Description
Delicious chocolate chip cookies made with cream cheese for extra softness.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream butter, cream cheese, and sugars until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and vanilla extract and mix well.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt separately.
- Add dry ingredients to wet mixture until just combined.
- Fold in chocolate chips.
- Scoop dough onto baking sheet, spacing evenly.
- Bake 12–14 minutes until edges are lightly golden.
- Cool briefly before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
- Make sure the butter and cream cheese are softened for easier mixing.
- For chewier cookies, do not overmix the dough once the dry ingredients are added.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg