Description
These Best Cinnamon Cream Cheese Cookies are soft, pillowy treats with a delightful hint of cream cheese and cinnamon. Perfect for any occasion, these cookies are sure to become a family favorite.
Ingredients
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Dough:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 4 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Topping:
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- Additional ground cinnamon for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix wet ingredients: In a large bowl, beat the softened butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar, mix until fluffy, then beat in the egg and vanilla.
- Combine dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and 1/2 tsp cinnamon.
- Form dough: Gradually add dry ingredients to wet mixture to form a soft dough.
- Make topping: Mix 2 tbsp sugar with cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Shape and bake: Roll dough into balls, coat in cinnamon-sugar mixture, place on baking sheet, and bake for 10–12 minutes.
- Cool: Let cookies cool on the sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
- These cookies are soft and pillowy with a subtle tang from the cream cheese.
- For a stronger cinnamon flavor, add 1 teaspoon total to the dough.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 115
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 65mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
