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stack of 3 strawberry cheesecake cookies on a wire rack. the cookies are golden and chewy with a cheesecake filling and strawberry glaze on top. More cookies seen in the background

Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies Recipe


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  • Author: Zoha
  • Total Time: 1 hour 20 min with cooling
  • Yield: 12 cookies

Description

Better than Crumbl, delicious buttery graham cracker cookies filled with a luscious cheesecake filling and topped off with a strawberry glaze


Ingredients

Graham Cracker Cookies:

  • 12 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature (170g)
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar (67g)
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed (133g)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup crushed graham crackers (50g)
  • 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour (227g)
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder 
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Cheesecake filling:

  • 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature (226g)
  • 2/3 cup heavy whipping cream, chilled (160g)
  • ¼ cup sugar (50g)
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1-2 tablespoon lemon juice (or to taste)

Strawberry glaze:

  • 3 tbsp strawberry jam
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1/2 tbsp sugar 
  • 1 tsp cornstarch 

Instructions

Graham Cracker Cookies:

  • Bring the butter and eggs to room temperature if you haven't already
  • Add the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar to a bowl. Whisk for 2-3 minutes until the mixture looks light in color, and fluffy and creamy in texture
  • Add the egg, egg yolks and vanilla, and whisk for another minute or so until the mixture looks smooth and creamy
  • Add the crushed graham crackers and whisk until combined
  • In a separate bowl, sift in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk to combine
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet in 2-3 additions. Use a rubber spatula to fold them in, going around and pressing down gently. This will take some time and effort, but be patient and do not mix aggressively. Stop folding as soon as the dry ingredients are combined and no streaks of flour can be seen. You should have a soft, slightly sticky dough
  • Use a 2" cookie scoop to scoop the dough into 12 balls. Gently roll them out between your palms to smooth them, then keep in the fridge for 30 minutes
  • In the last 15 minutes of the chilling, pre-heat your oven to 375F (conventional) and prep 1-2 large cookie sheets with parchment paper
  • Once chilled, transfer the cookie dough balls to the baking sheets, keeping at least 3" between them
  • Bake in the preheated oven at 375F for 12-13 minutes until the cookies feel set around the edges but still somewhat soft in the middle 
  • As soon as the cookies come out of the oven, use the back of a tablespoon measure to press down on the middle and create little pockets / thumbprints (see pics in blog post above). Then let the cookies fully cool down

Cheesecake Filling:

  • Whisk the cream cheese, heavy cream, sugar, salt, vanilla and lemon juice on medium low speed until the mixture becomes creamy and starts to thicken up, scraping the bowl 2-3 times along the way. Do not overmix
  • Transfer to a piping bag fit with a round piping tip
  • Keep chilled

Strawberry Glaze:

  • Stir all ingredients for the glaze together in a small saucepan
  • Cook and stir over low heat until the mixture starts to thicken up
  • Remove from heat and let cool down slightly

Assembly:

  • Once the cookies have cooled down, pipe a generous swirl of the cheesecake filling onto each (you can also do this with a spoon if you don't have a piping bag)
  • Drizzle over the strawberry glaze
  • Serve and enjoy!

Video Tutorial:

 

Notes

  • These cookies are best eaten fresh, so I don't recommend assembling them far in advance of serving. You can prepare the individual components like cookie dough and cheesecake filling beforehand, though
  • I always recommend baking one cookie as a test first so you know exactly how long you should bake for your preferences with your oven and pan
  • Prep Time: 45 min
  • Cook Time: 12 min
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: American