Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies
I am a big fan of the Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies, and you will be too, after tasting the best of the best! My Ultimate Strawberry Cookies are slightly crispy on the outside and perfectly chewy on the inside, with the help of the cream cheese filling. Whoever tastes this, family or friends, get ready for the compliments to roll in! It's that delicious!
Equipment
- Baking Sheet
- Parchment Paper
- Small Bowl
- Hand mixer
Ingredients
- 2 sticks Salted Butter (1 cup)
- ¾ cup white sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup fresh strawberries
Cream Cheese Filling
- ¾ cup cream cheese
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a small bowl mix the cream cheese with powdered sugar until smooth and combined.
- Place 10 teaspoons of cream cheese on the baking sheet. Freeze for 30 minutes, or until almost completely solid.
- Whisk together flour, salt, and baking soda then set aside.
- In a bowl, beat the butter and sugars together with a hand mixer, until light and fluffy (about 1-2 minutes). Mix in the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract.
- Add in the flour, salt, and baking soda, and mix until just combined. (Make sure you don't over-mix it.)
- Dice the strawberries and gently fold them in.
- Scoop 12 heaping tablespoons of dough onto the baking sheet. They should be slightly big (approximately they'd be about 2 tbsp-sized).
- Press the back of a teaspoon into the top of the balls of dough to create an indent.
- Remove the cream cheese filling from the freezer and place one into each of the cookies.
- Make the cookie dough a ball with a cheesecake inside. Will be harder to work with, because of the strawberries, but just do it. It doesn't have to be perfect.
- Refrigerate the prepared cookie dough balls for at least 15-20 minutes, and bake them for 13-16 minutes in a preheated oven at 350°F. It has to be slightly golden brown and the tops set.
- After removing them from the oven, cool them down, then enjoy.