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Cherry Cream Cheese Cookies

These Cherry Cream Cheese Cookies will surely delight the cookie lovers in your life. The cookies are rolled in pink sugar crystals, topped with a maraschino cherry, and drizzled with white chocolate.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Chill Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 22 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cherry cheesecake cookies, cherry cream cheese cookies, cookies, maraschino cherry cream cheese cookies
Servings: 30 cookies
Calories: 98kcal
Author: Lisa Kerhin

Equipment

  • stand mixer or electric handheld mixer
  • mixing bowls
  • measuring spoons and cups
  • baking sheet

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup butter softened
  • 3 ounces cream cheese softened
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon almond extract
  • cup pink sugar crystals
  • 30 red maraschino cherries drained
  • ½ cup white chocolate chips

Instructions

  • In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
  • Using a stand mixer or electric hand mixer; cream together the butter, sugar, and cream cheese. This will take a couple of minutes.
  • Add the almond extract and mix well.
  • Slowly add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and combine well.
  • Cover the dough with a piece of plastic wrap and refrigerate for about an hour. This will chill the dough so that the cookies will not spread too much.
  • After an hour has passed, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Shape the dough into about 30, 1-inch balls. Roll each ball into the pink sugar crystals and place on ungreased baking sheet. You can use a silicone baking sheet also.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 12-13 minutes. Be sure to not overbake the cookies. Remove from the oven and immediately press a maraschino cherry into the center of each cookie.
  • Move the cookies to wire racks to cool.
  • Once the cookies have cooled completely, slowly melt the white chocolate chips in 10-15 second increments in the microwave. Give them a stir between each melting time.
  • Using a fork, drizzle the melted white chocolate overtop the cookies.
  • Allow the white chocolate to set completely before storing the cookies in an airtight container.

Nutrition

Calories: 98kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 60mg | Potassium: 19mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 136IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 0.2mg