Super Simple Raspberry Cheesecake Cookies
If you’re looking for a super simple recipe Valentines Day recipe that your kids can help you with, these raspberry cheesecake cookies are a good one! I mean, if your kids help you the hearts may not be perfect, but they’re sure to have a lot of fun helping. I love Valentines Day, even though it seems to be the popular thing to say you hate it. My kids enjoyed helping me make these (They didn’t help with the few I photographed because they weren’t as pretty, lol!)
This recipe is also great because it only has 6 ingredients. Just make sure you refrigerate the dough at least 2-3 hours or your cookie dough will be too soft to roll in a ball and will bake super thin and flat.
If you’re looking for another fun Valentines day recipe, try making pizzas into hearts, using my favorite herb pizza dough recipe! That’s what I’m planning to do this week with my kids.
PrintSuper Simple Raspberry Cheesecake Cookies
Super simple & easy Valentines Day cookies to make for your love or with your kids. Soft and creamy cheesecake cookies with raspberry jam.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: about 3 dozen cookies 1x
Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/3 cups flour
1/2 cup jam (raspberry, strawberry, apricot, or even Nutella!)
Instructions
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or in a large mixing bowl using an electric hand-mixer, beat the butter and cream cheese together till fluffy. Scrape down the sides a few times in the process.
Add the sugar and vanilla in and beat well, scraping the sides as needed.
Add the flour in, about 1/2 cup at a time, mixing till just incorporated.
Once all the flour is in, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and put in fridge for 2-3 hours.
30 minutes before you’re going to remove the dough from the fridge, preheat your oven to 375 F.
Line a rimmed baking sheet or 2 with parchment paper.
Roll dough into about 1- 1 1/2 tablespoon size balls.
Press your finger into the balls to make a little indentation, and do it twice at different angles to make it into a heart shape.
Fill each indent with about ¾-1 teaspoon of jam. If you over fill them the jam will ooze out during baking. It’s not too big of a deal, but just an FYI.
Bake for about 10-12 minutes, till just barely golden on the outside. The cookies will still be very soft. Let cool for 10-12 minutes on the pan before gently moving to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
Notes
Don’t skip refrigeration.
Keywords: cheesecake, cream cheese, jam, cookies, valentines day, heart cookies, raspberry cheesecake, simple dessert, fast, easy
