Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies
Strawberry cheesecake cookies are made with dehydrated strawberries and cream cheese for a soft and sweet cookie version of a strawberry cheesecake.
Servings: 20 cookies
Calories: 231kcal
Ingredients
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1½ cups freeze dried strawberries plus extra for decorating
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325℉.
- In a large bowl beat together the cream cheese, butter and sugar. Add the salt, baking powder, and vanilla and beat to combine. Add the egg yolk and combine.
- Blend the freeze dried strawberries in a blender, about 10 seconds. Add to the bowl and combine. Add the flour and combine.
- Shape each cookie using 2 tablespoon of dough into a round ball and flatten slightly. **See details below about optional cookie decorating prior to baking.
- Bake for 9-10 minutes. Remove the cookies before they start to brown.
Decorating the Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies
- To decorate the cookies (optional), puree an additional ½ cup of freeze dried strawberries in a blender. Scrape into a small bowl.
- Prior to Baking:Press each flattened ball of cookie dough into the freeze dried strawberries. Then bake. This results in a darker pink/red color on top of the cookies.
- After Baking: Dip the still warm cookies in the freeze dried strawberries after baking, or sprinkle on top. This results in a light pink color on top of the cookies.
Notes
Softening Cream Cheese and Butter: If you have not softened your cream cheese and butter ahead of time, add it to the large mixing bowl that you plan to use and microwave at 20% power for 30 seconds at a time, flipping the butter over each time until softened. The amount of time that it will take will depend on your microwave and the size of your bowl.
Pink Cookies: The raw strawberry cheesecake cookie dough is a medium shade of pink before baking. After baking the color fades slightly. Decorating the cookies with extra strawberry powder compensates by making the tops of the cookies bright pink.
Oven Temperature: The cookies are baked at 325℉ which is slightly lower than typical for cookies. This is to prevent the cookies from browning. It keeps them soft while ensuring they are cooked through.
Nutrition
Calories: 231kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 193mg | Potassium: 259mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 231IU | Vitamin C: 217mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 4mg
