Description
These Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies are soft, creamy, and filled with rich cheesecake flavor—complete with a swirl of homemade strawberry jam. They’re bakery-style, melt-in-your-mouth cookies with a bright fruity twist that’s perfect for spring, summer, holidays, or gifting!
Ingredients
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- For the Cookies
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Cream Cheese Filling
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 3 tbsp powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- Homemade Strawberry Jam
- 1 cup fresh or frozen strawberries, diced
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Make the Jam: In a small saucepan, cook strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice for 6–8 minutes until thickened. Cool completely.
- Make the Cheesecake Center: Mix softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Scoop small teaspoons onto parchment and freeze for 20 minutes.
- Make the Dough: Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Mix in egg and vanilla. Add flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Assemble: Scoop cookie dough, flatten slightly, add a frozen cheesecake ball, seal, and roll smooth.
- Add Jam: Spoon about 1/2 tsp of homemade jam on top of each cookie and swirl lightly.
- Bake: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Bake 10–12 minutes until edges are set but centers soft.
- Cool: Allow cookies to cool on the tray for 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack.
Notes
Freeze the cream cheese balls so they bake neatly without leaking. Homemade jam can be made ahead and refrigerated for 1 week. For extra strawberry flavor, fold in 1/3 cup freeze-dried strawberry powder into the dough!
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 110mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
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