Name: Cream Cheese Chocolate Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup (250 mL) sugar; 1 cup (250 mL) softened butter; 1 egg; ½ cup (125 mL) melted semisweet chocolate; 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract; 2 ½ cup (625 mL) all-purpose flour; 1 pkg (8 oz/250 g) softened Canadian Cream cheese; ¼ cup (60 mL) softened butter; ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp (90 mL) icing sugar; ½ tsp (2 mL) vanilla extract

Prep Time

30 min

Cook Time

15 min

Yields

24 servings

Kids will love these rich sandwich cookies – and adults won’t say no!

ingredients

Chocolate Cookies

cup (250 mL) sugar

cup (250 mL) softened butter

egg

cup (125 mL) melted semisweet chocolate

tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract

2 ½

cup (625 mL) all-purpose flour

Cream Cheese Icing

pkg (8 oz/250 g) softened Canadian Cream cheese

cup (60 mL) softened butter

⅓

cup + 1 tbsp (90 mL) icing sugar

tsp (2 mL) vanilla extract

Ingredient Substitution Guide

directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 °F (180 °C).

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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.

Step 5

Spread half the cookies with Cream Cheese Icing and top with remaining ones, pressing lightly. Dust with sugar.

Step 6

In bowl, whip all ingredients with Canadian Cream cheese until creamy. Cover and set aside.

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