Cream Cheese Strawberry Cookies
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • ¾ Cup of Chopped Strawberries
  • 2 Tablespoons of Lemon Juice
  • 1¼ Cup of All-Purpose Flour
  • ½ Teaspoon of Baking Powder
  • ⅛ Teaspoon of Salt
  • ¼ Cup of Softened Unsalted Butter
  • 4 Ounces of Cream Cheese
  • ¾ Cup of Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract
  • 5 Ounces of White Chocolate Chips
  • 1 Teaspoon of Sugar (For Topping Cookies)
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350° F.
  2. Chop Strawberries finely and pour lemon juice over them, allow to set for a few minutes and then drain juices.
  3. Beat together the butter, cream cheese, and sugar until it is fluffy and light.
  4. Mix in the egg, vanilla extract, salt, and baking powder.
  5. Slowly mix in the flour and continue to mix until it is well combined.
  6. Mix in the White Chocolate Chips.
  7. Lightly coat the strawberries in flour and then mix into batter.
  8. Cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper and then place cookies (~ 1.5 Tablespoons each) onto the cookie sheet with at least 1 inch between cookies for growth room.
  9. Refrigerate cookies for 10 minutes before baking.
  10. Lightly dust all cookies with some sugar.
  11. Bake for 13-15 minutes or until the edges are golden brown in color.
  12. Cool on a wire rack and serve!
Recipe by The Little Chef at http://littlechefblog.com/cream-cheese-strawberry-cookies/