Best Cheese Pecan Cookies Recipes

CREAM CHEESE BUTTER PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, use a mixer to cream the brown sugar, butter, cream cheese, rum extract vanilla extract and egg yolk.
• Using a large spatula or spoon, Stir the pecan and toffee pieces into your mixture.
• Using your spoon or spatula, fold your flour and salt into the mixture, a little bit at a time. Thoroughly blend in each addition, before adding more.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour. (I let mine sit overnight).
• Preheat your oven (use convection bake if you have it) to 375 degrees F.
• Use light colored baking sheets and lightly grease them. Use a teaspoon to dig out your dough, using more if you like larger cookies, and roll into a ball. Slightly flatten each ball with your palms.
• Bake for 8 minutes, or until light golden brown. (The cookies will cook a bit more once they are out of the oven.).
• Let your cookies cool ON THE BAKING SHEET before moving them to your racks. My rule of thumb was when I could pick up the baking sheet and it may have been slightly warm, but I definitely didn't need to worry about oven mitts. This includes the bottom center of the sheet.
• Storage: To keep your cookies soft, place a piece of bread in the bottom of an airtight container and pile the cookies on top.

CHEESE PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix butter and cheese. Add garlic powder and cayenne pepper.
• Mix in flour. Roll into 2 logs approximately 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap in waxed paper and chill for two hours in refrigerator.
• Slice 1/4 inch thick and place pecan half centered on top. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake in a 375 degree oven for 10 minutes. Watch carefully and do not let cookie get brown as the flavor will be damaged.
• Place on paper towels and while still warm sift powdered sugar over top of each cookie. Store in air tight container. Keeps well for two weeks and freezes well.

BUTTER PECAN CREAM CHEESE COOKIES (CAKE MIX)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Cream butter and cream cheese together.
• Blend in egg and maple flavoring.
• Add dry cake mix 1/3 at a time, mix well after each addition.
• Chill for 30 minutes.
• Drop by spoonful on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes or until just lightly browned.

PECAN-CREAM CHEESE SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Beat butter, cream cheese and 3/4 cup sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour, mixing well after each addition. Add nuts; mix well.
• Roll dough into 42 (1-inch) balls. Place, 2 inches apart, on baking sheets sprayed with cooking spray. Use bottom of small glass dipped in remaining granulated sugar to press balls into 1/4-inch-thick rounds.
• Bake 8 to 10 min. or until bottoms are golden brown. Cool 1 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

NO BAKE -PINEAPPLE, CREAM CHEESE, PECAN, SNOWBALL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and pineapple until combined then fold in the pecans. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Take out of refrigerator and roll into 1-inch balls; then roll the balls in the coconut. Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
• Yield: about 2 dozen.

CREAM CHEESE AND PUMPKIN-PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese, butter, 1 cup granulated sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add flour and baking soda; mix well. Refrigerate 30 min. Meanwhile, combine 1/2 cup of the remaining granulated sugar, brown sugar, 1 tsp. cinnamon, nuts and cranberries.
• Heat oven to 375ºF. Roll 1/4 of the dough into 9-inch circle on lightly floured surface; spread with 3 Tbsp. pumpkin, then sprinkle with 1/4 of the sugar mixture. Press sugar mixture into dough to secure. Cut dough into 16 wedges. Starting at wide edge, roll up each wedge. Place, point sides down, on baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Repeat with remaining dough.
• Whisk egg and water until blended; brush onto roll-ups. Sprinkle with combined remaining granulated sugar and cinnamon.
• Bake 9 to 10 min. or until lightly browned. Immediately remove from baking sheets to wire racks; cool completely.