Description
Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies combine the delightful flavors of strawberries and creamy cheesecake into a soft, chewy cookie. Perfect for any occasion, these cookies are both easy to make and irresistibly delicious. With a rich cream cheese filling encased in a buttery cookie dough, each bite is a sweet indulgence that will leave your guests wanting more. Whether you’re hosting a casual gathering or celebrating a special event, these strawberry cheesecake cookies are sure to impress. Plus, with options to customize them by adding chocolate chips or making them gluten-free, they cater to everyone’s taste buds.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup cold butter
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar (tightly packed)
- 2 eggs
- 3 ⅔ cups gluten-free flour (or all-purpose flour)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup finely diced strawberries
Instructions
- In a stand mixer, beat softened cream cheese with powdered sugar until creamy.
- Scoop out teaspoon-sized balls of the cream cheese mixture and freeze on a parchment-lined baking pan.
- In the same stand mixer, combine cold butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar; beat until smooth.
- Add eggs and mix well; then incorporate remaining dry ingredients except strawberries to form dough.
- Gently fold in diced strawberries and refrigerate dough for about 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Scoop large balls of dough onto lined baking pan, creating an indent in each ball.
- Place frozen cream cheese ball into each indent and seal with cookie dough around it.
- Bake for 11 to 12 minutes until set but soft in the center. Allow cooling before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (50g)
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 35mg