
Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies
By Mason Brooks
These strawberry cheesecake cookies are a delightful treat with a soft, chewy texture and a delicious strawberry flavor enhanced by a creamy cheese filling. Lightly golden on the outside, these cookies are perfect for any occasion. They offer a lovely balance of sweetness without being overly rich, making them ideal for serving alongside tea or as a sweet snack. With both chopped strawberries in the dough and a creamy filling, they are sure to impress anyone who tries them.
Ingredients
- •180 g cream cheese (for filling)
- •3 tbsp icing sugar (for filling)
- •120 g unsalted butter (at room temperature)
- •100 g granulated sugar
- •60 g brown sugar
- •1 whole egg
- •1 tsp vanilla extract
- •220 g all-purpose flour
- •1 tsp salt
- •1.5 tsp baking powder
- •100 g strawberries (cut into small cubes)
Instructions
- 1
Mix the cream cheese with the icing sugar until it's fully incorporated.
- 2
Use a tablespoon measuring spoon to portion the cheese over baking paper in a dish that fits your freezer. Place the portions one next to another and freeze them for 2 hours.
- 3
Use a whisk or a stand mixer with a whisk accessory to beat the butter with both types of sugar until it's soft and creamy.
- 4
Add the egg and vanilla and beat again.
- 5
Add the flour, baking powder, salt and mix using a spatula.
- 6
Add the chopped strawberries and mix them in with a spatula, trying to not crush them.
- 7
Use a small cookie scoop to portion the dough. Flatten a portion and place a frozen cream cheese tablespoon at the center, pressing slightly down.
- 8
Press another portion of dough on top. Close the cookies with your hands and shape them into a ball between your palms. Repeat with all the cookies.
- 9
Bake them in a preheated oven at 180℃/350℉ for 15-18 minutes or until they are lightly golden.
- 10
As soon as they come out of the oven, correct their shape by swirling them in a round cookie cutter.
- 11
Let them cool down for 5 minutes before lifting them off the tray with a spatula. Let them cool down completely, ideally on a cooling rack.











