Soft cookie cups filled with sweet cherry filling and creamy goodness—perfect for holidays, parties, or an easy bite-sized dessert.
🧾 Ingredients
For the cookie cups
- 1 roll refrigerated sugar cookie dough
or homemade sugar cookie dough
For the filling
- 1 can cherry pie filling
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Optional toppings
- Whipped cream
- Chocolate drizzle
- Powdered sugar
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Prepare the pan
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a mini muffin tin.
2. Make the cookie cups
Roll small balls of cookie dough and place into muffin cups.
Bake for 10–12 minutes until lightly golden.
Immediately press the center of each cookie with the back of a spoon or small cup to create a well. Cool completely.
3. Make the creamy filling
Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
Spoon or pipe a little into each cookie cup.
4. Add cherries
Top each cup with cherry pie filling.
5. Finish & serve
Add whipped cream or chocolate drizzle if desired. Chill for 20 minutes before serving for best texture.
🍫 Fun Variations
- Use chocolate chip cookie dough instead of sugar cookie dough
- Swap cherries for blueberry or strawberry pie filling
- Add mini chocolate chips into the cream cheese filling
- Sprinkle crushed graham crackers on top for cheesecake vibes
⏱️ Quick Tip
These taste even better after a few hours in the fridge—the cookie softens slightly and the flavors blend together beautifully.