Thursday, December 17, 2009

Cherry Cheesecake Cookies


These cookies are delicious!!!!!!!!!! I really don't enjoy cookies very much. Thats why you probably won't see many recipes on here for them nor will you ever recieve many from me as a gift. I wasn't to impressed when I first made them but after they cooled they were SO good! I mean REALLY REALLY good! If you don't like Cherry then you can substitute anything such as Strawberry or even blueberry. I ran out of the cherry so I finished off the batch with jam in the middle and they still turned out great!
Check my notes at the bottom for some addition tips.
Makes about 2 dozen cookies

3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
2 1/2 sticks butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
2 cans (20-ounce) cherry pie filling

Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. In another bowl with an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, butter and sugar until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until incorporated. Reduce speed to low and add the flour mixture and mix until just combined. Refrigerate dough until firm, at least 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silpat liners. Place graham cracker crumbs in a shallow dish.

Roll the dough into 1 1/2-inch balls, then roll the balls in graham cracker crumbs. Place balls 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Using a tablespoon measure, make an indentation in the center of each ball. Place 3 cherries in the dimple. Bake until golden brown around the edges, 12 to 14 minutes. Cool for five minutes on the sheet and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
I find that these cookies taste better after cooling. You can store them in the refrigarator and they are espcecially good chilled!
It is important to chill the dough so that while you are rolling the balls they stay in tact.
Don't make the balls to large or they will be difficult to eat without crumbling.
I also found the dough to be just as tasty as the actual cookie!

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