Easy Cream Cheese Cookies
I’ve made cream cheese cookies, twice. But not like these. If you like tangy cream cheese frosting and soft buttery cookies, you’re going to be in heaven. The cream cheese stays slightly soft, gooey, and tastes much more like cream cheese frosting than it does like cheesecake because there’s no egg. There’s also no slightly dry, crumbly texture that cheesecake can have. In addition to flour, I also used graham cracker crumbs in the cookie dough. Graham crackers and cream cheese just go hand in hand. The crumbs add another subtle layer of flavor and provide a tiny bit of texture. I loved the cookies. The contrast of the tangy cream cheese frosting with the uber-soft caramely dough is ridiculously good. I hoarded these.
Ingredients for Cream Cheese Cookies
To make these cream cheese-filled cookies, you’ll need:
Unsalted butter Brown sugar Granulated sugar Egg Vanilla extract All-purpose flour Graham cracker crumbs Cornstarch Baking soda Salt Cream cheese
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make Cream Cheese Cookies
The filled cream cheese cookies come together much like your average cookie recipe. Let’s review the basic recipe steps:
Tips for Making Cream Cheese-Filled Cookies
When hollowing out the cookies for the filling, make sure not to go too deeply and punch through the bottom. Go just deep enough that each cookie will be able to hold 2 to 3 tablespoons of filling. Make sure you use brick-style cream cheese for the filling and NOT the whipped kind in a tub. You can purchase pre-made graham cracker crumbs or you can pulverize whole graham crackers to make them. If possible, use a food processor so the crumbs are very fine.
More Cookies Made with Cream Cheese:
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