Dessert for 12

Cream Cheese Pastry

Name: Cream Cheese Pastry
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 oz cream cheese; 1/2 cup butter; 1 tsp granulated sugar; 1 cup all-purpose flour

$0.91for 430 minServes 12

This simple pastry combines cream cheese, butter, sugar, and flour into tender pieces baked until lightly golden.

Photo: thekitchenmagpie.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Cream cheese, 3 oz$0.30/oz typical	3 oz	$0.90Typical price
	Butter, 4 oz$0.40/oz typical	4 oz	$1.60Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$2.72

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarFlour

Not included in the cost.

30 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
12servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.23 per serving$0.91 for 4

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Ingredients

3 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp granulated sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour

Steps

Beat the cream cheese, butter, and sugar until smooth.
Mix in the flour until a soft dough forms, then chill it for 10 minutes.
Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a baking sheet.
Roll the dough about 1/4 inch thick, cut it into pieces, and place them on the sheet.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the edges are lightly golden, then cool before serving.