Cream Cheese Cinnamon Cookies
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Cream Cheese Cinnamon Cookies batch is easy to make Christmas cookies recipe. Simply irresistible.
Cream cheese in cookies gives them a soft, chewy texture. It also adds a nice tang and rounds out some of the sweetness. The first time I realized that was when we developed Poppy Seed Cheesecake Crinkles .
And, as long as they are not overpowered with sugar, we’re in!
Cream cheese is great to use in cooking but I would not completely replace butter with it since we are used to it quite a lot. Cookies, for us, need to have that buttery flavour in traces, at least.
What are some common cream cheese cookie mistakes?
Using cold cream cheese, straight from the fridge, is a surefire way to clump up whatever baking project you’re working on. Instead of using cream cheese straight from the fridge, you should instead use room temperature cream cheese. This is one of the lessons I’ve learned harder way….
What can I make with Philadelphia cream cheese easily?
Cream Cheese Frosting, spread on a bagel or toast, mix into scrambled eggs, use as a dip for fruits and vegetables, cream up your pasta sauce, make a pumpkin holiday cheese ball, stir into soup to add creaminess or thickness, add herbs and spices to use as a base for a cheese spread or dip.
For more, go to cabotcreamery .
Cream Cheese Cinnamon Cookies
Cream Cheese Cinnamon Cookies batch is easy to make Christmas cookies recipe. Simply irresistible.
Ingredients
- Ingredients for the cookies:
- 8 Tbsp butter, room temperature
- 120 grams cream cheese
- 10 Tbsp sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1 egg
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 210 grams 00 flour / 1 ½ cup + 1 ½ Tbsp
- ½ tsp baking powder
- Ingredients for coating:
- 4 Tbsp sugar
- 1 Tbsp cinnamon powder
Instructions
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In medium sized bowl, mix butter, cream cheese, sugar, and salt to be light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla extract.
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Reduce the speed and add flour and baking powder. Mix for 30 seconds just to make the ingredients combine.
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Cover the bowl and rest in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
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Preheat the oven to 190 C / 374 F, 20 minutes before baking and cover cookie baking pan with parchment paper.
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In shallow bowl, combine coating ingredients.
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Take the dough out and divide to 28 same sized pieces, if possible.
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Form the balls using the palms of your hands, roll each one in the coating and place on parchment paper. Make sure each ball has 2 inches of space to spread during baking.
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Bake for 12 minutes or until each cookie gets golden colour on the edges. Cool completely and place on serving plate or in airtight container.
For more winter treats with cream cheese take a closer look:
Speculaas )aka Biscoff) Cream Cheese Buns
Pear Butter Cream Cheese Bread
Perfect Pumpkin Cream Cheese Crescent Rolls
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