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Cream cheese should be unrefrigerated for no more than 2 hours.
1 After 30 minutes, open the packaging and check the texture. 2  If the cream cheese still feels cool to the touch and isn't soft enough, let it sit another 20-30 minutes. 3  If it's room temperature and it still isn't soft enough, use one of the other methods to soften it.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.