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Old Fashioned Cream Cheese Cookies

These cream cheese cookies are the perfect tangy, sweet thumbprint cookie! Fill them with jam or even a peppermint candy!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Refrigeration Time
20 mins
Servings: 24
Calories: 180 kcal
Course: Dessert , Baked Goods
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 1 8 ounce package cream cheese softened and room temp, even warm!
  • 3 cups icing/powdered sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

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  1. Preheat your oven to 350 °F. Line your cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and cream cheese until the cream cheese has fully incorporated and there are no lumps. Making sure that your cream cheese is warm helps with this incorporation.
  3. Beat in the icing sugar, one cup at a time, until light and fluffy.
  4. Beat in the egg yolks, vanilla and almond extract.
  5. Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt, then stir into the butter mixture until completely combined.
  6. Chill the dough in your refrigerator for 20-25 minutes.
  7. Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and place on the cookie sheets.
  8. Make an indentation in the center of each cookie ball with your thumb, fill with jam or press a peppermint candy into the indentation.
  9. Bake the cookies for 12-15 minutes in your oven. The bottoms and sides should JUST be browned, no more.
  10. Remove the cookies and cool on the baking sheets, then remove to a wire baking rack to cool completely.
  11. Frost with your choice of icing if desired!

Nutrition Information

Calories 180kcal (9%) Carbohydrates 25g (8%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 8g (12%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Cholesterol 37mg (12%) Sodium 93mg (4%) Potassium 35mg (1%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 15g (30%) Vitamin A 258IU (5%) Calcium 13mg (1%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 24Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 180

% Daily Value*

Calories 180kcal 9%
Carbohydrates 25g 8%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Cholesterol 37mg 12%
Sodium 93mg 4%
Potassium 35mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 15g 30%
Vitamin A 258IU 5%
Calcium 13mg 1%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.