Cream Cheese Cutout Cookies (VIDEO) By Kelly Miller • December6,2019 • 2 Comments 1.5K Jump to Recipe Jump to VideoThese Delicious Cream Cheese Cutout Cookies are not only beautiful for Christmas cookie trays, but a fun activity to do with the kids this Christmas season! Made with softened cream cheese in the dough, these taste fantastic, too! Ok, I’m going to level with you Moms & Dads – making Christmas cut out cookies with the kids is not for the faint of heart. You have to mental prepare yourself that it’s just going to be messy and you’ll be in the kitchen for a little while after wiping everything down, including the children. Any recipe where you have to chill, roll out dough, cut them out with cookie cutters, bake, cool, and then decorate is going to be way more involved than the typical “drop and bake” types of cookies. Don’t say I didn’t warn you ahead of time! But I can tell you, without a doubt, these amazing Cream Cheese Cutout Cookies taste as good, if not better, than they look!! With that disclaimer out of the way – this is something you NEED to plan to do with the kiddos. Even those of you Grandparents who are reading right now – I’m telling you, it’s a blast. When you just let go of the expectation that things need to stay clean, even for one afternoon in the kitchen, you allow yourself to just HAVE FUN with those adorable kids. Can you freeze cookies with cream cheese in them? Yes! Baked and cooled, these cookies freeze wonderfully. The cookie dough, however shouldn’t be frozen before baking as the consistency of the cream cheese in the dough might change with thawing. How long will sugar cookies stay fresh? 3 – 4 weeks as long as their kept in an airtight container or ziploc bag! How to make cream cheese cut out cookies: In the bowl of a stand mixer, blend softened butter and cream cheese. Add in sugar, salt, egg, and vanilla and blend well. Gradually add in flour and mix until well combined. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours. Allow cookie dough to soften on the counter for a few minutes before rolling, cutting with cookie cutters, and baking. Decorate cooled cookies as desired! Pro-tips for making cream cheese cutout cookies: Plan to make the dough the night before and refrigerate – not only makes the dough easier to roll, but it cuts down the amount of dishes needing to be washed at once Use store-bought decorations (I like to buy these at after Christmas sales and store them) Splurge on a good rolling pin, large cookie sheets, and baking mats Have clean tins or plastic containers ready for storing (if they last that long!)  Having the right equipment to make awesome cookies, takes a lot of the work and stress out of the activity – I promise you! I’ve had silicone/plastic rolling pins before, but you really want the flour to stick to the rolling pin and there’s nothing like the wooden ones for this task! I cannot stress to you enough how much fun my boys had making these cookies with me – they still talk about how much they enjoyed the time they spent with me and with each other. The cream cheese in these cookies give them such great shape that holds so well while baking! I’ve made cutout cookie recipes in the past that completely melted on the sheet while they baked – not cool! I stated this in the instructions above, but thicker cookies are definitely better than cookies that are too thin so don’t worry about the rolling part so much. Just have fun and enjoy these delicious Christmas cookies! If you liked this Cream Cheese Cutout Cookies recipe, leave a rating and a comment below this post! Cream Cheese Cutout Cookies Cream Cheese Cutout Cookies recipe made with softened cream cheese in the cookie dough. 4.80 from 5 votes Print Pin Rate Course: DessertCuisine: AmericanKeyword: recipe for cream cheese cutout cookies Prep Time: 15 minutes minutesCook Time: 7 minutes minutesRefrigerate: 2 hours hours Servings: 36 cookies Calories: 108kcal Author: Kelly Miller Ingredients▢ 1 cup butter softened▢ 3 oz cream cheese softened▢ 1 cup sugar▢ 1/4 tsp salt▢ 1 egg▢ 3/4 tsp vanilla extract▢ 2 1/2 cups flour▢ desired cookie decorations InstructionsIn the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter and cream cheese.Add in sugar, salt egg and vanilla. Beat until creamy.Gradually add in flour, 1/2 cup at a time, while mixer is on low speed.Transfer dough to a zip-top bag or a plastic container with a tight-fitting lid.Refrigerate 2 hours, or overnight.Remove dough from refrigerator, open bag or unseal container lid, and allow to warm on counter until easily pliable - about an hour, but this depends on how warm your kitchen is at the time.Divide the dough in half.Roll out half the dough on a well floured surface, using a well floured rolling pin, until about 1/8 inch thick - on the thicker side is better than too thin!Cut out cookies using various cookie cutters.Place on ungreased cookie sheets (non stick baking mats work great) and decorate with sugar or sprinkles if desired (leave the frosting or gel decorations for after baking). Bake at 375 degrees for 7 - 9 minutes, or until just slightly brown on the edges.Transfer to cooking racks and decorate with icing when completely cool. Video NutritionCalories: 108kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 71mg | Potassium: 16mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 196IU | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg Tried this recipe?Follow me @mostlyhomemademom or tag #MostlyHomemadeMom! 1.5K
Renee says January 30, 2020 at 5:24 pm Literally the best cutout cookies I have ever had. Totally worth the mess with the kids!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 Reply
Jodi says February 12, 2022 at 3:41 pm Love this recipe..! But I do use self rising flour.. should I use all purpose? Would that make them hold their shape better? Reply