Strawberry Cheesecake Cookie |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 1820 |
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The freshness of juicy, sweet strawberries paired with creamy, chocolate chips are the perfect balance for this subtle cheesecake flavored cookie. One word describes this one...Yum!!! Ingredients:
2 1/4 c flour |
1 tsp baking soda |
1 tsp salt |
1/2 lb butter, at room temperature |
3/4 c packed brown sugar |
1/4 c granulated sugar |
1 pkg. (3.4 oz) jello™ cheesecake flavor instant pudding |
2 ( large) eggs |
1 tsp cream cheese* or pure vanilla extract |
1 c fresh strawberries, diced |
1 c milk chocolate chips |
garnish: 18-20 strawberry halves |
*cream cheese flavoring may be purchased through spice barn |
http://spicebarn.com/cream_cheese_flavoring.htm |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Sift together first 3 ingredients into a large bowl. Set aside.
3. In a large mixer bowl, beat together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add instant pudding, mixing well. Add eggs then the extract, mixing until well blended. Scrape down sides of bowl as necessary. Slowly add flour, mixing well. Stir in the chocolate chips, then strawberries, blending well.
4. Using a standard ice cream scoop (2 oz) or rounded tablespoon, drop dough on to an un-greased, parchment paper lined baking sheet.
5. For 2 oz cookie, bake at 350 degrees for 16-18 minutes. For rounded tablespoon-sized cookies, bake 12-14 minutes.
6. Remove from oven and press strawberry half on top of each cookie.
7. After one minute, transfer from pan to wire rack to cool.
8. **Cookies should be eaten in 1-2 days after baking.
9. ***These cookies do not freeze well AT ALL.
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