CREAM CHEESE SHORTBREAD COOKIES RECIPE RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Whisk flour, sugar, and baking powder together in a large bowl. Cut cold butter pieces into flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. Fold cream cheese into butter mixture.
• Stir a small amount of the 3/4 cup milk into cream cheese mixture, continuing to add milk until the dough is sticky. Turn the dough out onto a work surface and knead until the dough is soft, 1 to 5 minutes.
• Roll or cut dough into desired shape and arrange on the prepared baking sheet. Brush 1 tablespoon milk over the top of the dough.
• Bake shortbread in the preheated oven until golden brown and fragrant, 15 to 25 minutes.

Steps:

• 1. Make the Cookies: Preheat the oven to 300?F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. 2. In the bowl of a food processor, pulse the cookies until they form fine crumbs, about 1 minute. Remove 2 tablespoons of the cookie crumbs and reserve in a small bowl. 3. Add the confectioners' sugar to the food processor and pulse to combine. Add the butter and process until the mixture is light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Scrape the bowl of the food processor well. 4. Add the flour and salt, and pulse until the dough comes together, about 30 seconds. Add the vanilla and process until combined. 5. Divide the dough in half and then form each piece into an inch-thick disk. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to ? inch thick. Cut the dough into circles using a round fluted cookie cutter and then transfer to the prepared baking sheets. 6. Bake until the cookies start to brown at the edges, 15 to 17 minutes. Cool completely. 7. Make the Glaze: In a medium bowl, whisk the confectioners' sugar and cream until a thick glaze forms. Working one at a time, spoon 1 teaspoon of glaze on top of each cookie. Let the glaze set for 5 minutes, then sprinkle the reserved cookie crumbs on top of each cookie. The glaze will fully set in another 10 to 15 minutes and then the cookies are ready to serve.