cheesecake cookies
cheesecake cookies
Just the thought of a picnic has me wishing that my favorites will be there when we lay out the blanket. One favorite I’d like to see on a picnic is cheesecake. I really love cheesecake! To make it a bit easier to pack I had an idea to make cheese COOKIES, and I love when ideas like this turn out GREAT, like these did. Earth day is April 22. These will be perfect for Picnic for the Planet.
Celebrate Earth Day and Picnic for the Planet, pack of your favorite items, grab your friends and family and head on out on an adventure to enjoy all the Earth has to offer.
These cookies are cake-like cookies, soft and bake up a bit fluffy. The cheesecake icing and graham cracker crumbs are just the perfect addition to these.
cheesecake cookies
Ingredients
- 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
- 1/2 cup butter room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 6 drops cheesecake flavor Loranns
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Icing:
- 1/2 cup butter room temperature
- 2 oz cream cheese room temperature
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 2 drops cheese cake flavor
- 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
Instructions
- Beat cream cheese and butter, then add sugar and mix until smooth.
- Add eggs one at a time until incorporated.
- Mix in vanilla and cheesecake flavor.
- Add the flour, baking powder and salt to the butter mixture and combine until blended well.
- Roll out on floured surface and cut with cookie cutter into desired shape, I rolled these out to 1/4 inch
- Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
- Icing:
- Beat butter and cream cheese, add in sugar, milk and flavor.
- Pipe on completely cooled cookies and then press the frosted side into a dish of graham cracker crumbs so they stick to the icing. Refrigerate so the icing stays firm.
Are you ready to go for a picnic?
Picnic for the Planet is a celebration of the planet we live on, the food it provides and the people we share it with. In short, the planet does a lot for us — we should take it out for lunch!
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we are going to be with family…doing what i’m not sure yet…but hopefully it’ll be great! :))
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as long as we are having fun as a family i like to have anything on a picnic! but homemade cookies are always a great addition 🙂
A bottle of wine or champagne, it adds a little glamour to a low key picnic. Can’t wait to try these!
I like to freeze grapes for picnics, that way if its a while before we eat they are still cool and refreshing and if we eat not long after leaving they still make for a nice cooling treat!
Can’t go wrong with fried chicken.
You are just brilliant Diane – making your favorite cheesecake into cookies! I love making sesame noodles for picnics.
I would bring the whole extended family on our picnic
I would bring my whole extended family to my picnic!
My favorite thing at a picnic is definitely home made chocolate chip cookies. They are perfect for sharing with friends and family that may tag along!
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Those cookies are adorable, Diane! It’s always fun to bring along a special treat on a picnic.
We always take fruit on our picnics….and COOKIES!! 🙂
Diane-LOVE LOVE LOVE these! cheesecake cookies-genius!
The cookies are so cute! Perfect for a picnic! Cookies are a must for picnics:)
My favorite thing to bring to a picnic is my family. Picnics are a great way to spend quality time together with out the interruption of everyone’s electronics.
If I won the basket, I’d definitely fill it with your scrumptious cookies.
I love picnics! These cookies look fabulous! My favorite picnic dish is caprese salad yum!
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I plan on getting my free tree form the city and planting it! We do it every year.
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I like to take lemon cakes in a jar on picnics. What a great way to celebrate earth day!