Cheesecake Cookies

These Cheesecake Cookies are one of everyone’s favorites during the holidays. They’re tender, light and will melt in your mouth! This Christmas cheesecake cookie recipe results in creamy, like a crispy cheesecake, cookies; A unique crowd pleaser.

Author: It is a Keeper

Meal Type: Peanuts Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 18 minutes

Cook Time: 13 minutes

Total Time: 31 minutes

Servings: 18 cookies

Calories: 190 kcal per serving

Ingredients

8 tablespoons - Butter
4 ounces - Cream cheese
1 cup - Granulated sugar
1 - egg
2 teaspoons - Almond extract
1 ¾ cups - Flour
1 tsp - Baking powder
½ tsp - Salt
Powdered sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together softened butter and cream cheese with granulated sugar.
Add egg and almond extract. Mix until all ingredients are well combined.
Next, add the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder and salt.
Mix until a cookie dough forms.
Roll the cookie dough into 1 ½ inch spheres. Place gently on a cookie sheet (you may have to bake it on 2 pans), leaving at least 1 ½ inches apart from each other.
Bake for 11 to 13 minutes. Allow to cool then sprinkle with powdered sugar.

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