Description
Irresistible Strawberry Cheesecake Cookie Cups blend creamy cheesecake filling with buttery cookie bases for a delightful dessert experience. Sweet strawberry chunks and silky cream cheese create a perfect harmony that invites you to savor each delectable bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 12 ounces (340 grams) cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
Flavoring and Garnish:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 tablespoons strawberry puree
- Fresh strawberries for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and thoroughly coat a cupcake pan with non-stick spray.
- Sift together the dry ingredients, combining flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, cornstarch, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and airy, approximately 2-3 minutes.
- Incorporate egg and vanilla extract into the butter mixture, blending until smooth and uniform.
- Gradually fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture, stirring until a cohesive dough forms.
- Portion dough into 2-tablespoon rounds, then carefully press each into the cupcake pan, creating cup-like shapes along the sides.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges are slightly firm and golden.
- Allow cookies to rest in the pan for 5 minutes, gently pressing centers if they’ve puffed up.
- Transfer cookie cups to a wire rack and let cool completely.
- Whip cream cheese and powdered sugar until creamy and well-integrated.
- Slowly stream in strawberry puree, mixing until filling reaches a smooth, consistent texture.
- Pipe the strawberry cream cheese filling into each cooled cookie cup.
- Garnish with fresh strawberry pieces and chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Notes
- Versatile Dough Swap cocoa powder with regular flour for a classic sugar cookie base that accommodates different flavor preferences.
- Texture Tip Press cookie dough gently into pan edges to create uniform, thin walls for delicate and crisp cookie cups.
- Make-Ahead Magic Prepare cookie cups and filling separately, storing them in airtight containers to assemble closer to serving time for maximum freshness.
- Dietary Modifications Replace regular flour with gluten-free blend and use dairy-free cream cheese for allergen-friendly version that maintains delicious flavor profile.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 295
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 160 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 37 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 33 mg