Cream Cheese Cookies Old Fashioned Cream Cheese Cookies. Use a small spoon to fill the cookie cups with the cream cheese … These cookies are okay. Mix the cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth and then slowly add the powdered sugar and mix well. Cream cheese cookies are one of those things that are infinitely greater than the sum of its parts. https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/chocolate-chip-cheese-bars I think these might be better off called "cream cheese chocolate chip … They are EXTREMELY cakey. I followed the recipe 100% and couldn't really taste the cream cheese. Somehow, by combining butter, cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and flour, you end up with a light, delicate, and yet somehow filling … They don't spread either so I ended up with many little mountains! Cake like in the middle and crunchy on the outer rims. To make the cream cheese filling you will need 8 oz of softened cream cheese, 4 tablespoons of softened butter, 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar, and 1 tsp of vanilla extract.