Cream Cheese Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Servings: 18
Calories: 184kcal
Cream Cheese Chocolate Chunk Cookies are a soft chocolate chip cookie recipe using rich cream cheese and rustic chunky chocolate.
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Ingredients
- 4 ounces cream cheese , room temperature
- 4 ounces unsalted butter , softened
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar , divided
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate , coarsely chopped
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy, approximately 3 minutes.
- Add 1/4 cup of the white sugar and the brown sugar, mix to combine.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla.
- In a separate mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add into wet ingredients.
- Fold in chocolate chunks be hand, cover and chill for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line an insulated cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Using a 2 tablespoons cookie scoop make cookie dough balls. Place the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar into a small bowl. Roll cookie dough in the dry sugar and place onto prepared cookie sheet sheet.
- Bake for 16-18 minutes until very lightly browned around the edges. The cookies will be mounded, like a ball.
- Move cookies to a cooling rack shortly after removing from the oven. Allow to cool and store at room temperture in an airtight container or plastic bag.
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Nutrition
Calories: 184kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 59mg | Potassium: 79mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 258IU | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg