Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies

Ingredients

• 113 g cream cheese (4 oz), softened
• 60 g strawberry jam (1/4 cup)
• 15 g granulated sugar (1 tbsp)
• 113 g unsalted butter (1/2 cup), softened
• 120 g powdered sugar (1 cup)
• 1 large egg
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 55 ml vegetable or canola oil (1/4 cup)
• 240 g all-purpose flour (2 cups)
• 1 tsp cornstarch
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• Pink gel food colouring, to taste
• Granulated sugar for rolling
• 55 g powdered sugar (1/2 cup) for glaze
• 1 tbsp strawberry purée (from 2–3 strawberries)
• 1/2 tsp melted unsalted butter

Method

1. Make strawberry cheesecake filling by mixing cream cheese, strawberry jam, and granulated sugar.
2. Scoop filling and freeze.
3. Prepare cookie dough by creaming butter and powdered sugar, then add egg, vanilla, oil.
4. Mix in flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pink gel food colouring.
5. Portion dough and fill with frozen cheesecake filling.
6. Chill filled cookies.
7. Shape cookies and roll in granulated sugar.
8. Bake cookies until just set.
9. Prepare strawberry glaze by mixing powdered sugar, strawberry purée, and melted butter.
10. Glaze cookies right before serving.