Soft Cream Cheese Cookies
From holiday celebrations to special occasions, these delicious Cream Cheese Cookies are perfect for any occasion!
Servings: 24 Cookies
Calories: 121kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup Unsalted Butter * room temperature
- 4 ounces Cream Cheese room temperature
- 1 ½ cups Powdered Sugar plus additional for dusting
- 1 Egg large
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
Instructions
- Bring the butter and cream cheese to room temperature.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Prepare a large cookie sheet by covering it with a piece of parchment paper.
- Using a handheld mixer, cream butter with the cream cheese in a large bowl. If using a stand mixer, you will want to use the paddle attachment.
- Add the powdered sugar and beat on low speed. Add the egg and vanilla and continue to mix until everything is incorporated.
- In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
- Add this flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix with the electric mixer until fully combined.
- Using a cookie scoop or spoon, scoop out the cream cheese cookie dough and form into 24 balls.
- Place the cookie dough balls onto the prepare baking sheet and leave at least 1 inch of space in between each cookie.
- Bake the cookies for 9-10 minutes until set and lightly golden brown on the bottom.
- Remove the cookies from the baking sheet and cool to room temperature on a wire cooling rack.
- When they are cool, dust the cookies with powdered sugar.
Notes
*If using salted butter, omit the ¼ teaspoon of salt.
Just by adding some lemon zest, a little almond extract, or even some mini chocolate chips, this cream cheese cookie recipe can easily be adjusted to make a variety of flavors to suit everyone's taste.
These cream cheese sugar cookies can be kept at room temperature in an airtight container for up to a week, or frozen for up to three months.
Nutrition
Calories: 121kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 51mg | Potassium: 21mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 192IU | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg