Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies
- 50 Minutes Prep1 Hour 40 Minutes Total
- 60 Servings
- 90 Calories per Serving
This scratch-made sugar cookie is incredibly soft and perfectly sweet, thanks to real vanilla buttercream frosting.
Ingredient List
Cookies
- 2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Frosting
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 2 to 4 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- Betty Crocker™ gel food colors, as desired
- Betty Crocker™ candy sprinkles, as desired
Preparation
- Heat oven to 350°F. In small bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
- In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, cream cheese and 1/2 cup softened butter with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until fluffy; scrape side of bowl. Beat in egg just until smooth. Stir in 2 teaspoons vanilla. On low speed, beat flour mixture into sugar mixture until well blended. Cover and refrigerate 15 minutes.
- Shape dough into 60 (1-inch) balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are set. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat powdered sugar, 1/4 cup softened butter, 2 to 4 tablespoons milk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla with spoon until smooth and fluffy. If frosting is too stiff to spread, add additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time. Tint with food color. Using knife, spread slightly less than 1 teaspoon frosting on each cooled cookie; top with sprinkles. Store covered in airtight container at room temperature.
Tips
- Short on time? Use Betty Crocker™ frosting instead of the powdered sugar frosting.
- Having at least 2 cookie sheets is helpful. When one batch of cookies is finished baking, another batch is ready to go.
Nutrition Information
Servings: 60
Serving size: 1 Cookie
Amount per serving (Calories ): 90
Food component / Nutrient | Amount | % Daily Value* |
---|---|---|
Total Fat | 3&½g | 6% |
Saturated Fat | 2g | 11% |
Trans Fat | 0g | % Value not available |
Cholesterol | 15mg | 4% |
Sodium | 70mg | 3% |
Total Carbohydrate | 14g | 5% |
Dietary Fiber | 0g | 0% |
Soluble Fiber | 0g | % Value not available |
Sugars | 10g | % Value not available |
Protein | 1g | % Value not available |
Vitamin D | Value not available | 0% |
Vitamin E | Value not available | 0% |
Calcium | Value not available | 0% |
Iron | Value not available | 0% |
Potassium | 15mg | 0% |
Thiamin | Value not available | 2% |
Riboflavin | Value not available | 2% |
Niacin | Value not available | 0% |
Vitamin B6 | Value not available | 0% |
Vitamin B12 | Value not available | 0% |
Pantothenic Acid | Value not available | 0% |
Phosphorus | Value not available | 0% |
Magnesium | Value not available | 0% |
Zinc | Value not available | 0% |
Manganese | Value not available | 0% |
Selenium | Value not available | 4% |
Copper | Value not available | 0% |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. |
Exchanges
- Starch 0,
- Fruit 0,
- Other Carbohydrate 1,
- Skim Milk 0,
- Low-Fat Milk 0,
- Milk 0,
- Vegetable 0,
- Very Lean Meat 0,
- Lean Meat 0,
- Medium-Fat Meat 0,
- High-Fat Meat 0,
- Fat ½,
- Fruits 0c,
- Vegetables 0c,
- Grains 0oz-eq,
- Meat & Beans 0oz-eq,
- Dairy 0c,
- Fats & Oils 1tsp
Carbohydrate Choice
- Choices per serving1