, a piping bag is your friend for this. It’s far, far easier to use a piping bag with a plain round tip to fill your cookie cups than it is to try to spoon the filling in.

Variations

This lemonade pie cookie cups recipe is delicious just as it is, but it’s also a great base recipe to make changes to. With just a few changes, you can create a variety of different flavors that are so good, and so easy.

Pudding

Simply changing the pudding that you use can create entirely new flavors. Leave out the lemonade concentrate and use different pudding to create all kinds of different flavors. Any pudding will work, and there are tons of different flavors in the baking aisle.

Cookie Cups

This recipe calls for sugar cookie cups, but you can try other kinds of cookie recipes. The only caveat here is that it shouldn’t be chunky cookie dough. You’ll have a difficult time making a hole in chocolate chip cookie bites, for example. However, other kinds of cookies like snickerdoodles or even chocolate chip cookie dough sans chocolate chips will work.

Storing Lemonade Pie Cookie Cups

These delicious cookie cups will keep in the fridge for three to four days in an air-tight container. You can’t freeze these cookies, so be sure to eat them before then. Don’t worry, you can do it!

Try These Lemonade Pie Cookie Cups Today

These lemonade pie cookie cups are absolutely delicious, and they’re so easy to make. With a combo like that, why wouldn’t you give them a try? With a decadent, creamy, lemonade filling and delicious sugar cookie cup holding it all in, these little bites are sinfully sweet and pure heaven all at once. Give them a try!

Ingredients Needed to Make Lemonade Pie Cookie Bites

• Butter
• Sugar
• Brown sugar
• Eggs, room temperature
• Vanilla
• Flour
• Baking soda
• Baking powder
• Salt
• Instant lemon pudding mix
• Evaporated milk
• Cream cheese
• Frozen lemonade concentrate
• Optional: whipped cream and lemon zest

How To Make Lemonade Pie Cookie Bites

How To Make Mini Sugar Cookies

• Preheat the oven to 350° and spray a mini muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar until fully mixed. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well.
• In a separate medium sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• Add dry ingredients into wet ingredients and mix until fully combined.
  Fill each mini muffin ½ full.
• Bake for 15-17 minutes or until the center of the cookie cup is set.
  Remove from the oven and let cool for 20 minutes.
• Use the end of a wooden spoon to press a hole in the middle of each cookie cup. Move around to desired size.

How To Make The Lemonade Cream Cheese Filling

• In a medium bowl, beat together pudding mix and evaporated milk for 2 minutes until extremely thick.
• In a separate bowl, beat cream cheese for 2-3 minutes, then add frozen lemonade concentrate and beat until combined.
• Place pudding mixture into the cream cheese mixture and beat until well combined.
• Place in the refrigerator to chill while cookies are baking.
• Add pudding mixture to a piping bag and pipe filling into the center of each mini cookie cup.
• Top with whipped cream and lemon zest, if desired, then enjoy!

Here are a few more delicious lemon dessert recipes

• Luscious Lemon Cheesecake
• Frosted Lemon Sugar Cookies
• Lemon Frosted Lemonade
• Lemon Cheesecake Squares with Blueberry Topping

And here is a delicious Blueberry Streusel Cake recipe from Deliciously Seasoned that you are sure to enjoy!