Cream Cheese Stuffed Chocolate Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Sift flour and baking soda together in a bowl.
• Combine cream cheese and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; beat until smooth and creamy. Gradually beat in sugar and egg. Stir in melted chocolate chips. Add flour mixture, white chocolate chips, and nuts; stir until combined.
• Drop spoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until firm around the edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar together in a small bowl using an electric mixer on medium-high speed until thoroughly combined. Chill filling until ready to use.
• Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium speed until creamy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla extract, beating until blended, about 30 seconds.
• Stir 2 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons flour, baking soda, and salt together in a small bowl; gradually add to butter mixture, beating on low speed, until just blended. Beat in chocolate chips until just combined. Refrigerate dough until chilled, about 30 minutes.
• Use a medium, or 2-tablespoon, cookie scoop to place 8 scoops of the cookie dough on one of the prepared baking sheets, spaced 3 inches apart. Gently flatten each scoop to about 3 inches in diameter. Drop 2 teaspoonfuls of the cream cheese filling in the center of each cookie. Gently wrap the dough around the cream cheese and shape into a ball; press the cookies down slightly. Keep remaining dough and filling chilled.
• Bake the first batch in the preheated oven until golden and set around the edges, 12 to 14 minutes. Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks; let cool completely, about 15 minutes. Repeat with remaining dough and cream cheese mixture.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 °F (180 °C).
• In large bowl, beat together sugar, butter, egg, melted chocolate and vanilla until smooth. Gradually add flour while stirring. Beat until smooth. Shape dough into 48 1-inch (2.5 cm) balls.
• Place balls on cookie sheet about 2-inch (5 cm) apart. Flatten with glass bottom to form 2-inch (5 cm) circles. Dip glass bottom in sugar, to prevent sticking.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until cookies are slightly shiny and golden. Remove from oven let cool for 5 minutes before removing cookies from sheet. Repeat process until all dough is used up.
• Spread half the cookies with Cream Cheese Icing and top with remaining ones, pressing lightly. Dust with sugar.
• Cream Cheese Icing:.
• In bowl, whip all ingredients with cream cheese until creamy. Cover and set aside.

Steps:

• n a large mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar.
• Beat in egg and vanilla.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture.
• Shape into two 12-in. rolls; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
• Unwrap and cut into 1-in. slices.
• Place 1 inches apart on greased baking sheet. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Immediately make an indentation in the center of each cookie using the end of a wooden spoon handle. Remove to wire racks to cool.
• Combine filling ingredients in a mixing bowl; mix well.
• Place 2 teaspoonfuls in the center of each cookie. Let stand until set.
• In a small saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate chips and butter; stir until smooth.
• Drizzle over cookies. (I use an icing bag to make my cookies more aesthetically pleasing, but beware of burning your hands!) Store in the refrigerator.