Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Hand Pies
As much as I love pie, I have a soft spot for handheld pies. They’re easier to serve, far more portable, and, well, much more adorable.
These little pies are filled with a super simple filling made mainly of sweetened cream cheese and chocolate chips. It’s like having a little bit of cheesecake and a little bit of pie all at the same time!
If you’re a big fan of pie crust, then you’ll like the high crust to filling ratio of these pies. You’ll get two layers of crust around that sweet filling. I used my standard butter pie crust to make these pies. (You can certainly substitute your favorite recipe for a double 9-inch pie crust.) I added just a bit more sugar than usual to make the pies a little sweeter.
As you can see, I made these pies square. They’re roughly 3 inches square for a nicely sized portion. You can, of course, make them in a different shape or size. Just keep in mind that making a change will alter the yield. Be sure to adjust the amount of filling per pie, also, if you alter the shape or size.
My one bit of warning for making these pies is not to overfill them. If they have so much filling that they don’t seal well, they won’t hold together. It is far better to have a little leftover filling than have a baking pan covered in a whole lot of filling that leaked out of the pies.
In the spirit of full disclosure, I must say that making hand pies can be more labor intensive than making a standard pie. But my love for these little pies makes it worth every minute of kitchen time. One bite of the light, flaky crust plus that sweet, chocolate-y filling will have you sold, too!
These Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Hand Pies feature a sweet, chocolate-chip-filled cream cheese filling surrounded by buttery pie crust. *The yield will depend on how efficiently you roll and cut the dough. You can gather any remaining dough and re-roll once, but more than that tends not to work as well. **I usually use a sharp knife and a ruler to make the squares. If you have a square cutter, that will work well, too. I have the biscuit cutter set linked below, and it has a 3-inch size. A similarly sized and shaped cookie cutter would work, too. Bake or Break is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Hand Pies
Ingredients
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Instructions
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9 Comments on “Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Hand Pies”
Look and sounds delicious!
these little pies look so cute and delicious! do you think that i can make ahead and freeze before bake?
Hi, Raquel. I’ve not tried freezing these baked or unbaked. I think I’d be hesitant to freeze the unbaked filling.
I have made these. Very yummy! Thanks!
I’m glad you like them, Tammy!
I like these small pies with cream cheese. I promise at the right time I will come back to make them and will order the materials through the link. I am just preoccupied also with transporting stuff until we move out to a bigger apartment.
For the filling ingredients for the cream cheese it asked for a large egg. The directions don’t include the egg with the cream cheese filling. Only the cream cheese, sugar snd vanilla are combined. I’m not sure if I’m supposed to add it or no.
Hi, Linda. The egg is mixed along with the other filling ingredients. Thanks for pointing out my omission. I’ve updated the recipe.
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly I am now just measuring the sugar into the bowl so I can add the egg thank you so much