Cherry Cheesecake Cookies
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4.7
Cherry Cheesecake Cookies
Description
This recipe makes Cherry Cheesecake Cookies by combining a dough rich in cream cheese and butter with flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. The dough is chilled for firmness, then rolled into balls that are coated in graham cracker crumbs. Each ball is indented and filled with cherry pie filling before baking.
The cookies bake to a golden brown with edges that crisp slightly while maintaining a soft, creamy center accented by juicy cherries. The graham crackers add a crumbly texture contrast and accentuate the cheesecake-inspired flavor profile. The combination of tangy cream cheese, sweet dough, and cherry topping delivers a balanced, dessert-like treat.
These cookies work well as a dessert or a sweet snack and hold up well for sharing or gifting. They cool on a rack to finish setting and maintain their tender texture with cherry pieces in every bite.
Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 packages packages (8-ounces each) cream cheese softened
- 1 ¼ cups butter softened, 2 1/2 sticks
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 2 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 2 cans cans (20-ounces each) cherry pie filling
Instructions
- Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. In another bowl with an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, butter and sugar until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until incorporated. Reduce speed to low and add the flour mixture and mix until just combined. Refrigerate dough until firm, at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silpat liners. Place graham cracker crumbs in a shallow dish.
- Roll the dough into 1 1/2-inch balls, then roll the balls in graham cracker crumbs. Place balls 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Using a tablespoon measure, make an indentation in the center of each ball. Place 3 cherries in the dimple.
- Bake until golden brown around the edges, 12 to 14 minutes. Cool for five minutes on the sheet and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 24Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 306 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 Cookie | |
| Calories | 306kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 43g | 14% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 52mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 282mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.7
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