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By Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Sep 17, 2020
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Using a decorating bag and tip to pipe cookie dough gives these easy cookies a fancy appearance.

Cream Cheese-Spice Sandwich Cookies

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 50 min
  • Ingredients 11
  • Servings 12
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Ingredients

Cookies

Filling

  • 1 package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 tablespoon bourbon or milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Garnish

  • Coarse sparkling sugar, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Line 2 large cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper.
  • Step 
    2
    Let cookie dough stand at room temperature 10 minutes. In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Add remaining Cookie ingredients. (DO NOT EAT RAW COOKIE DOUGH AFTER COMBINING WITH FLOUR.) Beat with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Place dough in decorating bag fitted with large star tip. Using circular motion, starting on the outer edge and working inward, squeeze dough into 24 cookies about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter, 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 10 minutes.
  • Step 
    4
    Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat 3 oz cream cheese, the butter, bourbon and cinnamon with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add powdered sugar; beat until smooth.
  • Step 
    5
    Spoon 1 rounded tablespoonful filling on bottoms of 12 of the cookies. Top with remaining cookies, bottom sides together, to make sandwich cookies. Sprinkle with coarse sparkling sugar. Store in refrigerator.

Nutrition

320 Calories
15g Total Fat
2g Protein
42g Total Carbohydrate
15g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Sandwich Cookie
Calories
320
Calories from Fat
140
Total Fat
15g
24%
Saturated Fat
7g
36%
Trans Fat
2 1/2g
Cholesterol
25mg
9%
Sodium
210mg
9%
Potassium
25mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
42g
14%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
15g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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