Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies
Kelly Senyei
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Skip the slice, ditch the fork and kick that big ol’ cheesecake to the curb. There’s a new dessert in town, and it’s tinier and tastier than ever. So step right up, cheesecake cookies. It’s your time to shine!
Cheesecake has take on many a form around here, from cheesecake brownie bites and cheesecake chimichangas to cheesecake French toast and even cheesecake-filled chocolate turtles. While White Chocolate Cheesecake Cookies are a crowd favorite, I knew I had to go beyond basic drop cookies with my latest cheesecake-inspired confection.
A fun fact: I first dubbed these cookies as “cheesecakelets” (not a word, but it should be!) over on Instagram to encompass the fork-free nature of this dessert. But don’t let their small size fool you. These cheesecake cookies pack just as much flavor as their more sizeable, sliceable culinary elder. Finely crushed graham crackers add crunch and classic crust flavor to the cookie base, which is filled with tangy cheesecake and topped off with fresh fruit. I’ll let the photos do the rest of the talking…
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Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 sleeve graham crackers (See Kelly's Notes)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 8 Tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg, separated
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup small diced strawberries
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat.
Blend the graham crackers in a food processor until they're finely crushed. (See Kelly's Notes.) In a large bowl, combine the crushed graham crackers, flour and baking powder.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter with the brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the egg whites and beat until well combined. Add the graham cracker mixture to the stand mixer and beat just until combined.
Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop about 2-tablespoon mounds onto the cookie sheet, spacing the mounds about 2 inches apart. Press your thumb into the top of each mound to form a small bowl shape.
Clean out the stand mixer bowl then add the cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, egg yolk and vanilla extract to the bowl and beat until well combined. Spoon the cream cheese mixture into the centers of the cookies then bake for about 12 minutes until the cheesecake is barely set and the cookies are lightly golden.
Cool the cookies for 5 minutes on the baking sheet then transfer them to a rack to cool completely. Once cooled, spoon a portion of strawberries atop each cookie and serve.
Kelly's Notes:
One sleeve of graham crackers is equal to 9 crackers, which will yield 1 1/4 cups of crumbs.
It's important that the graham crackers are finely crushed (almost to the consistency of flour), otherwise the dough will be too crumbly.
You can drain the diced strawberries on a paper towel to remove some of the excess liquid so it won't run onto the cheesecake filling.
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