QUESO FRESCO SUGAR COOKIES

Queso Fresco Sugar Cookies image

I was inspired by other cookie recipes that use cream cheese so I decided to try it with something new - queso fresco! Quite possibly the best sugar cookies I've ever had!

Provided by Reima

Categories Desserts Cookies Sugar Cookie Recipes

Time 31m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups white sugar
¾ cup butter, at room temperature
¾ cup queso fresco, at room temperature
1 egg
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl.
Beat sugar, butter, and queso fresco together in a large bowl. Add egg; mix well until combined. Mix in vanilla extract. Slowly mix in flour mixture, 1 cup at a time, until dough is thoroughly combined.
Shape tablespoonfuls of dough into balls and place 1-inch apart on baking sheets.
Bake in the preheated oven until set, 9 to 11 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets for 2 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 108.3 calories, Carbohydrate 15.3 g, Cholesterol 17 mg, Fat 4.5 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Sodium 110.1 mg, Sugar 8.4 g