Description
Delight in these Cherry Cheesecake Cookies that blend soft sugar cookie dough with creamy whipped cream cheese and a luscious cherry pie filling center, perfect for a sweet treat any time.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough Mixture
- 1 (16 oz.) package refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- 4 ounces whipped cream cheese
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
Coating and Filling
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (optional coating)
- 3/4 cup cherry pie filling
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper to prevent sticking and prepare it for the cookies.
- Mix Dough: In a large bowl or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat together the sugar cookie dough, whipped cream cheese, and all-purpose flour until the mixture is fully combined and smooth, scraping down the bowl sides as needed.
- Form Cookies: Use a small cookie scoop (about 4 teaspoons) to portion out the dough. Lightly roll each portion into balls with your hands.
- Coat in Sugar: Roll each dough ball in granulated sugar to create a sweet exterior and place them 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet to allow for spreading.
- Bake Cookies: Bake in the preheated oven for 12 minutes, or until the edges of the cookies are set but the center remains soft.
- Create Wells: Remove the cookies from the oven and gently press the back of a rounded teaspoon into the center of each cookie to create a small well without breaking the cookie. Transfer the baking sheet to a wire rack and allow the cookies to cool completely.
- Add Filling: Once cooled, use the teaspoon to scoop and place cherry pie filling into the center wells, adding about one cherry per cookie.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature; best consumed within two days for optimal freshness.
- You can substitute whipped cream cheese with regular cream cheese; ensure it’s softened before mixing. Note that baking time may increase by a few minutes when using regular cream cheese.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 80 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
