Cream Cheese Cookies are decadent and so easy to make. Light and crispy outside, creamy inside - these homemade cookies check all the right boxes. Leave some out for Santa or keep them all to yourself!
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and line 2 12x16 inch baking pans with parchment paper and set aside.
Beat the sugar and butter in a large bowl then beat in the cream cheese until smooth.
Beat in the egg and vanilla then stir in the flour, baking powder and salt.
Using a one-inch cookie scoop or your hands, form one-inch balls from the mixture and place them on the baking pan, evenly spaced. (These cookies don’t rise much so you can place them around 1 inch apart from each other.)
Bake for 9-11 minutes or until the tops have dried out and the bottoms are golden brown.
Let them cool on the pan for 5-10 minutes while you bake the remaining cookies in the same way on the other prepared pan.
Serve with a dusting of powdered sugar if you like.