Mix the butter and cream cheese. First, place the softened butter and cream cheese in a large mixing bowl and cream them together well using an electric hand mixer.
Add the sugar. Now mix in the powdered sugar on low speed.
Add the egg and vanilla. Beat the egg and vanilla extract into the mixture.
Sift in the dry ingredients. Using a sifter, add the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix everything together until well incorporated.
Pro Tip: Spoon and level off the flour in the measuring cup to make sure you get the right amount. Too much flour can result in dry cookies.
Scoop the cookie dough. Using a medium-sized cookie scoop, scoop out the dough and use your hands to round them into balls. Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Bake. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and bake the cream cheese cookies for 10 minutes on the center rack.
Dust with powdered sugar. Once the cookies have cooled, dust them with powdered sugar and serve.
Recipe Tips
Measure the flour correctly. Packing flour can cause too much to be used, drying out your cookies. If you can’t measure your flour with a scale, then sift it or stir it with a spoon, then sprinkle it into the measuring cup and level it for accuracy.
Dampen your hands before rolling the dough. Cream cheese cookie dough is very sticky, so to keep it from sticking to your hands when rolling it into balls, get your hands slightly wet first. This will make the process easier and neater.
Bake these cookies on the center rack. Place the cookies on the center rack so that all parts of the cookies are baked evenly.
Try some variations. Dust the cookies with cinnamon sugar, add some chocolate chips, or drizzle them with melted white chocolate. These delicious cream cheese cookies can be very versatile.
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