Cream Cheese Pound Cake Cookies

Directions

  1. 1Cream butter and sugar.
  2. 2Mix ingredients with an electric mixer.
  3. 3Add egg.
  4. 4Add flour.
  5. 5Mix all ingredients with an electric mixer.
  6. 6Put the dough on a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  7. 7Bake until golden.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 0.25 tsp salt
  • 0.75 cup unsalted butter, room temp
  • 4 oz cream cheese, room temp
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg, room temp
  • 2 tsp vanilla

Equipment

ovenbaking sheetparchment papercooling rack

Tips

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Cream together butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy (3-4 minutes).
  • Beat in egg and vanilla.
  • On low, mix in flour and salt.
  • With a large cookie scoop, place onto baking sheet lined with parchment paper leaving at least an inch between each cookie. Cookies will spread slightly.
  • Bake for 16-18 minutes.
  • Let cool for 5 minutes before transferring to cooling rack to cool completely.
  • Dip tops of cookies in icing (optional) and enjoy!