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    Cream Cheese Cookies Sweet and Tangy Treats

    November 7, 2022 Filed Under: Cookies, Desserts

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    Cream Cheese Refrigerator Cookies are sweet with a light tang thanks to the cream cheese and yogurt. Versatile dough can be used in a variety of ways.

    Cream Cheese Cookie dough is a versatile recipe that can be baked up in a variety of ways for festive cookies for any occasion.

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    With the buttermilk and cream cheese, this cookie dough is rich and creamy with a slight tang. The resulting cookie is tender and soft inside and a nice crisp outside.

    Different Ways to Make Cream Cheese Cookies

    Another reason I love this dough is that you can use it in a variety of ways to make plenty of different types of cookies.

    Cut Out Cookies: Roll out the dough and cut with your favorite cookie cutters.

    Drop Cookies: Skip the chilling step and just drop the dough by tablespoon 2 inches apart and bake.

    Rolled Cookies: Roll the dough into balls and press with a cookie stamp or bottom of a glass.

    Sliced Cookies: Roll the dough into a 2 inch wide cylinder then chill. When ready to bake, cut into thin slices for circles with a nice clean edge.

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    Cream Cheese Cookies

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    Ingredients
     

    • ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
    • 1 cup granulated sugar
    • 1 large egg
    • 3 ounces cream cheese (softened)
    • 2 tablespoons buttermilk or plain yogurt
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 2 cups all purpose flour
    • ½ teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ⅛ teaspoon baking soda
    • sprinkles or cinnamon sugar (optional)

    Instructions
     

    • In a mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar and egg until creamy.
    • Add cream cheese, buttermilk (yogurt) and vanilla and beat until smooth.
    • Beat in flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
    • Cover dough in plastic wrap and chill for at least one hour.
      optional:
      For drop cookies, skip chilling step and bake immediately
      For sliced cookies, roll into a 2 inch thick cylinder then wrap and chill.
    • Preheat oven to 350°F.
    • Drop: After mixing dough, drop by tablespoonful on a baking sheet 2 inches apart.
      Cut out: roll dough out on a floured board to ⅛ inch thick and cut with cookie cutters. Place 1 inch apart on baking sheet.
      Roll and press: Roll into 1 inch balls, place on baking sheet 2 inches apart then press with cookie press or bottom of a glass.
      Sliced: Slice ⅛ thick slices from the cylinder of dough and place 1 inch apart on a baking sheet.
    • If desired sprinkle cookies with sprinkles or cinnamon sugar.
    • Bake for 12-15 minutes until just set in the middle. Remove from cooking sheet and allow to cool on a cooling rack.

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    Until next time, happy eating!
    ~Audrey

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    1. Colleen - Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck

      November 07, 2022 at 8:26 pm

      Now I need to remember to buy some cream cheese...because these cookies are totally happening in my kitchen this holiday season!!!

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