Use cream cheese in cookies, ice cream and savory recipes, too, to add tang and richness

Cream cheese belongs so beautifully on a bagel that it almost seems like they were made for each other. They weren’t!

Cream cheese — tangy and thick — is right at home in plenty of other dishes, too. Scoop some into dips, add a bit to cookie dough or even ice cream! Scroll on for recipes featuring cream cheese in sweet and savory recipes.