Best Delicate Cream Cheese Cookies Recipes

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CREAM CHEESE COOKIES I



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These cookies are delicate when made with a press, or hardy when dropped by spoonfuls. I fill centers of press cookies with preserves or a chocolate chip for added variety.

Provided by Robin

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Drop Cookie Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 72

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup butter, softened
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 egg yolk
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets.
  • In a large bowl, cream together butter, cream cheese, and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla. Stir in flour until well blended. Drop dough by spoonfuls or use a cookie press to place onto prepared cookie sheets. If using floral cookie press design, make an indentation in the center with a thimble, fill with preserves, or press candy into center.
  • Bake for 15 minutes in preheated oven. Cookies should be pale.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 54.1 calories, Carbohydrate 6.1 g, Cholesterol 10.9 mg, Fat 3.1 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 21.9 mg, Sugar 2.8 g

DELICATE CREAM CHEESE COOKIES



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Soft, delicate jam filled cookies. Perfect for tea!

Provided by star pooley

Categories     Cookies

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 4

3 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 c butter, softened
1 c all purpose flour
raspberry, strawberry or apricot preserves

Steps:

  • 1. Combine the cream cheese, butter and flour and blend completely. Chill.
  • 2. Roll out the dough, half at a time, to about 1/4 inch thick. Cut into small rounds or other dainty shapes.
  • 3. Make a small depression in the center of each cookie and place 1/2 teaspoons preserves. Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.
  • 4. Cool, and dust with confectioners' sugar if desired.

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