Best Cinnamon Cream Cheese Cookies Recipe

Cream Cheese Cookies are an easy, tender cookie bursting with cinnamon sugar. These cookies make for the perfect Christmas (or anytime!) treat!

Course Cookies

Cuisine Traditional

Keyword apple cinnamon, christmas, cinnamon cookies, cinnamon cream cheese cookies, cookies, cream cheese cookies, snickerdoodles

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings servings

Calories 107kcal

Author Dana at ThisSillyGirlsKitchen.com

Cream the butter and cream cheese with a hand mixer until smooth in a large bowl.
1/2 cup unsalted butter , 4 ounces cream cheese
Slowly add the powdered sugar until combined.
1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Add the egg, baking powder, vanilla, and salt. Mix to combine.
1 egg, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste, pinch kosher salt
Add the flour slowly until fully incorporated, scraping the sides as needed.
1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
Cover and place in the fridge for one hour to rest.
Preheat oven to 375°F—line baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a small bowl, mix the cinnamon and sugar. Set aside.
1/4 cup granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Roll dough into 1-inch-sized balls, which is about 2 teaspoons of dough.
Roll in the bowl with the cinnamon sugar until well coated.
Place on a prepared cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
Bake for 8-9 minutes, until just set. Do not overbake, it is hard to tell when these cookies are ready, they will puff up but won’t get golden brown.
Let cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool completely.

You can easily double or halve this recipe depending on how many people you are serving.
These cookies can be frozen, see my tips above.
These need to chill before baking, make sure that you do not skip this step.
These should be baked on a parchment or silpat lined baking sheet to reduce spreading.