strawberry cheesecake cookies
Soft, cake-like cookies swirled with tangy cream cheese filling and bursts of strawberry flavor.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes (includes chilling)
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup freeze-dried strawberries, crushed
For the Filling:
4 oz full-fat cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Make Filling: Beat cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1/2 tsp vanilla until smooth. Freeze for 30 min.
- Make Dough: Cream butter and 3/4 cup sugar. Beat in egg and 1 tsp vanilla. Whisk dry ingredients separately, then mix into wet ingredients. Fold in crushed strawberries.
- Assemble: Scoop dough, make a well, add 1 tsp chilled filling, seal dough around it, and roll into a ball.
- Bake: Place on parchment-lined sheets. Bake at 350°F for 12-14 min. Cool on sheet for 10 min.
Notes
- Chill the filling thoroughly to prevent leaking.
- Cookies will be soft when hot but set as they cool.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (40g)
- Calories: 145
- Sugar: 11
- Sodium: 65
- Fat: 7
- Saturated Fat: 4.5
- Unsaturated Fat: 2
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 19
- Fiber: 0.5
- Protein: 2
- Cholesterol: 25
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