Is it just me, or can we all agree that when we add cream cheese to a recipe, it will become extra – top notch – amazing? May I interest you, then, in these Cream Cheese Cut Out Cookies? Don’t worry – they are low in sugar. Oh, but also don’t worry – they still taste incredible!
You’re going to want to add this recipe to your list of keepers! We make these Cream Cheese Cut Out Cookies for just about every holiday. Pumpkin shapes in the fall, trees and stockings at Christmas time, and hearts for Valentine’s day. If we’re really feeling crazy, sometimes we’ll make them randomly in June. It just so happens that we have a cookie cutter in the shape of Mickey Mouse. June’s as good a month as any to make a Mickey cookie.
Since I’m not much into sugar anymore, I like eating these as-is, without frosting. My kids, of course, prefer to frost theirs. In case you need some low sugar (or high sugar) frosting recipes, I will share them below. But for now…
Easy Low Sugar Cream Cheese Cut Out Cookies
- 1 cup melted butter (two sticks)
- 8-ounces softened cream cheese
- ½ cup raw sugar or sucanat
- 2 eggs
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3½-4 cups flour (I use freshly ground hard white wheat flour)
- Stir together melted butter, softened cream cheese, and sugar.
- Add eggs, baking powder, and vanilla.
- Stir in flour until well combined. (Use a little less or a little more flour as needed.)
- Place dough in the refrigerator for at least two hours.
- Once dough is chilled, roll on a well-floured surface and cut out into desired shapes.
- Bake in a 350° oven for 10-15 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned. (I prefer mine just barely done so that they stay soft!)
- Allow cookies to cool completely before frosting.
Want more Low Sugar Treat recipes? This awesome eBook is full of them!
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Cream Cheese Frosting
1/2 cup butter, softened
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
4 1/2 cups unbleached organic powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Whip butter and cream cheese with beaters until fluffy. Add vanilla and powdered sugar and beat until mixed thoroughly.
Stevia Sweetened Cream Cheese Frosting
8 ounces softened cream cheese
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Liquid stevia to taste (I use 2 droppers full)
Whip ingredients together until smooth. Frost cookies just before serving.
Low Sugar Chocolate Frosting
1/2 cup butter
4 Tablespoons cocoa powder
2 Tablespoons milk
2-4 Tablespoons honey (sweeten this to your taste)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a small saucepan combine butter, cocoa, milk, and honey. Cook and stir over low heat until ingredients are well combined and mixture begins to thicken slightly. Removed from heat. Stir in vanilla. Spread onto cookies.
