These best strawberry cheesecake cookies are soft and crunchy sugar cookies, with jammy strawberries throughout, stuffed with a creamy vanilla cream cheese mixture. They are chewy, buttery, and have loads of fresh strawberry flavor, and taste just like strawberry cheesecake as a cookie

Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

minutes

Calories

210

kcal

Ingredients

For the Cheesecake Filling:
4 oz cream cheese, softened
2 tbsp powdered sugar
½ tsp vanilla extract
Mix all of this and scoop into small dollops on a lined baking tray. Freeze for 20–30 minutes until solid.
For the Cookie Dough:
½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
⅓ cup granulated sugar
⅓ cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1½ cups all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
⅓ cup crushed freeze-dried strawberries
Optional: white chocolate chips or graham cracker crumbs

Directions

Prep the Filling
Mix the cream cheese, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Take a teaspoon of dollop on a parchment paper. Put in freezer to freeze solid, 20 30 minutes.
Make the Cookie Dough
Now, mix the butter and sugar until soft. Combine the egg and the vanilla and beat thoroughly. In another bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to a wet mixture. Gather the crushed freeze-dried strawberries.
Refrigerate and Bake
Refrigerate the cookie balls needed together for at least 30 minutes. Then cook in the oven at a temperature of 350°F (1750C) for 10 12 minutes. It ought to be crisp on the fringe, softish on the centre.
Cool on the tray and then take to a structure in 10 minutes.
Put together the Cookies
Place scoops of cookie dough into two dozen dough balls (round about 1.5 tablespoons each). Fold a little bit flat and place a bit of frozen cream cheese filling inside. Dress the pie, near it, and cover it with a hold-on to wrap. Optional- roll the dough balls in broken-up graham crackers or top with white chocolate chips.

Why Freeze-Dried Strawberries Work

Raw strawberries would introduce water that would destroy the texture of the cookie. Zero moisture in freeze-dried strawberries means the same flavor, all the same, without any water. There was no wetness; it is easier to mix it with the dough, and it also has a stronger strawberry flavor.

Tested by a Home Baker

Background
Maria, a part-time baker from Faisalabad, had been searching for a cookie that could match her love for cheesecake. She tried multiple recipes and had frequent issues with leaking filling and bland flavor.

What Changed
She followed this exact recipe using freeze-dried strawberries from a local store and made the filling the night before.

Results

The cream cheese filling held together
Her kids loved the chewy texture and didn’t even miss chocolate chips
She stored the leftovers in the fridge and reheated them in the microwave—no wetness at all

Cookie vs. Cake? Try Both

If you're looking to pair these cookies with another crowd-pleaser, check out this moist and spiced carrot bundt cake that’s easy to bake and perfect for any get-together. The creaminess of the cookie and the warm spice of the cake complement each other beautifully.

Common Questions

Can I use regular cream cheese spread?

Not better, it would be better to use block cream cheese as the filling. The soft types that are spreadable are too soft to set during the baking process.

Can I skip the filling?

Well, yes, in that case, you are mere strawberry cookies. Delicious, however, not cheesecake cookies.

Can I make this gluten-free?

Use a 1:1 gluten-free baking flour. Make sure it includes xanthan gum to help hold everything together.

One Cookie, Many Wins

Strawberry cheesecake cookies are not only a nice play on dessert, but also a practical and test-proven recipe that anyone will be able to follow. Nothing fluffy, nothing artificial flavors, and no-nonsense baking.

Since you have in it the real cream cheese, freeze-dried strawberries, and cookie tart that is pliable in shape, you get a flavorful, fruity, and creamy snack that falls in every box.

So whether you’re baking for friends, family, or just yourself, these cookies bring both flavor and comfort, without needing a fancy degree in baking.