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 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!
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!
This recipe won me the “Most Unique” cookie at our cookie exchange at work….thanks for sharing.
Awesome!!!
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!!!
Love these cookies, but having trouble getting them golden brown. I tried egg wash,any suggestions?
Love these cookies, but having trouble getting them golden brown. I tried egg wash, dudnt work. Any suggestions?
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!
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!
Delicious!!! I didn’t let my roll set because I didn’t make in advance, but the cookies were still divine! 🙂
Best dessert for breakfast ever. Great hot or cold.