Cream Cheese Cookies with Patriotic Sprinkles
Cream Cheese Cookies are light, tender and delicious. With only a handful of ingredients, you can adapt these cookies to fit any number of holidays!
Servings: 30 cookies
Calories: 133kcal
Ingredients
- 1½ sticks butter, softened to room temperature
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 5 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup sprinkles, your choice of colors
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
Instructions
- In a large bowl with a hand mixer or the bowl of a stand mixer, blend the butter, cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, flour, salt, and vanilla to form a stiff dough.
- Add the sprinkles and blend until well distributed throughout the dough.
- Add the graham cracker crumbs into an oblong, shallow dish.
- Form the dough into two long logs approximately 2" in circumference.
- Roll each log into the graham cracker crumbs to coat and wrap each log with plastic wrap.
- Place the logs into the freezer for at least 30 minutes.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350-degrees.
- Unwrap the logs and slice into ¼" slices.
- Place the slices onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 12-15 minutes, rotating halfway through the baking process.
- Cool completely and serve.
Notes
The dough can be made in advance and kept well wrapped in the freezer for 2 months before slicing and baking.
Tools and equipment;
large bowl, hand mixer or stand mixer, plastic wrap, shallow dish or plate, measuring cups, measuring spoons, baking sheets, parchment paper (optional), serrated knife for slicing cookies.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 133kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 93mg | Potassium: 22mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 205IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 0.6mg