Strawberry Cheesecake Stuffed Cookies
Soft and chewy strawberry cookies stuffed with cheesecake.
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These Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies are out-of-this-world delicious! Make soft cookies stuffed with creamy cheesecake filling and dotted with fresh strawberries.
Want to make an easy, yet totally impressive cookie? Then you have to try these strawberry cheesecake cookies. Fresh strawberries are dotted throughout both the cookie dough and the creamy cheesecake filling, making every bite a bright and flavorful treat.
Why Youâll Love This Recipe
Easy. Despite the impressive results, this is an incredibly simple cookie recipe. All you need to do is make cookie dough, then wrap it around cheesecake filling thatâs been frozen into balls.
Full of strawberry flavor. There are fresh strawberries in the cookie dough and also in the cheesecake filling.
Perfect texture. These cookies are soft and chewy with creamy centers.
And if youâre a fan of berry cookies: Donât forget to try these purple blueberry cookies or these pink strawberry sugar cookies.
Watch How to Make Them
Tips for Success
Freezing time is important. If youâre in a rush you may be tempted to skip freezing the cheesecake filling, but donât do it! That freezing time is crucial to ensuring that the cheesecake stuffing stays inside the cookies while they are baking. Freezing also makes it easier to wrap the cookie dough around the filling. The cheesecake mixture needs to be frozen for a minimum of 3 hours until each ball is solid. You can also freeze them overnight.
Chill time is crucial too. The cookie dough itself needs to be chilled for one hour. This makes it easier to handle and ensures that your cookies donât spread too much while baking.
Use fresh berries. Frozen berries usually donât have as much flavor and you wonât be able to easily chop them without thawing first, which will lead to watery berries.
Small strawberry pieces are best. You donât need to finely dice your strawberries, but you do want them to be chopped into pieces that are on the smaller side vs. large chunks.
Donât increase the amount of strawberries. There is just the right amount of strawberry pieces in this recipe. If you add more it will affect the texture of your cookies.
FAQs
What Kind of Cream Cheese Should I Use? I recommend using regular full-fat cream cheese, which you can buy in a block or in a tub. I donât recommend using vegan cream cheese because it has a different texture.
Can I Skip the Filling? Yes, you can skip making the cheesecake filling and just make these into regular strawberry cookies. Youâll need to decrease the baking time to about 15-18 minutes, or until the cookies are light golden in color.
Can I Use a Different Kind of Berry? Yes, you could also use fresh blueberries in this recipe! No need to chop the blueberries, you can just use them whole.