Cream Cheese Snowball Cookies

These Cream Cheese Snowball Cookies are loaded with tangy cream cheese flavor and baked to perfection then rolled in powdered sugar. It's a simple dessert that everyone will enjoy.

Course Cookies

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 9

Total Time 19

Servings Cookies

Calories 121kcal

Equipment

Parchment Lined Baking Sheet
mixing bowls
Electric mixer
Cookie Scoop - Optional
Wire rack

Ingredients

½ cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature
4 ounces cream cheese softened to room temperature
1 ½ cups powdered sugar plus additional for dusting
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375F. Cover a large baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and cream cheese together with an electric mixer on medium speed until well combined.
Mix in the powdered sugar on low speed, then add the egg and vanilla extract and beat until incorporated.
In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add this dry mixture to the wet and mix with the electric mixer until fully combined.
Form the dough into 24 balls and place on the prepared baking sheet leaving at least 1-inch of space between each.
Bake the cookies at 375F for 9-10 minutes until set and lightly golden brown on the bottom.
Remove the cookies from the baking sheet and cool to room temperature on a wire cooling rack.
Once cooled, dust the cookies with powdered sugar.

Notes

Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.

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