Bake up some soft, pillowy, cinnamon-cream cheese cookie goodness! Add these Snickerdoodle Cream Cheese Cookies to your holiday baking menu!
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Snickerdoodle Cream Cheese Cookies
You guys, I have a confession. It’s September, and I’m already starting to think ahead to Thanksgiving and Christmas! I start planning the logistics of November and December at this time of the year. Between trips, holiday meals, shopping, and holiday baking, there are many things to get in order!
I usually make plates full of goodies to share with friends and neighbors. And you can bet these Snickerdoodle Cream Cheese Cookies will be on the list! Everyone loves how puffy and light they are!
This Snickerdoodle Cream Cheese Cookies recipe is one of my favorite Christmas cookie recipes (and, let’s be honest, year-round cookie!). They’re so pillowy soft, with just the perfect amount of cinnamony sweetness. You’ll only need a few ingredients before you start baking.
One of my favorite secret weapons in my baking recipes is Challenge Butter – and in the case of my Snickerdoodle Cream Cheese Cookies, Challenge Cream Cheese.
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Snickerdoodle Cream Cheese Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted Challenge Butter, softened 1 stick
- 4 ounces Challenge Cream Cheese room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cups cake flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- Cinnamon sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set them aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, cream cheese, and sugar with a handheld mixer. Add the egg and vanilla. Mix well. Add the cake flour and baking powder. Mix well.
- Refrigerate dough for at least an hour.
- Scoop a walnut-size ball of cookie dough into the cinnamon sugar. Roll each ball until completely coated. Place cookie dough on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining cookie dough.
- Bake 9-11 minutes or until the underside edges just begin to turn golden.
- Cool cookies on a baking sheet for 3-4 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Cool cookies completely on a wire rack. Then store them in an airtight container on the counter for now or in the freezer for long term.
Nutrition
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The cookies look so great! Thank you for sharing the recipe!
Can I use almond flour instead of cake flour, to make it more keto friendly?
I have never tried that so I can’t offer any advice. Sorry!
These are so delicious! My only suggestion is that because the dough is refrigerated for an hour, the instruction to preheat the oven should be later in the recipe.
I made these last night and they turned out well. I like that they are slightly more cakey than flat snickerdoodles. These are not crisp, but that is the nature of this recipe. My 13 year old son said they were “really good.”
Made these today! Followed the recipe, unfortunately though the cookies did not spread once baked so they don’t look nearly as lovely as the ones in the pictures since they have to be manually flattened. Tastes good though!
Do these freeze well?
I have never frozen them, but I think they would be ok in an airtight container, with some kind of wax paper or parchment paper between the layers. I hope that helps.