Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Cookies

This is a great recipe if you are looking for something different than your average chocolate chip cookie. The cream cheese gives it a bit of tang and an almost cakey texture. The real star is the dough though. You will want to lick the spoon. I know you aren't supposed to eat raw cookie dough, but this is worth it. It's like cream cheese frosting and cookie dough combined - totally amazing.

Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Cookies

Adapted from Bake or Break

makes about 4 dozen

2 & 1/2 cups AP flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened

8 oz. cream cheese, softened

1 cup sugar

1 cup light brown sugar

2 eggs

1 & 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 & 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease baking sheets.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• Mix butter, cream cheese, sugar and brown sugar together with electric mixer until fluffy.
• Add one egg at a time and mix well.
• Add vanilla.
• Add flour mixture in batches, then chocolate chips. Stir until thoroughly mixed.
• Place tablespoon size balls of dough on pans and bake for 12-15 minutes, until edges begin to brown. *** These will not brown up like normal cookies. Even though they are light they will be cooked through.
• Cool on wire racks.