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Cream cheese should be unrefrigerated for no more than 2 hours.
5. Don't let softened cream cheese sit for long periods of time. Cream cheese has a fairly long shelf life: in the fridge, it can sometimes last for up to a month and in the freezer it can easily last twice that. However, like many dairy products, it spoils fairly quickly at room temperature.dd melted butter. This is another good choice for thinning out cream cheese. Melt butter in the microwave (separate from the cream cheese), then combine it with the cream cheese in a separate bowl by stirring well. Don't heat the cream cheese together with the butter unless you want it to melt as well.