Description
These Sprinkle Cream Cheese Cookies will be the most festive treat on your cookie tray! They’re easy to make and perfect for a party.
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 ½ cup butter (room temperature)
- 2 cups + 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 2 ⅓ cups all purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 3 cups red & green sprinkles
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, add the cream cheese and butter. Beat together on high speed for 1 minute to ensure the mixture is smooth and creamy.
- Add in the powdered sugar and beat together for 20 seconds on low speed to allow the powdered sugar to become incorporated.
- Increase the mixer speed to high and continue beating for 30 seconds.
- Add in the flour, baking soda and salt and beat together to incorporate.
- Next, add in the vanilla and stir until combined. Fold the vanilla bean paste into one section of dough.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place into the fridge to chill for at least 1 hour.
- Once chilled, remove from the fridge. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spoon out 1 Tbs sections of dough. Roll into balls. Roll the balls in sprinkles until completely coated.
- Place the balls of dough onto the baking sheet, leaving at least 4” of space between each ball to allow for spreading. Place the baking sheet into the oven to bake for 14-16 minutes.
- The cookies will be soft at this point. Once baked, remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack to cool before serving.
Notes
Tips:
Be sure to chill the cookie dough for at least one hour. The dough can be chilled long with good results.
This cookie dough can be made ahead of time and frozen. When you are ready to bake it, simply take it out of the freezer and let it set at room temperature for 30 minutes before shaping and baking.