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Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies (gluten-free)

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These Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies are absolutely delicious. They have a soft, buttery cookie base stuffed with strawberry jam and drizzled with cream cheese frosting. Such a yummy gluten-free and nut-free cookie recipe to try.

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 30 mins

Yield: About 10-12 cookies 1x

Ingredients

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Cookies:

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup coconut sugar + 2 tablespoons coconut sugar
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 /2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup + 1 tablespoon gluten-free flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 tablespoons strawberry jam

Cheesecake frosting:

  • 3 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons freeze dried strawberries, crushed up

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper
  2. In a large bowl cream together the butter and coconut sugar until light and fluffy
  3. Mix in egg yolk, vanilla extract until smooth and scape down the bowl and mix again
  4. Add the flour in and salt and mix just until the flour is full absorbed
  5. Add the bowl to fridge to set for about 5 minutes
  6. Take the bowl out of fridge and scoop 1 tablespoon sized balls and add to baking sheet and form into ball
  7. Press a round teaspoon in the center (I grease it) and create an indent where the jam will go (reform cookie if needed)
  8. Fill each with about 1/2 teaspoon preserves or until full
  9. Bake in oven for about 15 minutes or until edges are just about golden
  10. Allow the cookies to cool completely and beginning making the cheesecake frosting
  11. Mix the cream cheese and butter with a hand mixer then add in powdered sugar and vanilla extract
  12. Add to a large ziplock bag and cut off the corner
  13. Once cookies cool, drizzle frosting then sprinkle crushed up freeze dried strawberries across cookies and store in fridge

Notes

*Store in fridge for 1 week or freezer for 2 months

  • Author: Rachel

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