Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies

5 from 8 votes

These soft cream cheese chocolate chip cookies are taken to another yummy level with the addition of cream cheese.

Prep Time15

Cook Time10

Chill Time1

Total Time1 25

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Servings: cookies

Calories: 100kcal

In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, cornstarch, and baking soda. Set the bowl aside.
Using a stand mixer, or a large mixing bowl and an electric handheld mixer, cream together the butter and cream cheese on medium to medium-high speed, for 1 to 1½ minutes. Using a spatula, scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl.
Add the sugars, salt, and vanilla extract. Beat on medium speed until the butter and sugar are mixed (1½ to 2 minutes). Scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl.
On low speed, add the egg. Mix until no yellow streaks from the eggs are visible. Keep scraping down the sides of the bowl.
Continue the mixer on low speed, and slowly add the flour mixture half a cup at a time just until the flour mixture is well incorporated.
Using a large wooden spoon, stir in the chocolate chips.
Cover the cookie dough and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Before removing the cookie dough from the refrigerator, preheat the oven to 350°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Using a 1½ tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop the cookie dough. Gently roll the dough into a ball and place it on the cookie sheet. Space the dough balls 2 inches apart.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
Allow the cookies to rest on the cookie sheet for 1 to 2 minutes before transferring the cookies to a cooling rack.

The cream cheese and butter should be at room temperature and only softened, not melted.
Don't skip the chilling step. Chilling cookie dough minimizes spreading so that your cookies don't turn out flat.
Oven temperatures vary and may need to be recalibrated periodically to ensure they are accurate. Make sure to check your cookies at the lower end of the recommended baking time.