Cream Cheese Cookies Recipe
Cream Cheese Cookies are bite size soft cookies that melt in your mouth! These are easy to make and so good - almost like snowball cookies but with the tang of cream cheese.
Servings: 32 servings
Cost: $10
Ingredients
- 1 2/3 cups (206g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons (16g) cornstarch
- ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter, softened
- 4 ounces (113g) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 large egg
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and cornstarch in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- Mix butter and cream cheese until smooth in a large bowl with a hand mixer (or using a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment). Add sugar then cream the mixture until fluffy, about 1-2 minutes.
- Add both extracts and egg and mix until smooth, then mix in the dry ingredients.
- Using a 1-tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop balls of cookie dough onto cookie sheets, 2-inches apart. Bake 8-13 minutes, or until bottoms are light golden and tops are no longer glossy. They don’t flatten; they’ll stay somewhat puffy.
- Cool then dust with powdered sugar before serving.
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Notes
- Almond extract is optional, but I found it gave the cookies much better flavor.
- Traditionally, only vanilla is used but I thought they were pretty one-note until I added the almond extract. You can substitute lemon or coconut extract as well.
- Watch the cookies in the oven – check after about 8 minutes to see if the pans need rotating. These brown quickly on the bottom and if your oven is hotter on the bottom you may need to rotate the pans.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature or or in the freezer.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 118kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 32mg | Potassium: 34mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 147IU | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg
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