Yesterday we attended a children’ Christmas cookie alternate at a good friend’s home. The youngsters and I knew precisely the cookie we needed to make, so for ease sake, I did a fast search on my weblog to search out my favourite Christmas cookie recipe solely to appreciate I’ve by no means shared it on right here earlier than. What?!
I’ve shared all my different childhood favorites, from marinated rooster and noodles to Suzie’s rooster and even my bro’s favourite Mexican dip. However not my favourite Christmas cookie? Properly, that modifications now.
This cream cheese thumbprint Christmas cookie has been my favourite since childhood for lots of causes. I like the small measurement, the intense, joyful aesthetic, the slight cream cheese taste, and the truth that the cookie itself just isn’t too candy, so the icing provides simply the correct quantity of complimenting sweetness. They’re scrumptious AND straightforward to customise to your favourite colours. They add such a shiny pop of colour to any cookie plate you propose on bringing to the neighbors.
The method is pretty easy (when you bear in mind to place out your butter and cream cheese to melt). Combine the sugar, butter, and cream cheese. Add the egg yolk and vanilla. slowly add the flour. Refrigerate the dough for an hour. Roll, press in thumb, bake, fill with icing. Devour.
I hope you get pleasure from these pleasant cream cheese thumbprint cookies as a lot as we do!
Cream Cheese Thumbprint Christmas Cookie
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Prepare dinner Time: 12-16 minutes
Complete Time: 1 hour half-hour
Yield: 30 cookies 1x
Description
These pleasant Christmas cookies are two-bite sized with a slight cream cheese taste and have the right pop of sweetness from the straightforward icing. They are often custom-made to your favourite colours and a small pinch of sprinkles makes them a shiny and joyful addition to any cookie platter.
For the cookies
1 c butter, softened
3 oz cream cheese, softened
1 c granulated sugar
1 egg yolk
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/2 c all goal flour
For the icing
powdered sugar
water
sprinkles and/or meals coloring
Directions
Cream butter and cream cheese. Step by step add sugar, beating nicely till gentle and fluffy.
Add egg yolk and vanilla. Beat nicely.
Slowly add within the flour till nicely included.
Chill dough for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 325. Form the dough into 1″ balls and place on parchment lined baking sheet. Press heart to create a thumbprint earlier than baking.
Bake cookies for 12-16 minutes till the underside edges are a slight tan/gentle brown colour. Take away from oven and let cool fully earlier than including icing.
For the icing
Add powdered sugar in a bowl and stir in a small (1 tsp-ish) quantity of water till the specified consistency is reached.
To check the consistency, let the icing pour off a spoon. The icing ought to fall right into a ribbon and maintain the form for a number of seconds earlier than melting again into the icing.
If the icing is simply too thick, add a drop of water and take a look at once more.
If the icing is simply too runny, add slightly extra powdered sugar.
Key phrases: cream cheese, thumbprint
