Cherry Cream Cheese Cookies | Tastes of Lizzy T

Moist, tender and delicious Cherry Cream Cheese Cookies are the perfect cookie to decorate for any holiday or occasion. I’ve only just the past couple of months started baking with maraschino cherries. You see, Matt is a huge chocolate-covered-cherry and cherry-cookie kind of guy.  I’m not quite sure why, but I’ve never made him anything “cherry” before, except for classic cherry pie.   He was quite pleased this past month when he came home to homemade chocolate covered cherries and two kinds of cherry cookies. I pretty much made his day with that treat. About this Cherry Cream Cheese Cookies Recipe: Egg Free cookies You’ll notice there is no egg in this recipe making them a great option for those who have an egg allergy. How to Make Cream Cheese Cherry Cookies These are easy cookies to make. You will have to plan ahead to refrigerate the cookie dough for at least an hour, but otherwise the dough comes together easily. Can you put sprinkles in cookie dough? We roll the cookie dough balls in sugar so the sugar is only the outside, but if you’d like to add a few sprinkles to the cookie dough you can do that also. Just don’t go overboard since it is adding more sugar to the dough. You could get creative and colorful with what colored sugar you used.  Use pretty colors for a birthday theme, red and blue for a patriotic party, or even green sugar like we do here for Christmas. The white chocolate drizzled on top is optional.  Personally, I think that white chocolate drizzle makes everything better, and it helps hold the cherry on the top of the cookie. Do cookies with cream cheese need to be refrigerated? The cream cheese is baked inside the cookies so they are ok to store at room temperature. Baked goods that have a cream cheese or cheesecake filling or frosting would need to be refrigerated. How long do cream cheese cookies last? These cookies will remain soft for 4-5 days at room temperature. They also freeze well so if you will have them longer than that, please package them well and freeze. Cherry Cream Cheese Cookies 4.67 from 3 votesMoist, tender and delicious Cherry Cream Cheese Cookies are perfect to decorate for any holiday or occasion. Servings 30 cookies1/2 cup salted butter room temperature, 4 ounces3 ounces cream cheese room temperature1/2 cup granulated sugar 100 grams1/4 teaspoon almond extract1 cup all-purpose flour 140 grams1 teaspoon baking powder1/8 teaspoon salt1/2 cup colored sugar30 red maraschino cherries drained and driedOptional topping:Using a stand mixer, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar together in a large bowl. Scrape the sides of the bowl. Beat in almond extract. In a separate small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Slowly add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and mix until well combined. Cover and refrigerate the dough for 1 hour.Preheat the oven to 350ºF.Shape the dough into 30, 1-in. balls, then roll in colored sugar. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat. Place the cookies 2″ apart on the baking sheet. Bake for 12-13 minutes. Do not over bake. Remove from the oven and immediately press a maraschino cherry into the center of each cookie. Move the cookies to wire racks to cool.You can leave the cookies as they are, or you can drizzle them in white chocolate which will help keep the cherry in place.In a microwave-safe bowl, slowly melt the white chocolate chips in 10-15 second increments, stirring between each melting time. Use a spoon or fork to drizzle the chocolate overtop the cookies. Allow the chocolate to set completely before storing the cookies in an airtight container. Store at room temperature. Calories: 103kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 46mg | Potassium: 32mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 136IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 0.2mg Have you tried this recipe? Share a review below or share on Instagram with the tag #tastesoflizzyt. I’ve never met a sugar cookie I didn’t like. Fluffy and light, thick and rich…all are necessary and good and make great little desserts. Here are a few new recipes for you to try.