Soft and Chewy Cream Cheese White Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Soft and Chewy Cream Cheese White Chocolate Chip Cookies
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These soft and chewy white chocolate chip cookies use two special ingredients to achieve their pillowy texture: instant pudding mix and cream cheese!
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Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 ounces about 1/4 cup cream cheese, softened*
- ¾ cup light brown sugar packed
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- one 3.5-ounce packet instant vanilla or cheesecake-flavored pudding mix
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch salt optional and to taste
- 10 ounces white chocolate chips
Instructions
- To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or large mixing bowl and electric mixer) combine the butter, cream cheese, sugars, egg, vanilla, and beat on medium-high speed until creamed and well combined, about 4 minutes
- Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the flour, dry pudding mix, baking soda, optional salt, and beat on low speed until just combined, about 1 minute.
- Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the white chocolate, and beat on low speed until just combined, about 30 seconds.
- Using a large cookie scoop, 1/4-cup measure, or your hands, form approximately 13 to 14 equal-sized mounds of dough, roll into balls, and flatten slightly. Tip – Strategically place a few white chocolate chips right on top of each mound of dough by taking chips from the underside and adding them on top.
- Place mounds on a large plate or tray, cover with plasticwrap, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours, up to 5 days. Do not bake with unchilled dough because cookies will bake thinner, flatter, and be more prone to spreading.
- Preheat oven to 350F, line a baking sheet with a Silpat or spray with cooking spray. Place dough mounds on baking sheet, spaced at least 2 inches apart (I bake 8 cookies per sheet) and bake for about 11 minutes, or until edges have set and tops are just set, even if slightly undercooked, pale, and glossy in the center; don’t overbake. Cookies firm up as they cool.
- Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for about 10 minutes before serving. I let them cool on the baking sheet and don’t use a rack.
Notes
- *Use cream cheese in a block, lite is okay; don’t use fat-free, ‘spreadable’, or cream cheese in a tub.
- Cookies will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 6 months.
- Alternatively, unbaked cookie dough can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for up to 4 months, so consider baking only as many cookies as desired and save the remaining dough to be baked in the future when desired.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1
Calories
359kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
52g
(17%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Cholesterol
30mg
(10%)
Sodium
345mg
(14%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
36g
(72%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 13cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 359 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 359kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 52g | 17% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Cholesterol | 30mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 345mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 36g | 72% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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