CHEESECAKE COOKIES

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These cheesecake cookies are quick and easy to fix and are even fabulous straight out of the freezer! Freeze cookies without powdered sugar in sealed container. They are still chewy even when frozen.

Provided by DOMMETT

Time 30m

Yield 42

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ¼ cups white sugar
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
½ cup unsalted butter, melted
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup sifted powdered sugar, or to taste

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Combine flour, sugar, cream cheese, butter, eggs, baking powder, vanilla, and salt in a bowl until a dough forms.
Drop rounded tablespoons of dough 2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
Bake in the preheated oven until bottoms are very lightly golden brown and tops are just about to turn color, 10 to 14 minutes. Let cool for at least 10 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 94.8 calories, Carbohydrate 12.6 g, Cholesterol 20.5 mg, Fat 4.4 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 1.5 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 70.5 mg, Sugar 6.7 g