With pantry staple ingredients these cookie are easy to whip up!
You can halve or double these cookies depending on how many people you are serving.
These are also great rolled in powdered sugar if you are not a fan of cinnamon!
Cream Cheese Cookies on black plate with cinnamon sticks
What are Cream Cheese Cookies?
If you’ve never had a Cream Cheese Cookie before, they are tender, slightly chewy, and as you can imagine, addictive!
I’ve had them plain before but I really wanted to try something new with the basic recipe. Normally, you will roll the dough balls in powdered sugar, instead, I rolled them in cinnamon sugar!
This makes the outside have a slight crunch and a nice cinnamon kick! What’s not to love?? I really don’t know why I haven’t tried this sooner.
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How to make Cinnamon Cream Cheese Cookies:
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and cream cheese with a hand mixer until smooth. Slowly add the powdered sugar until combined. Add egg, baking powder, vanilla, and salt. Mix to combine. Add flour in slowly until fully incorporated, scraping the sides as needed. Place in fridge for one hour to rest.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a small bowl, mix together the cinnamon and sugar. Set aside.
Roll dough into 1 inch sized balls, about 2 teaspoons worth of dough. Roll until coated in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Place on a parchment lined cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
Bake for 8-9 minutes, until just set. Do not overbake, it is hard to tell when these cookies are ready, they will puff up but won’t get golden brown. Let cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool completely.
Close up of cookies stacked on plate
How yummy would these be on a huge Christmas cookie spread? Honestly, though, these are perfect year round if you ask me.
You can’t go wrong with cookies with cream cheese! It’s always time for cinnamon in my book! It is one of my favorite spices and it goes well with so many things!
Alternatives and Add-ons:
Want to really take these over the top? How about adding a yummy cream cheese or powdered sugar glaze drizzled over each cookie WOW!
Make cream cheese frosting and BOOM: Cinnamon Cream Cheese , wow again!
For even more of a spicy kick, add more cinnamon to the cookie dough. You can add this in at the same time as the flour.
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Cookies on black plate with cinnamon sticks stacked
I also think these would make a great cream cheese sugar cookie. Roll these in colored sugar for a festive touch! So, what do you think? Do you love cinnamon as much as I do?
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