Extremely soft, simple, cookies that are realistically more a nice vanilla than cheesecake flavored. Whatever it is, it’s still a good flavor!

Ingredients:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line to baking sheets, then set aside.

In a large bowl, beat together the cream cheese and butter until fluffy and smooth.

Add the sugar and beat again until light and fluffy.

Beat in the eggs and vanilla.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually beat into the butter mixture until just incorporated.

Drop by rounded tablespoons on the lined sheets – these cookies don’t grow during baking, so you can space them closer together than I did.

Bake 10-11 minutes, until juuuuust starting to brown on the bottom.

Cool on a wire rack, then sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Yum!

Cheesecake Cookies

From Yellow Bliss Road.

• 8 ounces full fat cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line to baking sheets, then set aside.

In a large bowl, beat together the cream cheese and butter until fluffy and smooth. Add the sugar and beat again until light and fluffy, then beat in the eggs and vanilla.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually beat into the butter mixture until just incorporated. Drop by rounded tablespoons on the lined sheets.

Bake 10-11 minutes, until just starting to brown on the bottom. Cool on a wire rack, then sprinkle with powdered sugar.