Cream Cheese Cookies
Soft and fluffy cream cheese cookies that melt in your mouth with a light crisp bite. Easy cream cheese cookies perfect for quick homemade treats.
- Prep time
- 1 hr 10 min
- Cook time
- 9 min
- Yield
- 26 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- For Cream Cheese Cookies:
- 1 3/4 cups (220 g) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup (115 g) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup (115 g) butter, room temperature
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1-2 tablespoons of icing sugar for dusting
- NOTE: Some ingredients can be replaced with their vegan counterparts.
Instructions
- 1
In a large bowl, cream together butter and cream cheese using an electric hand mixer or in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment.
- 2
Once combined, add the granulated sugar and beat until sugar dissolves and the mixture is light and fluffy.
- 3
After that, add egg and beat well until combined.
- 4
Place a sieve over the same bowl and add all-purpose flour, salt, and baking powder. Pass it through the sieve into the mixture.
- 5
Now add vanilla extract to the same bowl.
- 6
Mix using a spatula until wet and dry ingredients are combined. Make sure to scrape the sides. You will get soft, sticky, and gooey batter.
- 7
Once the batter is ready, cover the bowl using a cling wrap and chill for 1-2 hours.
- 8
Pre-heat oven to 375°C/190°F, and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- 9
After chilling, portion out about 2 tablespoons of the mixture using an ice cream scoop or a spoon.
- 10
Dampen/dust your hand and roll it into a ball. Similarly, keep making the balls until all the dough is used up.
- 11
Place the rolled balls on the prepared baking tray approximately 2 inches apart from each other.
- 12
Bake for 9-11 minutes or until the edges are set.
- 13
Remove baked cookies from the oven and transfer them to a wire rack and let them cool completely.
- 14
Dust them with icing sugar and enjoy with a cup of hot chocolate or coffee. Store them in an air-tight container for up to 2 days.
- 15
NOTE: Watch the recipe video to learn how to perform these cooking steps.
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ENJOY THIS RECIPE.