Absolutely incredible Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies!

The only reason you'll regret making these is because you'll want to eat them all!!

Ingredients

• 2 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 & 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 & 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease or line baking pans.

Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

Beat butter, cream cheese, sugar, and brown sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in vanilla.

Gradually add flour mixture, mixing until almost combined. Add chocolate chips, stirring until dough is thoroughly mixed.

Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto prepared pans. Bake 12-15 minutes, or until edges are lightly browned. (These cookies will not brown like classic chocolate chip cookies.)

Cool cookies completely on pan on wire racks.
Makes 48 cookies; 128 calories each; 5 grams of fat; 20 carbs; 2 grams protein

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12 cookie version with cocoa powder instead of chocolate chips

3/4 cup flour
1/4 heaping tsp baking powder
pinch salt
1 TBSp buter, softened
3 oz cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup white sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 TBSP cocoa powder
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp vanilla

Shape into 12 cookies. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes.