Description
Delightful Cherry Cheesecake Cookies with soft sugar cookie base, creamy cream cheese, and a sweet cherry pie filling center. Perfectly coated in sugar for a crunchy exterior and soft, flavorful interior.
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
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (optional for rolling)
Filling
- 3/4 cup cherry pie filling
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper, then set aside.
- 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 for even mixing.
- Form Cookies: Using a small cookie scoop (4 teaspoons), portion out the dough and lightly roll each portion into balls with your hands.
- Coat in Sugar: Roll each dough ball in granulated sugar to coat, then place the cookies 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake Cookies: Bake the cookies for 12 minutes until the edges are set but not browned.
- Create Wells: Remove the baking sheet from the oven and 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 Filling: Once cooled, use the teaspoon to scoop cherry pie filling into each well—about one cherry per cookie.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature; best enjoyed within two days.
- You may use regular cream cheese softened to room temperature instead of whipped cream cheese; baking time might increase by a couple of minutes.
- Rolling cookies in sugar is optional but adds a nice crunchy exterior texture.
- Ensure that cookie dough is well chilled before mixing for best results.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
