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Churro Cheesecake Cookies

Ingredients

Dough:

  • 2.75 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
  • .75 cup granulated sugar
  • .5 cup light brown sugar
  • 2 eggs (room temperature)
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Filling:

  • 8oz cream cheese (full fat)
  • .33 cup powdered sugar (sifted)
  • .5 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 "pinch" salt

Coating:

  • .5 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Order of Operations

  1. Preheat oven to 350f
  2. Prepare the filling first because it will need to chill
    1. Beat cream cheese until completely smooth
    2. Add powdered sugar gradually while beating cream cheese
    3. Mix in vanilla & salt once all sugar is incorporated
    4. Chill for 30 minutes
  3. Make the dough while the filling chills
    1. Cream butter & sugars until light and fluffy
    2. Beat eggs into cream mixture one at a time
    3. Add vanilla extract
    4. Mix in dry ingredients (baking powder, cinnamon, salt, flour) until just combined
    5. Chill for at least 1 hour
  4. Assemble
    1. Scoop tablespoon-sized balls of cookie dough
    2. Flatten each into small disc
    3. Place .5 teaspoon of filling in center
    4. Fold dough around filling and seal edges
    5. Roll into a ball shape
  5. Coat dough balls
    1. Mix cinnamon and sugar in shallow bowl
    2. Roll individual dough balls in mixture
  6. Place coated dough balls on parchment-lined baking sheet
  7. Bake for 10-12 minutes per batch
  8. Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes
  9. Transfer to wire rack to complete cooling

Storage

Stays fresh on countertop in airtight container for 3-4 days. Place wax paper between layers when stacking.

Stays fresh in refrigerator in airtight container for 1 week. Place paper towel on bottom of container and between layers to absorb moisture

Both assembled-but-not-baked and baked stay fresh in freezer for up to 3 months. Nothing required between layers. Do not coat assembled-but-not-baked doughballs in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Thaw at room temperature before serving

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