Cream Cheese Dough

Cream Cheese Dough

A tender, rich pastry dough enriched with cream cheese for a flaky, tangy bite.

Total 1 hr 30 min Makes 16 servings Calories 155/serving

Dietary

Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Nut free, Halal, Kosher

Allergens

Dairy, Wheat

This versatile dough comes together quickly with butter and cream cheese, yielding a tender, flaky texture ideal for pastries, hand pies, and cookie cups. Chilling the dough relaxes the gluten and firms the fat, making it easy to roll and shape without tearing.

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar

Method

  1. In a large bowl, beat the softened cream cheese and butter together with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes.

  2. Add the flour, salt, and sugar to the cream cheese mixture and mix on low speed until a soft dough forms and no streaks of flour remain.

  3. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and shape into a flat disk, then wrap tightly in plastic wrap.

  4. Chill the wrapped dough in the refrigerator until firm and easy to roll.

  5. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and let sit at room temperature for 5 minutes to soften slightly before rolling or shaping according to your recipe.

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Cream Cheese Dough

This versatile dough comes together quickly with butter and cream cheese, yielding a tender, flaky texture ideal for pastries, hand pies, and cookie cups. Chilling the dough relaxes the gluten and firms the fat, making it easy to roll and shape without tearing.

1 hr 30 min 16 servings 155 cal

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar

Method

  1. 1

    In a large bowl, beat the softened cream cheese and butter together with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes.

  2. 2

    Add the flour, salt, and sugar to the cream cheese mixture and mix on low speed until a soft dough forms and no streaks of flour remain.

  3. 3

    Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and shape into a flat disk, then wrap tightly in plastic wrap.

  4. 4

    Chill the wrapped dough in the refrigerator until firm and easy to roll.

  5. 5

    Remove the dough from the refrigerator and let sit at room temperature for 5 minutes to soften slightly before rolling or shaping according to your recipe.