Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies Recipe
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 11 minutes
- Total Time: 36 minutes
- Yield: 3 - 3 1/2 dozen
Ingredients
- 3 ½ C. all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 16 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1 ¼ C. butter, softened
- 1 ½ C. granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 C. graham cracker crumbs
- 1 – 1 ¼ C. Polaner® Verry Berry Strawberry Fruit Spread
- 1 C. white chocolate chips
- 1 Tbsp. Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350˚F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
- In the bowl of a mixer, cream together the cream cheese and butter for 30 seconds to blend.
- Add the granulated sugar and cream on med-high speed for 3 minutes, until it’s light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs and vanilla and blend on med-low speed until the eggs are incorporated.
- Scoop out two tablespoons of dough and roll into a ball.
- Roll the ball of dough in the graham cracker crumbs and place on the prepared baking sheet.
- Repeat with remaining dough.
- Using the back of a teaspoon, make a deep indentation on the top of each doughball.
- Scoop 1-1 ½ tsp. of fruit spread into the indentation.
- Bake for 11 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet.
- In a microwave-safe bowl or measuring cup, heat the white chocolate and shortening for 30 seconds. Stir and continue to heat in 30 second increments until smooth.
- Drizzle over the baked cookies.
