It’s been forever since I posted, but with just a few days left until Christmas, I’m down to the wire with this one last cookie recipe I wanted to share Before Christmas. Otherwise it will sit as a half-finished post until next December.
These little bite-sized cookies are really fun to make. They takes a few steps, but they are super easy. The recipe makes a ton of cookies and they’re perfect to make to fill a bunch of cookie trays or serve for a party. With the powdered sugar making them look like they are dusted with snow, they would be great to serve at a New Year’s Eve Party.
A simple dough of flour, cream cheese, and butter is a cinch to make and roll out. The large quantity of cream cheese and butter creates a super buttery, and flaky dough and the cookies come out tasting almost like little crescent roll cookies.
I put a dab of Nutella in each cookie, but you could use any kind of fruit preserve instead. They can be made ahead of time and kept in an air-tight container.
Bowtie Cookies with Nutella
Ingredients
- 8 oz cream cheese,, softened at room temperature
- 8 oz unsalted butter, (1 cup), softened at room temperature
- 11 1/4 oz unbleached all-purpose flour, (2 1/2 cups), sifted; more for rolling
- 1 cup Nutella
- 1 large egg,, beaten
- Confectioners' sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Beat cream cheese and butter on medium-high speed using an electric mixer with a paddle attachment until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Scrape down sides of bowl and paddle.
- With mixer on low, gradually mix in flour.
- Place dough on a lightly floured work surface and knead gently to form a ball. Divide dough into thirds and place each third on a piece of plastic wrap. Flatten each piece of dough into a square and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
- Place rack in center of oven and heat oven to 400 degrees. Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Take 1 piece of dough out of refrigerator, unwrap and place on a lightly floured surface.
- Roll into a 1/8-inch thick rectangle. Trim the edges so that they are straight using a pizza cutter. Cut into 1 1/2-inch squares and transfer squares to baking sheet.
- Spoon about 1 teaspoon of Nutella onto each square. Fold one corner into the center, dab with egg, and bring opposite corner to center so that the 2 corners overlap. Press together to seal.
- Place in oven and bake 10 to 12 minutes, until just starting to lightly brown.
- Transfer to a rack to cool. Dust with confectioners' sugar.
- Repeat with remaining dough.
Notes
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe Source: adapted from Fine Cooking
These look beyond delicious! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas, Christin!
Nutella everything is my very favorite! I’m sure I would love these. They just look so so pretty!
Merry Christmas! x
These are adorable Christin! Anything with Nutella gets a BIG thumbs up from me. 🙂 Have a fantastic holiday and a great week! *HUGS*
You had me at Nutella. These look amazing Christin!
Aww…they’re so pretty. And I bet they’re pretty tasty too. Love Nutella in everything!
Wow – these are just too adorable! And filled with Nutella- they wont stick around for too long!
These cookies are adorable! And the nutella doesn’t hurt either! I’m all about cream cheese in cookies these days so I bet these are delicious! Hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday : )
Did someone say Nutella in cookies? I’m sold! These look great and sound delicious. I have really got to try cream cheese in cookie dough.
Wishing you and your family all the best in 2014!
These bowtie cookies are adorable Christin. I love how simple the cream cheese dough is too and they sound incredible stuffed with Nutella. Thanks for sharing and wishing you and your family a wonderful Christmas and all the best in the New Year *hugs*
Glad you’re back! These look delicious.