Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Cookies Recipes

CHOCOLATE-CREAM CHEESE-PEANUT BUTTER BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir cookie base and topping ingredients until soft dough forms. Shape 6 (1-inch) balls of dough. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 2 inches apart; flatten in crisscross pattern with fork.
• Press remaining dough in pan. Bake cookies and base 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 10 minutes. Reserve cookies for topping.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and butter uncovered on High 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and stirred smooth. Spread evenly over bars. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, peanut butter, powdered sugar and whipping cream with electric mixer on low speed until blended. Beat on high speed about 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Spread over chocolate layer.
• Crush reserved cookies; sprinkle over cream cheese layer. Press in lightly. Refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 9 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

CRISP AND CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream the shortening, peanut butter and sugars. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Roll into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place 3 in. apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Flatten with a fork. Bake at 375° for 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to a wire rack.

CLASSIC PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter, peanut butter, and sugars together in a bowl; beat in eggs.
• In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; stir into butter mixture. Put dough in refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Roll dough into 1 inch balls and put on baking sheets. Flatten each ball with a fork, making a crisscross pattern. Bake in a preheated 375 degrees F oven for about 10 minutes or until cookies begin to brown.

PEANUT BUTTER & CHOCOLATE CHIP CREAM CHEESE COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat sugar, cream cheese and vanilla together until smooth and creamy.
• Unroll the crescent roll sheet onto lightly floured surface. . Stretch the dough out, I use a rolling pin to do this, then trim the edges to give it a good rectangular shape. A pizza cutter is great for trimming edges of dough. Pinch together seams on pre-cut crescents if necessary.
• Spread the cream cheese mixture over the top of the crescent sheet, leaving a gap at the edge about 1/2 inch.
• Sprinkle your chips on top of cream cheese - press them in lightly to aid in rolling.
• Roll the crescent sheet up tightly and wrap in cling wrap.
• Place in freezer for at least 2 hours it won't get really solid as the cream cheese mix won't freeze hard.
• When chilled preheat oven to 350°.
• Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper (prevents sticking and helps in cleanup).
• Slice the crescent roll into 1/4" slices. They won't keep the precise round shape, but that is fine!
• Bake on prepared cookie sheet for 12 -14 minutes until crescent roll appears golden brown.
• Cool on the parchment paper or wire rack.

CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix sugars, peanut butter, and shortening. Add baking soda to the hot water. Add to mixture. Stir well.
• Stir in the eggs. Add the flour. Roll dough into balls.
• Place balls on ungreased cookie sheet. Press with fork dipped in water to make criss-cross design. Bake at 350 - 375 degrees F (175 - 190 degrees C) for about 8-10 minutes.

CHOCOLATE-CREAM CHEESE-PEANUT BUTTER BARS (COOKIE MIX)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir cookie base and topping ingredients until soft dough forms.
• Shape 6 (1-inch) balls of dough.
• On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 2 inches apart; flatten in crisscross pattern with fork.
• Then with the remaining cookie dough, press into 9 X 13 inch pan.
• Bake cookies and base 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
• Cool 10 minutes.
• Reserve the 6 cookies for topping.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and butter uncovered on high 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and stirred smooth.
• Spread evenly over bars.
• Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, peanut butter, powdered sugar and whipping cream with electric mixer on low speed until blended.
• Beat on high speed about 2 minutes or until light and fluffy.
• Spread over chocolate layer.
• Crush reserved cookies; sprinkle over cream cheese layer.
• Press in lightly.
• Refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes.
• For bars, cut into 9 rows by 4 rows.
• Store covered in refrigerator.

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE-CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Chop 16 cookies; reserve for later use. Finely crush remaining cookies; place crumbs in medium bowl. Add butter; mix well. Press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Gently stir in 1-1/2 cups of the reserved chopped cookies; spoon over crust. Sprinkle with remaining chopped cookies.
• Bake 40 min. or until center is almost set. Cool completely.
• Refrigerate 3 hours before cutting into bars to serve.