Marshmallow Cheesecake Cookies (4th of July)

4th of July Cheesecake Cookies

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Servings Size:

  • makes approximately 10 cookies

Measurements:

(Recipe in grams below!)

Cookie Dough

  • 1 cup butter

  • 1 & 1/3 cup granulated sugar

  • 1 egg

  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

  • 2 & 3/4 cups All-Purpose Flour

  • 1 tsp baking soda

  • 1/2 tsp baking powder

  • red and blue food coloring

Cream Cheese Filling

  • 1 block cream cheese

  • 1 & 1/4 cups marshmallow fluff (1/2 of a 7 oz container)

  • 2/3 cup powdered sugar

  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

(1/2 cup granulated sugar for coating too!)


Why measure in grams?

If you ask any bakery how they measure, most will say they measure in grams. Measuring by weight is more reliable for desserts because some recipes don’t specify if you should pack your ingredients and do not take into account how different people measure their ingredients.

A common mistake people make in measuring ingredients is when measuring brown sugar. Brown sugar is clumpier than normal sugar because it is mixed with molasses. 100 grams of white sugar is equivalent to 100 grams of packed brown sugar—though most people don’t pack their brown sugar the same way, so you will most likely not get the same measurement unless using a scale.

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Measurements In Grams:

Cookie Dough

  • 226 grams butter

  • 220 grams granulated sugar

  • 1 egg

  • 4 grams vanilla extract

  • 330 grams All-Purpose Flour

  • 4 grams baking soda

  • 2 grams baking powder

  • red and blue food coloring

Cream Cheese Filling

  • 1 block cream cheese (8 oz)

  • 100 grams marshmallow fluff (1/2 of a 7 oz container)

  • 80 grams powdered sugar

  • 4 grams vanilla extract

(100 grams granulated sugar for coating too!)

 

Kitchen Equipment

  • Stand mixer with paddle attachment OR medium sized bowl with whisk and rubber spatula

  • oven tray

  • parchment paper

  • large cookie scooper (~1/3 cup)

  • circular cup/cookie cutter (optional)


 

Instructions:

  • Step 1

  • Mix room temperature cream cheese, marshmallow fluff, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl.

  • Once well combined, scoop 1 tbsp balls onto a parchment paper lined plate/tray and chill in the freezer.

  • Step 2

  • Preheat oven to convection 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

  • Beat room temperature butter and granulated sugar with a whisk or paddle attachment (stand mixer) until mixture turns an off-white color (1-2 minutes).

  • Mix in egg and vanilla extract until combined.

  • Step 3

  • Add All-Purpose flour, baking powder, and baking soda into the mixture. Fold in dry ingredients.

  • Split dough in 3 parts and dye one portion red, another blue, and keep the last portion plain.

  • Step 4

  • Scoop 1 tbsp of each color of cookie dough, squish together and flatten out in palm, and add chilled marshmallow cream cheese ball in the center. Fold cookie dough around the cream cheese ball and then roll in granulated sugar.

  • Step 5

  • Place cookie dough balls on a parchment paper lined tray.

  • Bake cookies for 13-14 minutes.

  • Step 6

  • For perfectly circular cookies, use a circular bowl/cup/cookie cutter and swirl around your fresh cookie to make edges clean.

  • Then let cookies sit on tray for about 10 minutes before removing.

  • Step 7

  • Eat fresh or store in a chilled environment for up to 8 days!

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