Cinnamon Sugar Pillow Cookies
These soft and delightful holiday cinnamon sugar pillow cookies hide a surprise cream cheese filling inside!
Servings: 15 - 20 cookies
Ingredients
Pillow Cookies
- 1 1/2 cup flour (spelt, white, or oat)
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup sugar (or coconut sugar or xylitol)
- 6 tbsp oil or butter
- 1 1/2 tbsp milk of choice
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Cream Cheese Filling (optional)
- 1/4 cup cream cheese or vegan cream cheese
- 1 1/2 tbsp powdered sugar or sugar free powdered sugar
- equal parts cinnamon and sugar or xylitol if desired for coating
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine first five ingredients, and stir well. Stir in the oil, milk, and vanilla to form a cookie dough. Only add extra milk if it's still too dry after a full minute of stirring. (I've never had to add more than the 1 1/2 tbsp milk.) Smush into a giant ball with your hands, or transfer dough to a plastic bag and smush into a ball once the dough is inside the bag. Now roll into balls. Break balls in half, flatten each half a bit and add a little filling to one half, then place the other half on top and re-roll. For softer cookies, chill 30 minutes or up to a day. Preheat oven to 325 F. Roll balls in cinnamon sugar, place on a baking tray, and bake on the center rack 11 minutes. They'll look underdone when you take them out, so let them cool fully on the baking tray and they will firm up as they cool.View Nutrition Facts
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Notes
Still craving cookies? Be sure to try these Chocolate Crinkle Cookies.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 83kcal | Carbohydrates: 10.8g | Protein: 1.4g | Fat: 4.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1.6g | Sodium: 67mg | Potassium: 100mg | Fiber: 1.3g | Sugar: 4.1g | Vitamin A: 76IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 1mg