Description
Delight in these luscious Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies featuring a creamy cheesecake filling, swirls of homemade strawberry jam, and a soft, buttery cookie dough. These cookies combine the sweetness of fresh strawberries with rich cream cheese, baked to perfection for a decadent treat.
Ingredients
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Cheesecake Filling
- 6 oz (170 g) cream cheese, cold
- 3 tbsp (38 g) granulated white sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Strawberry Jam
- 12 oz (340 g) fresh strawberries, hulled and finely diced
- 1/4 cup (50 g) granulated white sugar
Cookie Dough
- 2 3/4 cups (344 g) all purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated white sugar
- 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter, very softened
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup (50 g) granulated white sugar, for rolling dough
Instructions
- Prepare Cheesecake Filling: Line a small cookie sheet with parchment paper. In a small bowl, combine cold cream cheese, 3 tablespoons sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat until fluffy and the sugar dissolves, about 2 minutes. Scoop into 18 portions of 2 teaspoons each on the baking sheet and slightly flatten into thick discs. Freeze until fully frozen.
- Make Strawberry Jam: In a medium pot over medium heat, combine diced strawberries and 1/4 cup sugar. Cook for approximately 45 minutes, smashing the berries halfway through with a wooden spoon and stirring continuously near the end to prevent sticking. The jam should reduce to a thick, heaping 1/3 cup (80 ml). Remove from heat and chill in the refrigerator.
- Preheat Oven and Prepare Dry Ingredients: Preheat oven to 350℉ (175℃). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- Cream Butter and Sugar: In a large bowl, with an electric hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat softened butter and 1 cup sugar on high speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Add Egg and Vanilla: Add the egg and 2 teaspoons vanilla to the creamed mixture and mix on medium speed until pale and very fluffy, about 1–2 minutes.
- Incorporate Dry Ingredients: Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and mix on low speed just until combined.
- Layer and Fold Jam into Dough: Push three-quarters of the dough to one side of the bowl. Flatten one-quarter of the dough on the bottom, spoon one-quarter of the chilled jam onto it, top with another quarter of dough, and repeat layering jam and dough two more times. Use a rubber spatula to cut the dough into quarters, folding each just enough to create little pockets of jam without fully mixing it in.
- Shape Cookies with Cheesecake Filling: Using a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop, portion out 18 dough portions. Slightly flatten each, place one frozen cheesecake disc in the center, and completely encase it with dough, shaping each into a slightly flattened disc. Roll the dough discs in the reserved 1/4 cup granulated sugar.
- Bake Cookies: Place cookies on prepared baking sheets, baking 6 at a time for 11–12 minutes. Immediately after baking, use a large circular cookie cutter to shape cookies perfectly round.
- Cool and Serve: Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely before serving.
Notes
- Freezing the cheesecake filling discs is crucial to prevent melting during baking.
- The homemade strawberry jam adds fresh fruit flavor and moisture to the cookies.
- Be careful not to overmix when folding jam into the dough to keep jam pockets distinct.
- Using softened butter and creaming it well with sugar ensures a tender cookie texture.
- Shaping cookies with a cookie cutter immediately after baking gives them a perfect round shape.
- Store cooled cookies in an airtight container for up to 3 days or freeze for longer storage.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: strawberry cheesecake cookies, cheesecake cookies, strawberry jam cookies, soft cookies, strawberry dessert, homemade cookies
