Cream Cheese Biscuits

These cream cheese biscuits are tender, fluffy, and slightly sweet, with a hint of tangy buttermilk, and they are very delicious.

Cream Cheese Biscuits with butter on a plate
Prep Time:
15 mins
Cook Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
30 mins
Servings:
12
Yield:
12 biscuits
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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 12 servings

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface

  • 2 tablespoons white sugar

  • 2 tablespoons baking powder

  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt

  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda

  • 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cubed

  • 4 ounces cold cream cheese, cubed

  • 1 1/2 cups plus 1 tablespoon cold whole buttermilk, divided

Directions

  1. Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

    Cream Cheese Biscuits ingredients on a counter

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  2. Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl until combined. Add butter and cream cheese and mix in with a pastry cutter or two forks until mixture is crumbly and resembles a coarse meal.

    Flour mixture with butter and cream cheese in a glass bowl with a pastry cutter

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  3. Pour in the 1 1/2 cups buttermilk and gently stir until mixture resembles a shaggy, slightly sticky dough.

    Cream Cheese Biscuits dough in a glass bowl with a spoon

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  4. Turn dough onto a lightly floured work surface and knead a few times to combine. Lightly coat hands and rolling pin with flour; gently pat and roll dough to 3/4-inch-thickness, adding more flour as needed to keep dough from sticking.

    Rolled out cream cheese biscuits dough next to rolling pin

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  5. Use a 3-inch biscuit cutter, dipping biscuit cutter in flour between cuts, to cut into 12 biscuits, rerolling dough scraps once. Place biscuits onto prepared baking sheet about 3/4-inch apart. Brush tops of biscuits with remaining 1 tablespoon buttermilk.

    Hand brushing Cream Cheese Biscuits with buttermilk on a parchment paper lined baking sheet

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  6. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 15 to 17 minutes. Serve warm.

    Cream Cheese Biscuits on a parchment paper lined baking sheet

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)

263 Calories
11g Fat
35g Carbs
5g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 12
Calories 263
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 11g 15%
Saturated Fat 7g 34%
Cholesterol 30mg 10%
Sodium 565mg 25%
Total Carbohydrate 35g 13%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Total Sugars 3g
Protein 5g 10%
Vitamin C 0mg 0%
Calcium 154mg 12%
Iron 2mg 12%
Potassium 62mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.