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Cream Cheese Stuffed Red Sugar Cookies

Thick, soft vanilla sugar cookies completely coated in crunchy red sanding sugar and stuffed with a gooey, molten cream cheese center.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Freezing Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 44 minutes
Servings: 12 cookies
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, Baking
Calories: 260
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Cream Cheese Filling
  • 8 oz cream cheese cold
  • 0.25 cup powdered sugar
  • 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
Cookie Dough
  • 0.5 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 0.75 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 0.5 tsp salt
Coating
  • 0.5 cup red sanding sugar

Equipment

  • Baking sheet
  • Parchment paper
  • Electric Mixer
  • Freezer space

Method
 

  1. Mix cold cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Scoop into 1-teaspoon balls onto a parchment-lined plate and freeze for at least 1 hour.
  2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla.
  3. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually mix into the wet ingredients to form a soft dough. Chill dough for 30 minutes.
  4. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  5. Flatten 2 tablespoons of dough, place a frozen cream cheese ball in the center, and wrap the dough around it, sealing the edges tightly.
  6. Roll the completely sealed dough ball in red sanding sugar until fully coated.
  7. Place on the baking sheet and bake for 12-14 minutes until set.
  8. Cool on the pan for 10 minutes before serving warm.

Notes

Freezing the cream cheese balls completely solid is mandatory; otherwise, the filling will melt and leak out during baking.