Cherry Cream Cheese Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream together butter, cream cheese, and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla. Stir in flour until well blended. Drop dough by spoonfuls or use a cookie press to place onto prepared cookie sheets. If using floral cookie press design, make an indentation in the center with a thimble, fill with preserves, or press candy into center.
• Bake for 15 minutes in preheated oven. Cookies should be pale.

Steps:

• Combine shortbread cookie crumbs, butter, and sugar in a small bowl; set aside.
• Combine cream cheese, yogurt, condensed milk, lemon juice, almond extract, and a pinch of salt in a bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat until smooth.
• Add about 1 tablespoon of cookie mixture to the bottom of four 8-ounce canning jars or small dessert dishes. Spoon or pipe in a layer of the cream cheese mixture, followed by a layer of cherry pie filling. Repeat this layering once more.
• Move desserts to the refrigerator to chill for at least 30 minutes or longer before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 375'.
• In a large bowl, cream together butter and cream cheese until fluffy.
• Stir in Remaining Ingredients. (dough will be a bit stiff).
• Drop by rounded tablespoonsful about 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake about 8-10 minutes. Watch them closely and don't let them get too brown.
• Remove to wire rack to cool.
• Yield is approximate.

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in another bowl.
• Combine cream cheese, butter, and sugar in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla extract and mix until incorporated. Reduce speed to low, add flour mixture, and mix until just combined. Refrigerate dough until firm, at least 30 minutes.
• Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Roll dough into 1 1/2-inch balls. Pour graham cracker crumbs into a shallow bowl; roll dough balls in the crumbs. Place balls 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Make an indentation in the center of each ball with the back of a tablespoon measure. Place 3 cherries in each indentation.
• Bake in the preheated oven, switching and rotating the sheets halfway through, until edges are golden, 12 to 14 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheets. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar. Beat in almond extract. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle., Shape dough into 1-in. balls; roll in crushed cereal. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately press a cherry half into the center of each cookie. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Steps:

• In a food processor or electric mixer, combine the flour, cream cheese, and butter.
• With your hands, gather the dough into a ball, flatten it, and wrap in plastic wrap.
• Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 24 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375-degrees F. Butter a baking sheet.
• Divide the dough into 2 equal pieces.
• Roll each piece out on a floured surface to a 12x8-inch rectangle.
• Spread each with 1/4 cup of the jam.
• Top each with 1/2 cup coconut and 1/2 cup cherries.
• Starting at the longer end, roll each up jelly-roll style. Seal the seam with your fingers.
• Cut each roll into 12 slices.
• Place cookies on prepared sheet.
• Slightly flatten each cookie so they are of even thickness.
• Bake 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.