Description
Soft & Chewy Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies – A delightful fusion of cheesecake and strawberry flavors in a soft, pillowy cookie. These cookies offer a fruity, tangy, and lightly sweet crumb with bursts of fresh berry goodness.
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Strawberry Swirl:
- 1/2 cup finely diced fresh strawberries
- 2 Tbsp strawberry puree or jam
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Prepare Dry Ingredients: In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Prepare Wet Ingredients: In a separate bowl, beat together butter, cream cheese, and sugar until pale and fluffy (~2 mins). Add egg and vanilla, mixing well.
- Combine Ingredients: Scrape down the sides of the bowl and gradually mix in the dry ingredients. Gently fold in the diced strawberries and strawberry puree to create a swirl.
- Bake: Portion the dough (~2 Tbsp each) onto the baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Bake for 10–12 minutes until the edges are set but the centers remain soft.
- Cool and Serve: Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 35mg