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    Home » Our latest posts » Uncategorized

    Chocolate Cream Cheese Cookies - Two Ways to Make

    December 1, 2014 Filed Under: Desserts

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    The dough for these Chocolate Cream Cheese Cookies is delicious and so easy to roll and shape. They are perfect any time of year, but are especially fun at Christmas

    This Chocolate Cream Cheese dough is delicious and malleable making it great for rolling and shaping. Oh, and it is delicious too.

    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.

    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.

    Chocolate Cream Cheese Cookies

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    Ingredients
     

    • 1 cup sugar
    • ½ cup butter
    • 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 egg
    • 3 ounce cream cheese (softened)
    • 3 ounce bittersweet or semisweet chocolate (melted and cooled)
    • 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
    • ½ teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt

    Optional

    • 6 ounce vanilla or chocolate candy coating
    • ¾ cups crushed peppermint candy (chopped nuts, candy sprinkles)
    • 36 rectangular chocolate mint candies (Andes for example)

    Instructions
     

    • Heat oven to 375 degrees.
    • 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 ⅛ inch and cut with cutters as above, or roll into a 2-3 inch cylinder, slice ⅛ 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.

    Get more Christmas cookie recipes in our ebook Bake the Season Bright available on Amazon Kindle.

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Heather Lynne

      December 01, 2014 at 12:23 pm

      I generally love recipes that include cream cheese, so this already sounds delicious! 🙂
      #ibabloggers

      Reply
      • Audrey

        December 02, 2014 at 7:23 am

        Thanks, Heather. We always have cream cheese on hand in this house.

    2. Holly @ Coconutheadsurvivalguide

      December 01, 2014 at 1:00 pm

      I try to limit sweets, but love this time of year with all kinds of yummy cookies. These look amazing! #ibabloggers hugs, Holly

      Reply
      • Audrey

        December 02, 2014 at 7:22 am

        I try to limit sweets too, but this time of year it is so hard for me.

    3. Miranda Gonzalez

      December 01, 2014 at 1:43 pm

      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

      Reply
      • Audrey

        December 02, 2014 at 7:22 am

        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.

    4. Elizabeth Lund

      December 01, 2014 at 1:52 pm

      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

      Reply
      • Audrey

        December 02, 2014 at 7:21 am

        Thanks for sharing, Elizabeth! I fell in love with the tie dyed ones when I saw them on Pinterest too.

    5. Katie Wassink

      December 01, 2014 at 6:32 pm

      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

      Reply
      • Audrey

        December 02, 2014 at 7:19 am

        I use Neufchatel if that is any consolation - saves a few calories. And in this recipe it actually replaces some of the butter.

    6. Ritchil Shafer (Cheng and 3 Kids)

      December 02, 2014 at 7:03 am

      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!

      Reply
      • Audrey

        December 02, 2014 at 7:20 am

        Oh, my little boy loves the decorating part. I am still cleaning up from our last adventure with sprinkles, ha ha!

    7. Olga

      December 02, 2014 at 7:53 am

      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 🙂
      Thanks

      Reply
    8. Kathy

      December 02, 2014 at 4:04 pm

      I so did not know that Christmas tree had a yummy surprise inside. Yummy. #ibabloggers

      Reply
    9. Emily @ Table + Hearth

      December 03, 2014 at 7:48 pm

      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!

      Reply
    10. Jen @ The Halfway Homemaker

      December 03, 2014 at 8:42 pm

      These look very tasty, and my kids will love them. Thanks for sharing with Tasty Tuesdays!

      Reply
    11. Rachel

      December 04, 2014 at 12:30 pm

      This looks awesome and so much fun for the kids too! Love the fall colors mixing together. Thanks for sharing on Merry Monday!

      Reply
    12. Chelsea - Mommie and Wee

      December 05, 2014 at 7:10 pm

      Such a cute idea, and looks so yummy! Thanks so much for sharing we me and my Pin Worthy Wednesday co-hosts! I’ve pinned this!

      xo Chels
      Mommie and Wee

      Reply
    13. Dawn ~ Spatulas On Parade

      December 05, 2014 at 7:55 pm

      Great cookies Audrey and thanks for linking up at The Southern Special. Pinned 🙂

      Reply
    14. [email protected] Freshman Cook

      December 05, 2014 at 8:20 pm

      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

      Reply
    15. Jennifer @ The Jenny Evolution

      December 07, 2014 at 11:19 am

      I recently started sharing recipes on The Jenny Evolution 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/

      Reply
    16. Jo-Lynne Shane

      December 07, 2014 at 12:12 pm

      These sounds AMAZING!

      Reply
    17. Lou Lou Girls

      December 07, 2014 at 1:29 pm

      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 wouldn’t be a party without you!
      Happy Saturday! Lou Lou Girls

      Reply
    18. Leia @ Eat It & Say Yum

      December 08, 2014 at 8:05 pm

      Those look yummy! What a versatile recipe, that's convenient. Thanks for sharing at On Display Thursday. Come again, this Wednesday night!

      Reply
    19. [email protected]

      December 08, 2014 at 8:40 pm

      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! 🙂

      Reply
    20. Nicki Lewis

      December 09, 2014 at 3:25 pm

      These look great! Thanks for sharing

      Reply
    21. Shelly

      December 10, 2014 at 2:49 pm

      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

      Reply
    22. Mums Take Five

      December 10, 2014 at 11:19 pm

      Oh that is such a good idea! how clever 🙂 Thank you for sharing with us for Sunday Brunch xx
      Have also pinned!

      Reply
    23. Hope @ Nanny Shecando

      December 12, 2014 at 6:07 pm

      Yum, these cookies look delicious. Love the fall colours! xx Visiting from Sunday Brunch at Mums

      Reply
    24. Amberjane

      December 16, 2014 at 7:40 am

      The recipe sounds great and I love those filled Christmas trees - will be trying those 🙂 Thanks for linking to the Online Cookie Exchange.

      Reply
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      June 13, 2015 at 3:02 am

      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.

      Reply
      • Audrey

        June 13, 2015 at 8:01 am

        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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