Description
Delight in these Cherry Cheesecake Cookies featuring a soft sugar cookie base blended with cream cheese and topped with luscious cherry pie filling. Perfectly sweet with a creamy center, these cookies offer a delicious twist on traditional sugar cookies, combining fruity cherry notes with rich cheesecake flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough
- 1 (16 oz.) package refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- 4 ounces whipped cream cheese
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
Topping and Coating
- ½ cup granulated sugar (optional coating)
- ¾ cup cherry pie filling
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set the prepared baking sheet aside for later use.
- Mix Dough: In a large bowl or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat together the refrigerated sugar cookie dough, whipped cream cheese, and all-purpose flour until fully combined, scraping down the sides as needed to ensure even mixing.
- Portion Dough: Use a small cookie scoop measuring 4 teaspoons to portion out the dough. Lightly roll each portion into a ball with your hands to form uniform cookies.
- Coat and Arrange: Roll each dough ball in granulated sugar to coat them lightly. Place the coated dough balls 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 centers remain soft.
- Create Wells: Upon removing the cookies from the oven, gently press the back of a rounded teaspoon into the center of each cookie to create a small well. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Add Cherry Filling: Once cooled, use the teaspoon to scoop about one cherry from the cherry pie filling into each well of the cookies, adding a sweet and fruity topping.
Notes
- Storage: Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature. For the best taste and texture, consume within two days.
- Cream Cheese: Regular cream cheese can be used instead of whipped cream cheese but make sure it’s softened before mixing. Baking time may need an additional 2 to 3 minutes.
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: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
