Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Breakfast Cookies
Cookies for breakfast? Why not! These easy Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Cookies are perfect for a sweet and satisfying morning munch. One of my kids favorite breakfast cookies!
You read that right.
Breakfast cookies.
I am not above eating desserts for breakfast. It’s basically the American way. I mean hello Pop Tarts and Cookie Crisp.
Actually I think it’s a proven fact that a slice of cake tastes best with a cup of coffee at 8 a.m…am I right or am I right?
Don’t answer, I’m right.
So today I am not only making it ok to eat cookies for breakfast, I am encouraging it.
Don’t let labels keep you boxed it.
“Breakfast” doesn’t mean “eggs and bacon” or “Cheerios”…I’m pretty sure the literal translation means “eat cookies in the morning”
…don’t argue.
So let’s do this.
Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Breakfast Cookies for everyone!
How to Make these Easy Breakfast Cookies
You’ll only need a few ingredients for these yummies. Which is kinda great because no one needs complicated at 7:00 in the morning.
I love Crescent Rolls and that’s where these cookies begin. They are available now “seamless” so the possibilities are huge…
If you can’t find the seamless, no worries, just roll out a regular can and don’t separate them.
Unroll the sheet of dough and stretch it out so it’s evenly rectangular.
Mix up some softened cream cheese, sugar and vanilla and then spread it over your dough.
Sprinkle some mini chocolate chips on top of the cream cheese…
and roll it up.
Wrap your crescent log in cling wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Or make them the night before…
When you’re ready to bake your cookies, preheat your oven and slice into 1/4″ pieces.
Bake on a parchment lined baking sheet.
When they are done they will be golden brown…
Serve them warm or room temperature.
Good morning to ya!
Description
Cookies for breakfast? Why not! These easy Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Cookies are perfect for a sweet and satisfying morning munch. One of my kids favorite breakfast cookies!
Ingredients
- 1 can seamless crescent rolls
- 1 (8 oz) block cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- With your hand mixer, beat sugar, cream cheese and vanilla together until smooth in a medium sized bowl.
- Unroll the crescent roll sheet. Stretch dough out slightly. It should be in the shape of a rectangle.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture over the top of the crescent sheet, leaving a gap at the edge about 1/2 inch.
- Sprinkle your chocolate chips on top of cream cheese.
- Roll the crescent sheet up tightly and wrap in cling wrap.
- Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or overnight.
- When chilled preheat oven to 350°.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper to prevent sticking.
- Slice the crescent roll into 1/4″ slices. Bake on prepared cookie sheet for 12 -14 minutes until crescent roll appears golden brown.
- Transfer to wire rack.
- Eat warm or room temperature.
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Now this is my kinda breakfast!
Oh man! Wishing I had a couple of these with my coffee right about now!
I can’t wait to try these.
Oh my goodness, these are sort of genius!!! Don’t know if I would eat this for breakfast (I think I would end up just eating sweets all day, then!) but these would be perfect for an afternoon snack. Great recipe 😀
Too easy, I love this! Think of the possibilities… cinnamon roll breakfast cookies?! OMG.
So..I’m assuming you’re making these for me when I visit? Oh, it will be so wonderful to wake up to fresh baked breakfast cookies. What a good friend you are!!
Definitely my kind of breakfast:-) I mean if we can have pop tarts and donuts for breakfast…why not crescent roll cookies? I am onboard! These sounds awesome!!!
This is an amazing idea! I noticed the sheets of crescent dough the last time I was at the grocery store. You are a sugary genius!
Breakfast cookies work for me! Fun idea!
The filling reminds me of the cookie dough dip from Brown Eyed Baker. But now I get to eat it for breakfast!
I’m thinking add some jam/preserves to make it more ‘acceptable’ for bfast and another batch w that new chocolate cream cheese for dessert!
The chocolate cream cheese is delicious. Great idea!
These look amazing!!
You had me at “breakfast cookies”!
You mean there are cookies especially for breakfast? I no longer have to eat the ones reserved for snack time?
I love you!
Oh. My. Goodness! These look amazing and I am most certainly making them this weekend. I feel like I am pinning every recipe you post!
Breakfast cookies? Perfect way to start the day!
You know we are not going to have that here, but I can use the regular crescent rolls, these look great. And I agree any breakfast worth it has a good amount of sugar.
I think you just might be a super genius.
Love this! I need to find that seamless crescent dough. I want to try it with Biscoff spread 🙂
If I eat these in bed, I bet they’ll taste even better!
breakfast cookies = best idea ever!
This looks perfect…I love that log roll stuffed with cream cheese and choc chips…I am all about THAT 🙂
Love the ease, love the idea! They look great, Shelly. Cookies for breakfast~woo hoo!
OMG.
This is almost like a chocolate crescent, which is totally breakfast. So, it counts….
Makes me think of endless fillings….. and shapes.
Yum. These look great! I’m wondering if a cinnamon/sugar sprinkle on the cream cheese mixture would be good, since they kind of have the look of a cinnamon roll…may have to try! 🙂
This puts my breakfast to shame…TOTALLY hitting up the store for ingredients tonight!
you can’t go wrong with pillsbury crescent dough! Cookies for breakfast = win
This looks like it could become one of my go to recipes for brunch. I bet my son would love to help make and eat these. Thanks for being a sugar genius!
I am all for eating dessert for breakfast. These look amazing. Have a lovely day!
Breakfast…Cookies…it’s a win win.
Breakfast cookies. Duh, it’s all in how you market it! Why didn’t I think of that 🙂
Great idea; why didn’t I think of this? Recently read about spreading Nutella on crescent rolls then dusting w/ powdered sugar for dessert and that’s been a big hit with the kids. I know this recipe will be too!
I KNEW there was a reason for having chocolate in my breakfast and here it is. My excuse from now on and I have to make these. They look delicious. I imagine they’d all be gone within one breakfast in my household, lol!
Thanks for sharing,
-Lisa.
Cookies for breakfast is my kind of breakfast! When I wake up & crave some chocolate, I’m making these 🙂
It’s genius I tell you!
Definitely going to have to look for the seamless dough sheet…. too bad I already went to the grocery store today : (
Love your breakfast cookie creation!
I believe I’ve gained a few pounds following all these yummy blogs!! These really do look delicious! 🙂
EEgads how wonderful!! I think it is time for some of these at my ranch!
chocolate for breakfast, count me IN 🙂 these look wonderful!
Breakfast COOKIES??!? You are speaking my love language.
Oh no you didn’t!!! WOW!! Gonna ditch the protein breakfast shake for this!!
cookies….for breakfast well ya know i’m in.
I could definitely get down with cookies for breakfast 🙂 Love the idea of using crescent dough! Delish.
Ummm… YUM! This looks really delicious and easy. I bet they would make a fun after school snack, too.I wonder how they would taste with additions to the cream cheese? Maybe mixing the cream cheese wig cocoa powder or peanut butter or nutella. I’ll let you know after I try it!
I like to think breakfast can be whatever you make of it. And sometimes…that has to involve cookies. It just has to.
Cake, chocolate, and all things sweet should be compulsory for breakfast. These will defo start the day on a happy note! xx
“Eat cookies in the morning.” I love this! What a cute idea and a really delicious looking recipe.
Oh ya I totally had to read the title twice to make sure I read it right. Simply amazing!
Cookies and Cups you are my favorite go to blog lately !
Thank you !
OMG you just gave me a reason to jump out of bed in the morning!! WOOHOO!!!!!
Thanks!!
you vixen! these rival cinnamon rolls for all-time yummiest breakfast item. 🙂
This is brilliant! I have a feeling if I make breakfast cookies, we won’t be having anything else for a while! 🙂
These look fabulous!
Lately there has just been some simple genius in bloggie land. Things that make me go “huh?” when I see the post/link/etc. This is one of them. Let’s see: love crescent rolls + love cream cheese + love chocolate chips, umm….yeah! I’m pretty sure that = make this ASAP!
can you freeze these?
I would imagine you can!
Made these. Love them. Thank you. My sister and I did a blog about them (with a link back to you) if you want to have a peek. http://joandsue.blogspot.ca/2012/06/chocolate-chip-cream-cheese-cookies.html
This is something my husband would love
I make the same things for breakfast but with more of a savory twist. Just spread cream cheese on the crescent dough and top with crumbled bacon and chopped onions if you wish. cut into rounds and top with parmesan cheese before putting them in the oven. Delish!
talk about yum!
These look delicious, makes me think you could make homemade mini cinnamon buns that way too….yummmm
Mind blown. Amazing!
I love this recipes and I can’t wait to make it for my daughters sleep over. The girls will love it.
I added an egg yolk to the cream cheese mixture and brushed the slightly beaten white over the tops of the cookies before baking. It made for a shiny little roll and the yolk bound it together a little more. Wonderful recipe.
You’ve done it again! Love it! I think the possibilities are endless ~ slivered almonds with honey mixed in the cream cheese; walnuts and cinnamon; even ham/cheese/bacon? Gotta try these soon!!! Thanks for being so freaking brilliant – again! 🙂
I was wondering if you could put fresh blueberry?
Someone said maybe cinnamon sugar, maybe with blueberrys.
I couldn’t agree with you more…..,why not eat these for breakfast? 🙂 Looking forward to trying these in the am!
I made these today after finding them on Pinterest. SO GOOD.
I ended up cheating a bit, and used a tub of the ready-to-eat cheesecake filling–worked perfectly! It just saved me a few minutes of mixing, but it made these even easier to put together.
I made a batch with the chocolate chips, and also a batch in which I used a packet of Maple & Brown Sugar instant oatmeal sprinkled over the top of the cheesecake filling. ALSO delicious.
Thanks for the great idea! I plan on attempting a few more variations in the future!
Oooh, good tips!!
These would be yummy with the Hershey’s cinnamon chips I just bought! Thanks for the idea!
These would be super yummy with the Hershey’s Cinnamon Chips I just bought! Thanks for the idea!
How could you transform these into a thanksgiving treat? just use pumpkin spice?
How could you transform these for a thanksgiving treat? Just add pumpkin spice?
I might add some
Pumpkin into the cream cheese too!!
Best dessert for breakfast ever. Great hot or cold.
Delicious!!! I didn’t let my roll set because I didn’t make in advance, but the cookies were still divine! 🙂
Could you possibly replace the cream cheese with cream cheese frosting? Has anyone tried this?
I don’t think that would work so well because you have to bake it and if you use butter in your cream cheese frosting it will get greasy. If you don’t use butter in your CC frosting then I bet it would be fine!
Hey,
Can you freeze the cookie log until you’re ready to bake them? Has anyone tried it with this recipe before?
Thanks!
I have never tried that, but I know they would freeze well after they are baked! If you try it I would love to know if it works!
Love these cookies, but having trouble getting them golden brown. I tried egg wash, dudnt work. Any suggestions?
Love these cookies, but having trouble getting them golden brown. I tried egg wash,any suggestions?
I just made two of these one following your recipe and one using white chocolate chips and dried cranberries!! Hoping they will taste like Starbucks cranberry bars!!!
This recipe won me the “Most Unique” cookie at our cookie exchange at work….thanks for sharing.
Awesome!!!
Posted these today, with link back to you of course:) They were so good and such a big hit with my friends! I will definitely be making them again and again! Thank you for a great recipe!
I can totally see doing this without the chocolate chips and using blueberry jam or spread instead. Mmmmmmmmmm…. blueberries and cream cheese…….mmmmmmmmmmm…. Or any fruit spread, for that matter. Actually, strawberry or raspberry spread WITH the mini chocolate chips would be fabu!
what kind of sugar granulated or powdered
granulated
Do you have to use cling wrap or can foil be used? Can I grease the cookie sheet instead of parchment paper?
I wouldn’t use foil…if you’re out of cling wrap, you could use a large ziplock and roll it over after you sealed it! The cling wrap holds it tight, but the main point of refrigerating it is so it slices easier!
I made this tonight to bake in the morning for breakfast. I can’t wait to have them with coffee. I think the next time I make them, instead of chocolate chips, I’ll use cherry preserves or cherry pie filling in just a slim strip down the middle of the dough/cheese before I roll it up. If that’s good, I’ll try apricot preserves and maybe strawberry preserves. Maybe even a thick custard strip!
Help, I live in NJ, I can only find crescents, pie crust, biscuits, breadsticks, no kind of sheet dough, I must make these!
The crescents come in a can that will roll out flat.. should be fine!
Thank you for the recipe. I love them. I want to eat them all by myself. Years ago I remember eating a chocolate chip cream cheese pastry from a bagel shop. It was delicious. Then just a few weeks ago I had one at Panera. These cookies tasted just like the pastries I had. I think next time I might just indulge bit more and divide the the cream cheese mixture and chocolate chips by 8 and spread over the crescent triangles. The kids didn’t love them as much as I did anyway so why shame myself by having to repeatedly go back to the cooling rack? 🙂
I’m too lazy in the morning…but I’ve made these several times for the kiddos when they get off the bus. They’re delish!
Do you have to use parchment paper?
You don’t have to, but it helps! If you don’t, grease your pan lightly.
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Mixed this tonight but only had strawberry cream cheese in house. Well who doesn,t love choc and strawberries. Will bake in morning.
Awesome! I bet that will be incredible!
Just found your blog & I’m hooked! Any girl who serves cookies for breakfast is definitely my soul sister. I also have 4 sons, the oldest is in culinary school, so I guess my love of food rubbed off. Thanks for posting your yumminess for the rest of us to share!
Kitty
Made these with cream cheese frosting because I had it on hand and I was pressed for time. I added cinnamon chips instead of chocolate and they were a hit during coffee hour at our church’s women’s retreat! Thanks for the easy and inexpensive treat that was oh soooo good!
I’m going most defiantly try these they sound so delicious
Sounds delicous but I would wonder how nutela spread would taste in place of the cream cheese
I live in Australia so what dough can i use
I am 8 months pregnant and have been craving chocolate chip bagels with cream cheese. I haven’t been able to find chocolate chip bagels anywhere except Panera so I was stoked to find this recipe. It’s not a bagel, but they still satisfy my craving!!! I made them this morning for breakfast to eat alongside my decaf coffee and they were delicious! I will definitely make them again. Thanks for the recipe.
Crescent Rolls …. wish we have that in Australia what can be use to replace?
Could this be done with sugar cookie dough?! I think I’ll give it a try.
I bet it would be great!
I am surprised that nobody has mentioned Nutella spread as another option. Or maybe Trader Joe’s Cookie Butter.
great idea!!
Hi, I’m from Australia and would love to try this but we don’t get the dough sheet here, what could I use as a substitute?
Loving your page and recipes 🙂
I love how the recipe calls for 1/2 cup of mini chocolate chips but yet the photo shows chocolate for days!!! I mean 1/2 cup is no more than a mere handful but yet you depict an entire sheet of crescent dough covered entirely by chocolate chips.
The mini chips go a long ways! But certainly add more if you feel like you would like to! More chocolate is never a problem 🙂
I think using colored white cho chips at Christmas would be a great treat any time
This would be delish with blueberry instead of chocolate. Mmmmm!
OH MY Britney … GREAT MINDS!!!!
I’ve never seen the Cresent Cookie Dough Sheet like that. Didn’t know they made a cookie dough. GREAT to know and Great idea. Thinking if you wanted a little healthier some days you might use fresh or fresh/frozen blueberries in place of the chocolate chips. Do you think that would work or do you think they would burn?
How about peanut butter and jelly that would be a little healthier.
Which side should i roll it from? The long side or the short side?
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long 🙂
Ah thank you, that’s what i thought! These were delicious! I used raisins instead of chocolates chips! Excellent! 🙂
I’m going to be making these this weekend. Sound so yummy. Can’t wait!
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I just saw this receipe and it looks delicious! When you roll it do you start at the short end of the rectangle or the long edge of the rectangle. How many pinwheels does it make!
short end!
I like to make everything from scratch so instead of buying the crescent dough already made, can i make the crescent dough or use cinnamon roll dough instead?
I was planning to make these for my MOPS brunch, but I will have to make them the night before. Do I need to refrigerate them after I bake them, and then serve them at room temp? I’m sure fresh out of the oven is best, but unfortunately that isn’t going to work. Will they still be tasty??
Room temp is totally fine for these for up to 2 days. If you do decide to refrigerate them, make sure they come up to room temp before serving!
I made these today, OMG they are good! Can’t wait to make them again 🙂
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Look wonderful and thank you for having cookie sheets showing that look like they have been used a few hundred times. I have the same look here on mine.
hahaha! I think a new cookie sheet is so sad!! haha!
This has become a go-to recipe. It’s easy and delicious!
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