Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies

These Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies are absolutely delicious but I do have a weakness for cookies in general, I mean who doesn't right?   The cream cheese in these cookies give a slight tangy flavor and makes these cookies soft in the middle, with nice crisp edges.   I also loved the dark chocolate chips in these cookies.  I have been non-stop cooking and baking with all this free time I have, so thank you government shutdown.  I never thought I would say that I can't wait to get back to work.  At least I can enjoy these awesome Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Ingredients

2 ¼ cup flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

¾ cup butter, room temperature (1 ½ sticks)

¼ cup cream cheese, room temperature (I used Neufchatel cheese.)

½ cup granulated sugar

1 cup brown sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla

2 eggs

2 cups chocolate chips (I used dark chocolate chips.)

Directions

In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.  Set aside.

In a stand mixer, beat butter, cream cheese, and sugars until light and fluffy.

Beat in vanilla and eggs.

Slowly add in flour mixture until combined.

Stir in chocolate chips.

Note:  It is best to allow cookie dough to cool in the fridge for at least 2 hours or longer.   

When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375 degrees F. 

Drop the cookie dough by tablespoonfuls, well apart, on baking sheets.  

Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.  Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. 

Makes 3 dozen cookies. 

Buddy wanted a cookie too, but he's not allowed.  He likes to hang out in the kitchen when he knows I'm cooking or baking :)

Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

It was my boss' birthday last week and I am such a good employee that I made her favorite - chocolate chip cookies!  Everyone at work who tried them love them.  I think this recipe has to be one of the best chocolate chip cookies I've made.  The cookies are not too thin.  They are crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside.   Somehow this recipe has been the best and the cookies are absolutely delicious!  

 

Here are two of my previous chocolate chip cookies recipes (among several other cookies recipes):

Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies - These cookies are thinner, chewy in the middle and crisp on the outside.

Chocolate Chip Cookies - These cookies are soft and chewy.

 

Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Ingredients

1 cup butter

½ cup sugar

1 ½ cup brown sugar

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla

2 ¾ cup flour

¾ teaspoons salt

1 teaspoons baking soda

1 ½  teaspoon baking powder

2 ¼ cup chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a stand mixer, beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy.

Slowly beat in eggs, one at a time.  Add in vanilla.

In a bowl, whisk flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder to mix.

Slowly add in flour mixture to mixer until combined.

Stir in chocolate chips.

Drop by large spoonfuls onto ungreased baking pans.

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.

Cool on wire cooling racks.

Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

Everything Oatmeal Cookies

It was my baby brother's birthday this month and he initially wanted me to make cake pops.  So of course I asked my sister-in-law what type of cake I should make but she suggested I make him cookies instead.  Apparently he had liked the oatmeal cookies that I made for my sister-in-law post-baby last month and had asked her to make him cookies recently.  She has no time to bake cookies with a new baby and suggested I do it for him instead haha.  Since I am such a great big sister, I made these Everything Oatmeal Cookies because I figured he likes almost everything!  I added dried cranberries, chocolate chips and walnuts in these oatmeal cookies.  I even included plain greek yogurt just because I have been including it in all my baked goods lately.  Overall I think these Everything Oatmeal Cookies were awesome.  I think my brother and sister-in-law both scarfed up these cookies quickly too LOL!  

Buddy wanted some cookies too...but I told him they were for his Uncle.  He looks a little disappointed, but I told him to wait until his 11th birthday next month!  Hopefully he will be feeling better by then, lately he hasn't been doing well on his thyroid meds so currently he is on a short trial without the meds to see if there's a change and we'll go from there...sigh...I clearly love my dogs :)

 

Everything Oatmeal Cookies

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Ingredients

½ cup or 1 stick butter, room temperature

1/3 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1 egg

1 tablespoon plain greek yogurt

1 teaspoon vanilla

¾ cup whole wheat flour (or all-purpose flour)

½ teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon cinnamon

¼ teaspoon salt

1/3 cup dried cranberries

1/3 cup chocolate chips

1 ½ cup oats

½ cup walnuts, chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a stand mixer, beat together butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until creamy.  

Next, beat in egg, vanilla and yogurt.  

In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.

Slowly, stir flour mixture into butter mixture.

Next, stir in oats, dried cranberries, and walnuts.

Scoop cookies by teaspoon onto baking sheet about 2 inches apart.   (You can make them bigger but I preferred them to be bite-sized.)

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.  

The cookies will be golden at the edges with a soft center.  Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.