Cream Cheese Cookies
Prep time: 65 min
Cook time: 15 min
Chill time: 30 min
Fun and easy holiday cookies to take to any holiday party!
Makes
52 cookies
Serving size
2 cookies
Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2½ cups all-purpose white flour
16 ounces candied cherry halves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Cream the butter, cream cheese, and sugar together on medium speed, until pale and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Beat in the egg yolk and vanilla. When incorporated, add the flour and mix until just combined. The batter will be crumbly.
- Chill dough for at least 1 hour.
- Shape dough into 1 tablespoon-sized balls and place on greased cookie sheets.
- Gently press a cherry half into each cookie.
- Bake for 14-16 minutes. Cookies should appear pale with slightly browned bottom edges.
- Cool cookies on pan for 1 to 2 minutes or until they can be moved without breaking. Transfer to a wire rack to cool for 30 minutes.
Cooking Tip
Tip: The candied cherries in this recipe can be substituted for other candied fruit such as lemon or orange peels.
Recipe contributed by Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, Frankford Township, New Jersey
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