Raspberry Almond Cream Cheese Cookies Recipes

INCREDIBLE RASPBERRY CHEESECAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a bowl, beat the cream cheese until soft and fluffy with an electric mixer, then beat in the egg until thoroughly combined. Mix in the cookie mix, then stir in the raspberry chips. Drop the dough about 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets with a tablespoon or small scoop. Lightly pat the cookies to flatten.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the edges of the cookies are lightly golden, 9 to 12 minutes. Cool before serving.

RASPBERRY-ALMOND THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and extract until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add flour and mix well. Chill for 1 hour., Preheat oven to 350°. Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make an indentation in the center of each; fill each with 1/4 teaspoon jam. Bake until the edges are lightly browned, 13-16 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., For glaze, in a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, extract and water. Drizzle over cookies.

RASPBERRY AND ALMOND SHORTBREAD THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream together butter and white sugar until smooth. Mix in 1/2 teaspoon almond extract. Mix in flour until dough comes together. Roll dough into 1 1/2 inch balls, and place on ungreased cookie sheets. Make a small hole in the center of each ball, using your thumb and finger, and fill the hole with preserves.
• Bake for 14 to 18 minutes in preheated oven, or until lightly browned. Let cool 1 minute on the cookie sheet.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the confectioners' sugar, 3/4 teaspoon almond extract, and milk until smooth. Drizzle lightly over warm cookies.

RASPBERRY CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar. Combine the oats, flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Press three-fourths of the mixture into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 11-13 minutes or until set and edges just begin to brown., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Spread over crust. Drop preserves by spoonfuls over cream cheese mixture; carefully spread evenly. Combine almonds and remaining oat mixture; sprinkle over preserves., Bake for 25-30 minutes or until set and edges are golden brown. Cool before cutting. Store in the refrigerator.

RASPBERRY-ALMOND-CREAM CHEESE COOKIES

Steps:

• Place all filling ingredients except preserves and almonds in food processor. (Filling and dough also can be made using mixer.) Process 10 to 20 seconds or until combined. Place in small bowl; cover and refrigerate while preparing dough.
• Place butter and 1 1/3 cups sugar in food processor. Pulse 10 times or until combined; process 10 to 20 seconds or until soft and creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; process until combined. In medium bowl, stir together 3 1/4 cups of the flour, baking powder and salt. Add half of the flour mixture to food processor; pulse briefly to combine. Add remaining flour mixture; pulse just until incorporated. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface; knead briefly until smooth, adding up to an additional 1/4 cup flour if dough is too soft.
• Divide dough in half; press into flat rounds 1/2 inch thick. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate 30 to 60 minutes or until firm.
• When ready to bake, heat oven to 350°F Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• On lightly floured surface, roll out 1 dough round to 1/8 inch thickness. With 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter, cut dough into 24 circles; place on baking sheet. Spread each circle with about 3/4 teaspoon filling; place scant 1/2 teaspoon preserves in center. Sprinkle with a few almond slices. Pinch 2 sides together in middle (cookies will look like Danish pastry with cream cheese and raspberry filling peeking out). Repeat with remaining dough, rerolling excess dough. If dough becomes soft, place baking sheet in refrigerator until dough is firm before baking.
• Bake, one sheet at a time, 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown. Place cookies on wire rack; cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

HEALTHY RASPBERRY ALMOND TORTE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Mix the almonds and rolled oats in a food processor or blender and grind until they turn into fine/medium crumbs.
• In a bowl mix the almond and rolled oat mixture with the flour, cinnamon and salt.
• In a seperate bowl mix the maple syrup with the oil and then add to dry ingredients.
• Form walnut sized balls and place on oiled cookie sheet. Press thumb in center and fill each depression with 1/2 tsp raspberry jam.
• Bake for 10-15 min or until golden brown.

RASPBERRY ALMOND CRESCENT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, use a pastry cutter to cut butter into flour til pieces are pea-sized.
• In small bowl, stir together the egg yolk and sour cream, then stir into flour mixture til all the dough is moistened.
• Gently knead the dough just til a ball forms.
• Wrap dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for several hours til firm.
• Divide dough into 4 portions.
• On a well-sugared surface, use your hands to slightly flatten the dough. Roll dough from center out to edges, forming a 10" circle. Repeat with rest of dough, making sure you re-sugar your surface well!
• Turn each dough circle over. (So they are sugar side-up.).
• In medium bowl, combine preserves, coconut, almonds and vanilla and almond extracts well. Just use a spoon, but stir well.
• Spread thin layer of the mixture thinly over each circle.
• With a pizza wheel, cut each circle into 12 wedges just like you were cutting a pizza.
• Roll each wedge up (loosely), beginning with the wide end, and roll towards to the pointed end.
• Place all point-side down onto cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. (Parchment paper is a must, you'll thank me later!).
• Sprinkle all with sugar.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 17 minutes or til just set and very lightly browned.
• Immediately remove with a sharp spatula to wire racks to cool. They will set completely as they cool.
• Makes 48 crescent cookies.

RASPBERRY ALMONETTES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in oil and extract. In another bowl, whisk flour, salt and baking powder; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Shape dough into 1-in. balls; press one side into chopped almonds. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets, almond side up. Flatten to 1/4-in. thickness with bottom of a glass., Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are light brown. Cool on pans 5 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely., For filling, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and extract until smooth. Place rounded teaspoonfuls of filling on bottoms of half of the cookies. Make an indentation in center of each; fill with 1/4 teaspoon preserves. Cover with remaining cookies. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

CREAM CHEESE ALMOND COOKIES

Steps:

• Put butter and cream cheese in the bowl of an electric mixer fitter with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• Mix in sugar and vanilla.
• Reduce speed to low. Add flour and salt. Mix until just combined.
• Transfer dough to a piece of plastic wrap. cut in half and move half to another piece of plastic wrap, Shape each half into a log about 2 inches in diameter. Seal each and freeze until firm, about 30 minutes or up to 2 weeks.
• Preheat oven to 350°F Unwrap one log and cut into 1/4 inch thick rounds, thinner if possible. Press each round in the almonds.
• Space one inch apart on baking sheet lined with silpat. If you don't have silpat, use parchment paper.
• Bake cookies, rotating halfway through, until golden around edges, 18 to 22 minutes.
• Let cool on wire racks.
• Repeat with the remaining log.

RASPBERRY ALMOND COOKIES

Steps:

• Adjust oven racks to upper-middle and lower middle positions and preheat oven to 350°F.
• Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Process 1 cup flour and almonds in food processor until finely ground. Add half cup sugar and remaining flour and process until combined. Add butter and vanilla to food processor and pulse until dough forms.
• On lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Using 2 inch round cookie cutter, cut out cookies, gathering and rerolling dough as necessary. Place cookies 2 inch apart on prepared baking sheets until light brown around edges, about 15 minutes, switching and rotating sheets halfway through baking. Cool 5 minutes on sheets, then transfer to wire rack.
• Transfer remaining sugar to a bowl. Working quickly, spread 1 tsp jam on bottom of half of warm cookies, then press remaining cookies onto jam to form sandwiches. Roll cookies in sugar to coat. Cool completely on wire rack. Repeat with remaining dough.