Cherry Cheesecake Thumbprint Cookies #christmas #cookies

Butter cookies meet a slice of cheesecake in these soft Cherry Cheesecake Thumbprint Cookies which can be ideal Christmas cookies or another time cookies!

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup (113 g) butter softened
• 8 ounces cream cheese softened
• 1 cup (198 g) granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups (270 g) all-purpose flour*
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Graham cracker crumbs
• 21 ounce can cherry pie filling

Directions

1. Line  cookie sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.
2. In a massive bowl, beat collectively the butter, cream cheese, and sugar till fluffy and well-mixed.
3. Beat in egg, scraping down the sides as wanted.
4. Stir in vanilla extract till integrated.
5. In a separate medium bowl, whisk collectively the flour, baking soda, and salt.
6. Stir in flour aggregate till simply incorporated.
7. cowl, and refrigerate dough at least three hours (up to 24 hours). The cookies will preserve their shape better in case you refrigerate the dough for eight-24 hours.
8. toward the end of the chilling time, preheat oven to 350 F.
9. Scoops dough the usage of a medium cookie scoop (1 ½ tablespoons).
10. Roll in graham cracker crumbs, and region on organized baking sheet.
11. Bake for eight-12 mins. You want the rims to be just slightly golden brown.
12. remove from oven, and right away press half of tablespoon measuring spoon into every cookie to create an indentation.
13. Fill indentation with fruit filling.
14. let cool for five-10 mins at the cookie sheet.
15. transfer to twine rack to finish cooling.
16. save leftover cookies inside the fridge.