If you love the taste of strawberry cheesecake and cookies, you’ll love this recipe for strawberry cheesecake cookies.

These delicious cookies combine the flavors of fresh strawberries, creamy cheesecake, and sweet cookie dough to create a dessert that is both tasty and satisfying!

I love making center-filled cookies. They make for a significant upgrade to any regular cookie. You get the most delectable cookies with yummy gooey fillings with just a few extra steps.

In the past, I have made some Center-Filled Cookies, like Ganache-filled Chocolate Chip Cookies and Oreo Cheesecake Cookies. Today, I have another center-filled cookie recipe; this time, it’s strawberry cheesecake cookies!!

As a baker, I love incorporating fresh seasonal fruits in my desserts. And what can be more exciting about the Summer than STRAWBERRIES? 

When I saw the first box of fresh strawberries in the market, I knew I had to try this recipe!

As a center-filled cookie should be, these cookies are also crisp on the outside yet soft and gooey from the center. The cream cheese filling is a great addition to pair with strawberry-flavored cookies.

And, of course, I’ll be using fresh strawberries! Let’s get started!

Easy-to-make Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Strawberries: This fruit is so full of flavor, and pairs so well with the cheesecake filling that no other reason is required to love this recipe!
• Super Easy: This recipe may look intimidating initially, but trust me when I say it’s easy. It will come together so quickly that you won’t think twice before making it, even if you had it a day before 😉 
• Versatility: Strawberry cheesecake is the best to pair with these cookies! But trust me when I say you can pair it with other seasonal fruits, like mangoes or mixed berries. 

Important Ingredients In Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies

• Fresh strawberries: Fresh ripe strawberries will give this recipe the best flavor. You can also use frozen ones, but nothing compares to fresh ones.
• Cream cheese: I have used Lancaster cream cheese for this recipe. It is the best cream cheese brand I have found so far; so smooth and creamy. Just make sure you use a brand that has a similarly smooth and creamy texture for the best cookie outcome.
• Brown sugar: I have used castor sugar and brown sugar both for this recipe, but brown sugar gives a distinct molasse flavor and chewy texture to the cookie
• Lemon zest: This ingredient makes a difference in the recipe by giving a hint of tanginess!

How To Make Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies

• Prepare the cream cheese inserts: Combine cream cheese and sifted icing sugar in a bowl to make a smooth filling. Transfer this filling to a piping bag and then pipe blobs of 10 g each on a lined tray. Use a weighing scale to pipe the blobs precisely. 
• Freeze the inserts: Now freeze them for 15 to 20 minutes or until they are easy to handle.
• Creaming: While our inserts are chilling, we’ll start with the cookie dough. Place salted butter in a bowl and mix it until it turns creamy. Then add castor sugar and lemon zest, and continue the creaming process. Lastly, add brown sugar and mix until the mixture turns pale and fluffy.
• Sift the dry ingredients: Add the remaining dry ingredients through a sieve, starting with all-purpose flour, salt, and baking powder. Combine to make a rough crumble.
• Add milk: Lastly, add milk to the crumble and combine to make the cookie dough.
• Add chopped strawberries: Add freshly chopped strawberries to the dough and combine until they are well incorporated.
• Shape the cookie: Measure a cookie dough ball of 80 g and place cream cheese insert in it. Gently enclose the insert inside the dough. It’s a tricky step, so be gentle. 
• Garnish & Freeze: Place the shaped cookies in a baking tray and flatten them slightly. Then garnish with a slice of strawberry and freeze for 15 minutes.
• Bake: Bake the cookies in a preheated oven at 180°C for about 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Prepare the cream cheese glaze: In a bowl, combine cream cheese, sifted icing sugar, and milk to make a smooth glaze. Transfer it to a piping bag.
• Pipe the glaze: Pipe the cream cheese glaze over cooled cookies, and we are done. 

Our Strawberry Cream cheese Cookies are now ready! Indulge in these refreshing summer cookies and enjoy!

Chef Tips For The Recipe

Quick Tip for Zesting Lemon.

Lemon zest gives a unique rich tangy flavor, but it can make the product unpleasant too! Make sure to zest out only the yellow part and leave out the white pith.

Use sifted Icing Sugar.

This step is a must for any recipe when you use icing sugar. Icing sugar has lumps, which, if not sifted, are difficult to remove once mixed with the other ingredients.

Be Patient!

This recipe requires a lot of freezing time for the required cookie outcome. So, be patient! Being in a hurry will ruin the cookie texture; you’ll get a flat cookie!

How To Store Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies

These cookies will taste best when consumed within a day or two.
You can store them in an airtight container and refrigerate for 3 – 4 days. Make sure to warm them before consuming them.

More Easy Recipes

If you want more easy-to-make recipes, try our Vegan Red Velvet Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting, Vegan Double Chocolate Cookies, and Vegan Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies.

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