Description
Warm cinnamon-spiced Snickerdoodle cookies dance with tangy cream cheese and festive cranberries, creating a holiday treat that delights winter gatherings. Bakers will savor these irresistible morsels that blend classic comfort with seasonal cheer.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 1 cup (200g) brown sugar
- 4 ounces (113 grams) cream cheese
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
Flavoring Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Coating/Decoration Ingredients:
(no additional ingredients in this category from the original list)
Instructions
- Cream together softened butter, cream cheese, and brown sugar until light and fluffy, ensuring a smooth and well-blended base.
- Incorporate egg and vanilla extract, mixing thoroughly to create a uniform wet mixture.
- Gently fold in flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and nutmeg, stirring until a cohesive dough forms.
- Delicately fold dried cranberries into the cookie dough, distributing them evenly throughout.
- Tightly wrap the dough in plastic film and chill in the refrigerator for half an hour to enhance flavor and texture.
- Heat the oven to 350°F (180°C) and prepare baking sheets with parchment paper for non-stick baking.
- Create uniform cookie portions by scooping dough and rolling into compact spheres.
- Gently flatten each dough ball into a gentle disc shape.
- Roll each cookie disc in a cinnamon sugar mixture, ensuring complete and even coating.
- Arrange coated cookie discs on prepared baking sheets, maintaining adequate spacing between each cookie.
- Bake for 10-11 minutes until edges turn golden and centers appear slightly soft.
- Allow cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 10 minutes to set and stabilize.
- Transfer cookies to a wire cooling rack to complete cooling and achieve optimal texture.
Notes
- Chill the dough thoroughly to prevent spreading and enhance flavor development during baking.
- Use room temperature cream cheese and butter for smoother, more even mixing and better cookie texture.
- Measure cranberries carefully to avoid overwhelming the delicate balance of spices and sweetness in the cookie.
- Consider toasting cranberries briefly before adding to the dough to intensify their flavor and add depth to the overall taste profile.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 135
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 98 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 17 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg