Cream Cheese Christmas Cookies recipe idea for snacks and treats. A melt in your mouth creamy soft biscuit or cookie decorated.
Cream Cheese Christmas Cookies
Bake these Cream Cheese Christmas Cookies recipe idea for snacks and treats as desserts. A melt in your mouth creamy soft Oven Bake biscuit or cookie decorated with sprinkles or drizzled with icing glaze. Various ways to decorate them that are pleasing to all family. It is a tradition to bake cookies for the Christmas holidays and to offer Santa some on Christmas eve. Make ahead and store them in a sealed container for all to enjoy.
Is cream cheese a good substitute for butter in cookies?
It is fine to substitute butter for cream cheese in most cookies or biscuits. Even use half butter and half cream cheese. But when you are baking them the time difference will differ. Normally for a cream cheese cookie it would be only 10 minutes.
Do cream cheese cookies have to be refrigerated?
No, cream cheese cookies contain a small amount of cream cheese and do not have to be refrigerated. Store in a sealed tight container at room temperature. Other desserts that use more cream cheese such as cheese cakes and tarts would have to be refrigerated as they contain a lot more cream cheese in the recipes.
Should I let cookies cool before storing?
Yes, always leave your baked goods and cookies to cool down to room temperature completely before storing in an air tight container. If you store the warm cookies in the sealed airtight container it will produce condensation and then the dampness and wetness will make the cookies soft.
Ingredients
- unsalted butter, softened
- cream cheese, softened
- granulated sugar
- vanilla extract
- all-purpose flour
- baking powder
- salt
- lemon zest
- Christmas-colored confectioner’s sprinkles, chocolate white drops.
All the amounts needed for the recipe and the instructions are in the recipe attached.
How To
Mix your ingredients as per recipe, in a bowl to make the dough for these cream cheese cookies.
Slowly add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients, mixing until a soft dough forms. Be careful not to over mix, just stir until everything is combined. Chill the dough in a plastic bag in the refrigerator for half an hour.
Roll out half of the dough on a board sprinkled with flour to 1/4-inch thickness.
Using cookie cutter molds, cut out shapes from the dough.
Place the shapes on a silicone baking mat. Bake in a preheated oven, for about 10 minutes. The cookies will remain white and the edges will brown slightly.
After baking, let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes and then transfer them to a rack to cool completely. Once cooled, unleash your creativity and decorate the cookies to your liking.
Use melted chocolate drops, colorful icing, sprinkles, or just a sprinkle of powdered sugar to make these cookies a canvas for your holiday cheer.
These Cream Cheese Cookies are now ready to be savored. Share them with loved ones, leave some for Santa, or package them beautifully to give as heartfelt homemade gifts.
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PrintCream Cheese Christmas Cookies
Cream Cheese Christmas Cookies recipe idea for snacks and treats. A melt in your mouth creamy soft biscuit or cookie decorated.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Total Time: 30 min
- Category: Desserts, appetizer, snack
- Method: Oven Baking
Ingredients
- 2 ounces unsalted butter, softened
- 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
- Christmas-colored confectioner’s sprinkles
- 1/3 cup chocolate white drops
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/5 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
Instructions
1. Place cream cheese in a large bowl to knead dough.
2. Pour in the sugar. Add butter, salt, vanilla extract and zest. Beat the mixture until light and fluffy. You will need 2 minutes.
3. Pour in the baking powder. Add the flour in batches. Slowly add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients, mixing until a soft dough forms. Be careful not to over mix, just stir until everything is combined. Chill the dough in a plastic bag in the refrigerator for half an hour. While the dough is chilling, preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
4. Roll out half of the dough on a board sprinkled with flour to 1/4-inch thickness.
5. Using cookie cutter molds, cut out shapes from the dough.
6. Place the shapes on a silicone baking mat. Bake in a preheated oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for about 10 minutes. The cookies will remain white and the edges will brown slightly.
7. After baking, let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes and then transfer them to a rack to cool completely. Once cooled, unleash your creativity and decorate the cookies to your liking. Use melted chocolate drops, colorful icing, sprinkles, or just a sprinkle of powdered sugar to make these cookies a canvas for your holiday cheer.
These Cream Cheese Cookies are now ready to be savored. Share them with loved ones, leave some for Santa, or package them beautifully to give as heartfelt homemade gifts.
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