Whether you're looking for an impressive dessert to take to a party or just want to whip up some sweet treats at home, these Chocolate Cream Cheese Cookies are sure to become a family favorite.
The cream cheese gives the cookies a light tang that pairs beautifully with chocolate. Add some white chocolate and peppermint for a festive holiday cookie.
I love cookie dough that can be made into different cookies, especially this time of year. You just make up a double batch of the dough, or even triple it, and then add a little of this and a little of that and voila! Different cookies.
This Chocolate Cream Cheese Cookie dough is delicious and malleable making it great for rolling and shaping.
You can cut these into shapes and drizzle on some chocolate or icing and crushed cookies or sprinkles.
Or make them into sandwich cookies.
Or fill them with chocolate mints and shape into trees.
Ingredients for Chocolate Cream Cheese Cookies
No hard to find ingredients in this recipe, just basic baking ingredients plus a little cream cheese:
- bittersweet or semi sweet chocolate
- sugar
- flour
- butter
- cream cheese
- egg
- vanilla extract
- baking powder and salt
Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- Β½ cup butter
- 1 Β½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 3 ounce cream cheese (softened)
- 3 ounce bittersweet or semisweet chocolate (melted and cooled)
- 2 Β½ cups all purpose flour
- Β½ teaspoon baking powder
- Β½ teaspoon salt
Optional
- 6 ounce vanilla or chocolate candy coating
- ΒΎ cups crushed peppermint candy (chopped nuts, candy sprinkles)
- 36 rectangular chocolate mint candies (Andes for example)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375β.
- Combine sugar, butter, vanilla extract, egg, cream cheese and chocolate in a large bowl until smooth.
- In a medium bowl whisk flour, baking powder and salt. Add to wet ingredients and mix until a smooth dough is combined.
- For simple Chocolate Mint (or Sprinkles): Roll dough to β inch and cut with cutters as above, or roll into a 2-3 inch cylinder, slice β inch circles. Repeat with remaining dough. Place 1 inch apart on a cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes. Let cool, top with melted chocolate or vanilla coating and top with crushed peppermint candy or sprinkles. Or you can roll the edges in the coating and candy.
- For Chocolate Mint Trees: Roll half of the dough into a 12 inch by 12 inch square. Cut into 4 inch squares, then cut each square on the diagonal to make 18 triangles. Place a rectangular chocolate mint in the middle of each triangle. Fold corners into the middle and press along the seam. Shape the bottom points to make the trunk. Repeat with remaining dough. Place 1 inch apart on a cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes. Let cool and drizzle with chocolate or vanilla coating.
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Heather Lynne
I generally love recipes that include cream cheese, so this already sounds delicious! π
#ibabloggers
Audrey
Thanks, Heather. We always have cream cheese on hand in this house.
Holly @ Coconutheadsurvivalguide
I try to limit sweets, but love this time of year with all kinds of yummy cookies. These look amazing! #ibabloggers hugs, Holly
Audrey
I try to limit sweets too, but this time of year it is so hard for me.
Miranda Gonzalez
These look so yummy and pretty! I like to make plates of different cookies to pass out to friends around Christmas, and these look like they would make a perfect addition! I pinned for later. Thanks for sharing!
#ibabloggers
Audrey
Thanks, Miranda. I do plates for my neighbors and a few friends as well as for the teachers at school so I am always trying new recipes too.
Elizabeth Lund
Yum!! This not only looks delish, but I love the different types of cookies! Those multicolored cookies are beautiful, and I love candy canes! Shared. Thanks! #ibabloggers
Audrey
Thanks for sharing, Elizabeth! I fell in love with the tie dyed ones when I saw them on Pinterest too.
Katie Wassink
I love and loathe cream cheese - it is my hips worst enemy! This really reads amazing, though - and my boys have my taste for it too. #ibabloggers
Audrey
I use Neufchatel if that is any consolation - saves a few calories. And in this recipe it actually replaces some of the butter.
