Description
Elevate your dessert game with these delicate Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies, featuring a creamy center and a glossy strawberry swirl.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz (225 g) full-fat cream cheese, room temperature
- 6 tbsp (85 g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups (280 g) all-purpose flour, sifted
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and quartered
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar (for strawberry sauce)
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 1 tsp cold water (slurry)
- 4 oz (115 g) cream cheese, softened (for cheesecake topping)
- 1/3 cup (40 g) powdered sugar, sifted
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (for cheesecake topping)
- 1/3 cup freeze-dried strawberries, crushed (for sprinkle)
- Extra powdered sugar for dusting (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare the strawberry sauce by cooking quartered strawberries and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and cornstarch slurry until thickened, then cool.
- Make the cookie base by creaming room-temperature butter and 8 oz cream cheese with sugar until pale. Add the egg and vanilla, beating until combined.
- Combine dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, salt) and fold into the wet mixture to form a soft dough. Chill for 20–30 minutes.
- Portion the dough into 18 pieces, flatten each, place 1/2 tsp of cooled strawberry sauce in the center, fold in the dough, and roll into balls. Place 2 inches apart on a baking sheet.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and bake for 12–14 minutes until edges are golden. Cool slightly.
- Prepare cheesecake topping by beating softened 4 oz cream cheese with powdered sugar and vanilla until glossy.
- Pipe or spoon the cheesecake topping onto each cookie and sprinkle with crushed freeze-dried strawberries.
Notes
For a floral note, add culinary lavender to the strawberry sauce. Use full-fat cream cheese for best results.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg