Churro Cheesecake Donut Cookies 🍪
Ingredients:
For the Dough:
1 cup unsalted butter 🧈
1 cup granulated sugar 🍚
2 large eggs 🥚
1 tsp vanilla extract 🍦
3 cups all-purpose flour 🌾
1 tsp baking powder 🥄
1/2 tsp salt 🧂
For the Cheesecake Filling:
8 oz cream cheese 🧀
1/4 cup granulated sugar 🍚
1 tsp vanilla extract 🍦
For the Cinnamon Sugar Coating:
1 cup granulated sugar 🍚
1 tbsp ground cinnamon 🍩
For the Caramel Sauce (optional):
1 cup caramel sauce 🍯
Instructions:
Mix the Dough: Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then add eggs and vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients. 🍪
Prepare the Cheesecake Filling: Beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla, then pipe the mixture into dough. 🧀
Shape and Seal the Cookies: Flatten dough into circles, pipe filling, fold edges over, and cut out the center for the donut shape. 🍩
Cinnamon-Sugar Coating: Roll cookies in cinnamon-sugar until fully coated. 🍩
Bake: Arrange cookies on a baking sheet, bake