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Soft Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

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Ingredients: Soft Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

• ½ c. unsalted butter, softened to room temperature (1 stick)
• 4 oz. cream cheese, softened to room temperature
• 1 ½ c. powdered sugar, plus additional for dusting
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 c. all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp. baking powder
• ¼ tsp. salt

How to Make Soft Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

1. Preheat oven to 375F. Cover a large baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and cream cheese together with an electric mixer on medium speed until well combined.
3. Mix in the powdered sugar on low speed, then add the egg and vanilla extract and beat until incorporated.
4. In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add this dry mixture to the wet and mix with the electric mixer until fully combined.
5. Form the dough into 24 balls and place on the prepared baking sheet leaving at least 1-inch of space between each.
6. Bake the cookies at 375F for 8-10 minutes until set and lightly golden brown on the bottom.
7. Remove the cookies from the baking sheet and cool to room temperature on a wire cooling rack.
8. Once cooled, dust the cookies with powdered sugar.

Pro Tips For Making This Recipe

1. The cookies can be kept at room temperature in an airtight food storage container for up to a week.
2. Salted butter can be used instead of unsalted, just omit the salt in the recipe.

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Recipe: Soft Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

Soft Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

JC Phelps

Savor the simplicity of my Soft Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies – soft, buttery delights with a hint of cream cheese, dusted with powdered sugar for a perfect finish.

5 from 23 votes

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 9 minutes mins

Total Time 24 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 24 servings

Calories 184 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ½ c. unsalted butter softened to room temperature (1 stick)
• 4 oz. cream cheese softened to room temperature
• 1 ½ c. powdered sugar plus additional for dusting
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 c. all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp. baking powder
• ¼ tsp. salt

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 375F. Cover a large baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and cream cheese together with an electric mixer on medium speed until well combined.
• Mix in the powdered sugar on low speed, then add the egg and vanilla extract and beat until incorporated.
• In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add this dry mixture to the wet and mix with the electric mixer until fully combined.
• Form the dough into 24 balls and place on the prepared baking sheet leaving at least 1-inch of space between each.
• Bake the cookies at 375F for 8-10 minutes until set and lightly golden brown on the bottom.
• Remove the cookies from the baking sheet and cool to room temperature on a wire cooling rack.
• Once cooled, dust the cookies with powdered sugar.

Notes

• The cookies can be kept at room temperature in an airtight food storage container for up to a week.
• Salted butter can be used instead of unsalted, just omit the salt in the recipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 184kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 3gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 49mgPotassium: 32mgFiber: 1gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 197IUCalcium: 16mgIron: 1mg

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