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!
I would bring my smoked ribs and have mu wife come with her potato salad the best
What a perfect way to make cheesecake portable! So cute too in the heart shape.
wow this looks amazing!
My favorite thing to take on a picnic is a pasta salad, great bread, yummy cookies and lemonade to quench your thirst! Mmmmmm!!!
Favorite picnic food: Jimmy John’s #2! 🙂
We love taking Welch Dessert Cakes on a picnic. It’s about the only time I make them, so the family really enjoys it when I do.
I like Nature Conservancy on facebook..
I love to take berry desserts or watermelon to picnics..
I like Nature.org on facebook
I would love to have a picnic with my boyfriend.
Not entering the giveaway. Just had to say how novel and original these little cheesecake cookies are.
very fun and creative cookies as always!
Wow! That looks beautiful. The first picture makes it looks like nuggets! 🙂
sandwiches to a picnic
You’re killing me with all these awesome cookies! Thanks for this recipe, love them!
Mmmmm. Just, MMMMM! I wish we were next door neighbors.
Brie and crackers
I follow Created by Diane on facebook.
My favorite item for a picnic is a veggie wrap and/or potato salad!
I liked the nature conservancy on facebook
These sound amazing Diane! I can’t wait to try this recipe! YUM!
I visited the nature conservancy website I think I will get my family together for a beach picnic on earth day
Earth day is my birthday, so I would picnic with my family
following all hands on earth & tweeted.
https://twitter.com/#!/JamieZumhingst/status/191977014956269570
following the nature conservancy and tweeted.
https://twitter.com/#!/JamieZumhingst/status/191976656511045632