Description
Sweet dreams come alive with these cream cheese sugar cookies, a delightful blend of creamy richness and sugary perfection. Pillowy edges and delicate centers promise a melt-in-your-mouth experience that will transport you straight to bakery bliss.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 8 ounces (225 g) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup (115 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 2 1/4 cups (280 g) all-purpose flour
Binding Ingredients:
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Leavening and Seasoning Ingredients:
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F (175C) and prepare baking sheets by lining them with parchment paper.
- Using an electric mixer, blend butter, cream cheese, and granulated sugar until the mixture becomes creamy and pale.
- Incorporate egg and vanilla extract, mixing thoroughly until ingredients are fully integrated.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt, whisking to ensure even distribution.
- Fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture, stirring gently until just combined. Minimize mixing to maintain cookie tenderness.
- Portion dough using a tablespoon, dropping rounded mounds onto prepared baking sheets with approximately 2 inches of spacing between each cookie.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, watching for light golden edges while centers remain slightly soft.
- After removing from oven, allow cookies to rest on baking sheet for 5 minutes to stabilize.
- Transfer cookies to a wire cooling rack, letting them reach room temperature completely.
- Prepare glaze by whisking powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth and glossy.
- Once cookies are cooled, drizzle or spread glaze evenly across the surface, allowing it to set before serving.
Notes
- Softening ingredients like butter and cream cheese at room temperature ensures smooth, even mixing and prevents lumpy dough.
- Chilling the dough for 30 minutes before baking helps prevent spreading and maintains the cookie’s shape.
- Use parchment paper or silicone mats for easy cookie removal and even browning.
- Customize the glaze by adding food coloring or flavored extracts for festive variations.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 137
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 64 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 17 mg