Ritchil Shafer (Cheng and 3 Kids)
These cookies look delicious! I'll be trying this recipe soon, I know my little boy would be really happy to help me decorate some cookies. Thanks for sharing!
Audrey
Oh, my little boy loves the decorating part. I am still cleaning up from our last adventure with sprinkles, ha ha!
Olga
Your recipes, as usually, are great! I can't eat a lot of sweets but anyway I will prepare these cookies. Chocolate is my weak point π
Thanks
Kathy
I so did not know that Christmas tree had a yummy surprise inside. Yummy. #ibabloggers
Emily @ Table + Hearth
Wow! Those tie-dyed ones are amazing!! I've never seen cookies like that! Thanks so much for sharing them at Talented Tuesday this week!
Jen @ The Halfway Homemaker
These look very tasty, and my kids will love them. Thanks for sharing with Tasty Tuesdays!
Rachel
This looks awesome and so much fun for the kids too! Love the fall colors mixing together. Thanks for sharing on Merry Monday!
Chelsea - Mommie and Wee
Such a cute idea, and looks so yummy! Thanks so much for sharing we me and my Pin Worthy Wednesday co-hosts! Iβve pinned this!
xo Chels
Mommie and Wee
Dawn ~ Spatulas On Parade
Great cookies Audrey and thanks for linking up at The Southern Special. Pinned π
Teri@The Freshman Cook
These sound like yummy cookies, and I love the mint trees! I'd love if you would share this at the blog party, Celebrate It! We are all about celebrating the little everyday things of our wonderful life, along with the big things!
http://thefreshmancook.blogspot.com/2014/12/celebrate-it-blog-party-20.html
Jennifer @ The Jenny Evolution
I recently started sharing recipes on The Jenny Evolutionο»Ώ and thought it would be terrific to have a group on FB where we can share our recipes not just with other bloggers but with people who are searching out recipes. That said, I'm launching a Food Blogger group! If we work together we can make this a great outlet for all of us. If you'd like to join, visit me here https://www.facebook.com/groups/341455112700743/
Jo-Lynne Shane
These sounds AMAZING!
Lou Lou Girls
They look so perfect! I wish I could take a bite right now! Pinned and tweeted. Thank you for being a part of our party. I hope to see you on Monday at 7 pm. It wouldnβt be a party without you!
Happy Saturday! Lou Lou Girls
Leia @ Eat It & Say Yum
Those look yummy! What a versatile recipe, that's convenient. Thanks for sharing at On Display Thursday. Come again, this Wednesday night!
Amy@HomeRemedies
I love the versatility of this cookie dough! All three styles look (and sound) delicious! I'm featuring you at the Talented Tuesday Link Party tomorrow - please stop by and grab your "featured" button (and link up your latest, too!) Hope to see you there! π
Nicki Lewis
These look great! Thanks for sharing
Shelly
Wow these look so good! Especially those christmas trees with chocolate inside! Thanks so much for sharing them at On Display Thursday! We hope to see you again tonight at 9 pm central! http://www.thedomesticheart.com/display-thursday-23
Mums Take Five
Oh that is such a good idea! how clever π Thank you for sharing with us for Sunday Brunch xx
Have also pinned!
Hope @ Nanny Shecando
Yum, these cookies look delicious. Love the fall colours! xx Visiting from Sunday Brunch at Mums
Amberjane
The recipe sounds great and I love those filled Christmas trees - will be trying those π Thanks for linking to the Online Cookie Exchange.
Judy
I am not sure if my puter is playing tricks on me or not, but in the tye dye cookie recipe, I cannot find the cream cheese. How much do you put in the recipe. These look like they would a lot of un to make and decorate. Thank you in advance. The recipe is actually called Chocolate Cream Cheese Cookies.
Audrey
Well where did the cream cheese disappear to in the ingredient list?! Updating NOW! Thanks or letting me know it was missing. I added the 3 ounces of cream cheese and it should be appearing now.
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