Black Forrest Cheesecake Cookies

By srumbel

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 (8 oz) packages of cream cheese, softened
• 2 1/2 sticks butter (20 tablespoons), softened
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 dozen Oreo cookies, crushed into crumbs
• 1 large can cherry pie filling

Details

Servings 48
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 43mins
Adapted from confessionsofacookbookqueen.com

Preparation

Step 1

Black Forrest Cheesecake Cookies are creamy, rich, and festive! Brighten up your holiday cookie trays with a batch!

Yield: 4 dozen cookies

In a medium sized bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

In the bowl of a mixer, beat cream cheese, butter and sugar on medium-high for 2 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until just combined. Reduce mixer speed to low and slowly add flour mixture. Divide dough in half, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours.

Preheat oven to 350. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

Roll dough into 1 1/2 inch balls, then coat completely in Oreo crumbs. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheet. Using a rounded spoon, create an indentation in the center of each cookie and place 3 cherries in the center.

Bake until cookies are cracked and set, about 13 minutes

Cool on sheets for 10 minutes, then transfer cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely.