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!
Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Breakfast Cookies
- Prep Time: 2 hours
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours 14 minutes
- Yield: 15 cookies 1x
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
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.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories: 154
- Sugar: 10.5 g
- Sodium: 119.4 mg
- Fat: 7.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 19.7 g
- Protein: 0.6 g
- Cholesterol: 0.5 mg
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 🙂
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 am surprised that nobody has mentioned Nutella spread as another option. Or maybe Trader Joe’s Cookie Butter.
great idea!!
Could this be done with sugar cookie dough?! I think I’ll give it a try.
I bet it would be great!
Crescent Rolls …. wish we have that in Australia what can be use to replace?
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.
I live in Australia so what dough can i use
Sounds delicous but I would wonder how nutela spread would taste in place of the cream cheese
I’m going most defiantly try these they sound so delicious
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!