Description
Enjoy the delicious Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies, bursting with strawberry flavor and creamy filling. These easy-to-make cookies are perfect for any gathering or a sweet treat at home!
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 oz (170 g) cream cheese, cold
- 3 tbsp (38 g) granulated white sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 12 oz (340 g) fresh strawberries, hulled and finely diced
- 1/4 cup (50 g) granulated white sugar
- 2 3/4 cups (344 g) all purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated white sugar
- 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter, very softened
- 1 egg, at room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup (50 g) granulated white sugar, for rolling dough in
Instructions
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. In a bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla. Mix on medium-high speed for 2 minutes until fluffy.
- Scoop the filling into 18 portions onto the baking sheet, flatten slightly, and freeze until solid.
- In a pot, cook diced strawberries and 1/4 cup sugar over medium heat for about 45 minutes, smashing midway, until thick. Chill in the refrigerator.
- Preheat oven to 350℉ (175℃). Prepare two baking sheets with parchment paper. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl; set aside.
- Beat softened butter and sugar in a bowl until fluffy, about 2 minutes, using a mixer.
- Add the egg and vanilla, mixing on medium speed until pale and fluffy, around 1–2 minutes.
- Mix the dry ingredients into the wet mixture on low speed until combined.
- Divide the dough, layering it with the strawberry jam three times. Fold each time to create pockets of jam without mixing completely.
- Use a cookie scoop to portion out 18 dough pieces. Flatten each, place a cheesecake disc in the center, and wrap the dough around it. Roll in sugar.
- Bake cookies on prepared sheets, 6 at a time, for 11–12 minutes. Use a cookie cutter to shape them perfectly after baking.
- Cool cookies on the sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a rack.
Notes
Make sure the cream cheese is cold for the best filling consistency.
Chilling the filling helps keep it from melting into the cookies during baking.
Use fresh strawberries for the jam for optimal flavor.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 212
- Sugar: 11g
- Sodium: 123mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 37mg