Description
These Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies combine a smooth, creamy cheesecake filling with sweet, fresh strawberry jam folded into a soft, buttery cookie dough. With layers of jam pockets wrapped around frozen cheesecake discs, these cookies offer a perfect balance of fruity sweetness and rich cheesecake flavor in every bite, making them an irresistible treat for dessert lovers.
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 in
Instructions
- Prepare Cheesecake Filling: Line a small cookie sheet with parchment paper. In a small bowl, combine cold cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla. Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat until fluffy and sugar dissolves, about 2 minutes. Scoop into 18 portions of 2 teaspoons each onto the baking sheet, slightly flattening each into thick discs. Freeze until completely frozen.
- Make Strawberry Jam: In a medium pot over medium heat, combine diced strawberries and sugar. Cook for approximately 45 minutes, smashing strawberries halfway through with a wooden spoon and stirring continuously towards 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, use an electric hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment to beat softened butter and granulated sugar on high speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Add Egg and Vanilla: Add the egg and vanilla to the creamed mixture and mix on medium speed until pale and very fluffy, around 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 3/4 of the dough to one side of the bowl. Flatten 1/4 of the dough on the bottom, spoon 1/4 of the jam onto it, top with another 1/4 of dough, and repeat layering jam and dough two more times. Using a rubber spatula, cut dough into quarters and fold each just enough to create little pockets of jam without fully mixing it in.
- Shape Cookies with Cheesecake Filling: Using a 2 tbsp cookie scoop, portion out 18 dough portions. Slightly flatten each portion and place one frozen cheesecake disc in the center. Completely encase the disc with dough, shaping into slightly flattened discs. Roll dough discs in the reserved 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
- Freeze the cheesecake filling discs thoroughly before incorporating them into the dough to prevent melting during baking.
- Be patient during the jam cooking process to achieve the right thick, spreadable consistency.
- Do not fully mix the jam into the dough; creating pockets adds bursts of strawberry flavor in the cookies.
- Rolling the cookies in sugar before baking adds a subtle crunch and sweetness to the crust.
- Shape cookies with a cookie cutter immediately after baking for perfect round edges.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies, strawberry jam cookies, cheesecake filling cookies, homemade cookies, dessert cookies, baked cookies, fruity cookies
