Name: Cream Cheese Cookies Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 30
Ingredients: 250 g spreadable cream cheese; 360 g unsalted butter room temperature; 3 cups plain flour; 420 g canned apple pieces; 1 cup icing sugar; 8 g vanilla sugar; 1 cup sultanas; 36 g ground cinnamon

by Mirka Last updated on 07/10/2019

Nice, soft and delicious for afternoon tea or when you have visitors. - Mirka

Ingredients

250 g spreadable cream cheese
360 g unsalted butter room temperature
3 cups plain flour
420 g canned apple pieces
1 cup icing sugar
8 g vanilla sugar
1 cup sultanas
36 g ground cinnamon

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 175C.
Step 2

Mix cream cheese and butter with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add flour 1 cup at a time and mix well.
Step 3

Wrap the dough into cooking foil and leave in fridge for at least 1 hour. Remove and transfer onto a sugary working surface. Use a rolling pin to roll dough into a square shape, 1cm thick.
Step 4

Cut dough into smaller squares, approximately 8cm in size. Add canned apples to centre of each square and dust with cinnamon and add few of sultanas.
Step 5

Overlap opposite corners of the dough, brush with eggs mixed with little bit of milk.
Step 6

Bake the cookies for about 30 minutes, or until golden brown. Leave to cool down and then dust them with icing sugar mixed with vanilla sugar.