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Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies Recipe

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 147
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp fine sea salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, cold
  • 4 oz full-fat cream cheese, cold
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • ⅓ cup coarse sugar

Method
 

  1. Beat cold butter, cream cheese, and granulated sugar until fluffy.
  2. Mix in egg and vanilla, then add flour mixture in two parts until a soft dough forms.
  3. Scoop into balls, roll in coarse sugar, and place on a lined baking sheet 2 inches apart.
  4. Bake at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes, until edges are set and centers look slightly underdone.
  5. Cool on the sheet for 3 minutes, transfer to a rack, and serve warm or at room temperature.

Notes

Use cold butter and cream cheese straight from the fridge. No chilling step is needed as long as the ingredients are cold and the dough doesn’t get too warm during rolling.