Description
Sweet cream cheese cookies melt in your mouth with delicate richness and buttery charm. Crumbly edges and creamy centers invite bakers to savor each delightful, homemade morsel.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 226 g (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 225 g (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 240 g (2 cups) all-purpose flour
Sweeteners:
- 150 g (3/4 cup) granulated sugar
- 5 ml (1 tsp) vanilla extract
Finishing Touches:
- 30 g (1/4 cup) powdered sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 g (1/2 tsp) salt
Instructions
- Prepare your baking workspace by preheating the oven to 350°F (175°C) and lining a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a spacious mixing bowl, cream together the softened cream cheese and butter until the mixture becomes smooth, light, and fluffy, using an electric mixer on medium speed.
- Incorporate granulated sugar and vanilla extract into the creamy base, continuing to mix until the ingredients are fully integrated and the texture appears silky.
- Gently fold in the egg, ensuring it is completely blended without overmixing the delicate dough.
- Sift together the flour and salt, then gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, stirring until a cohesive dough forms.
- Chill the dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to enhance flavor development and make handling easier.
- After chilling, roll the dough into small, uniform balls approximately 1-inch in diameter.
- Place the cookie balls on the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart to allow for spreading during baking.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the edges turn a delicate golden brown and the centers appear set.
- Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes.
- Transfer cookies to a wire rack and dust generously with powdered sugar while still warm.
- Allow cookies to cool completely before serving or storing in an airtight container.
Notes
- Softening cream cheese and butter at room temperature ensures smoother mixing and prevents lumpy dough texture.
- Chilling the dough helps control cookie spread and intensifies the rich, tangy cream cheese flavor during baking.
- Dusting with powdered sugar when warm allows better sugar absorption, creating a delicate, melt-in-your-mouth coating.
- For gluten-free adaptation, substitute all-purpose flour with a cup-for-cup gluten-free flour blend to maintain cookie structure and texture.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 153
- Sugar: 6.5 g
- Sodium: 60 mg
- Fat: 10.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 6.1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4.4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 17.2 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 1.8 g
- Cholesterol: 31 mg