Cream Cheese Cookie Cups

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Cream Cheese Cookie Cups
From: Mitzi Smith @ writtenreality.com/

Here’s a quick and easy dessert!
With just a few ingredients, these Cream Cheese Cookie Cups are super easy to whip up and serve after dinner tonight.
So what’s the secret to super easy Cream Cheese Cookie Cups?
Using refrigerated cookie dough–it takes out several steps and ingredients, and cuts cooking time in half. The best part is that you can serve these immediately or save them for later after some time in the fridge for a cool and creamy treat.


Makes: 24 cookie cups


Ingredients
1 tube refrigerated cookie dough
4 oz. cream cheese, softened
2 Tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 powdered sugar


Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a 24 miniature muffin cup pan.
Scoop about a tablespoon of cookie dough into each cup.
Then, press and mold the cookie dough to form cups.
Bake for about 8 to 10 minutes until lightly browned.
Cool completely in pan on wire rack.

This will allow the center of each cookie cup to drop and will help them firm to prevent sticking or crumbling when you remove them.
While the cookie cups cool, beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until smooth.
Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar.
Using the end of a butter knife, carefully remove the cookie cups and spoon in the cream cheese mixture.