Description
Homemade cinnamon cream cheese cookies deliver a sweet southern comfort with rich, buttery notes. Delicate spice and creamy texture invite warm moments of pure cookie bliss.
Ingredients
Scale
Primary Ingredients:
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 ounces (113 grams) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, softened
Binding Ingredients:
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Spice and Finishing Ingredients:
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Rolling Mixture:
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Prepare workspace by heating oven to 350F and lining baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Blend softened butter, cream cheese, and sugar until achieving a smooth, airy consistency.
- Incorporate egg and vanilla extract, mixing thoroughly until fully integrated.
- Separately combine flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and salt in a clean mixing bowl.
- Slowly fold dry ingredients into wet mixture, stirring until cohesive dough develops.
- Create coating mixture by whisking together granulated sugar and additional ground cinnamon.
- Shape dough into uniform 1-inch spheres, then generously coat each ball in cinnamon-sugar blend.
- Arrange cookie balls on prepared baking sheet, gently pressing down to slightly flatten surface.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, watching for lightly golden edges and set texture.
- Transfer cookies to wire cooling rack, allowing them to reach room temperature before serving.
Notes
- Softening cream cheese and butter at room temperature ensures smooth, creamy cookie dough without lumps.
- Chilling the dough for 30 minutes before rolling helps prevent spreading and maintains the cookies’ shape during baking.
- For gluten-free options, swap wheat flour with almond or gluten-free blend, which adds a nutty undertone to the cookies.
- Customize the spice level by adjusting cinnamon quantity – less for subtle warmth, more for intense cinnamon flavor.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 172 kcal
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 55 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 23 mg