Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened (1 stick)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 egg, large
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup dried strawberries
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 (12 ounce) container whipped topping (i like cool whip)
• 1 (10 ounce) jar strawberry jam

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375 degrees. line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 2 in a medium bowl sift together flour baking soda and salt. set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl beat together butter and both sugars until light and fluffly, scraping the sides as needed, about 5 minutes.
• 4 reduce speed to low, then add the egg and vanilla mixing well.
• 5 with the mixer running gradually add the dry mixture until well incorporated.
• 6 mix in the chocolate and strawberries.
• 7 arrange 1 tbsp balls of dough on the baking sheet, leaving 1 1/2 inches between each cookie.
• 8 bake the cookies rotating the sheets front to back and top to bottom halfway through, until spread and golden brown, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• 9 cool on pan for 5 mins, then transfer to wire rack.
• 10 while cookies cool make the filling.
• 11 in a large bowl combine the powdered sugar, cream cheese and vanilla. beat them together until very smooth, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• 12 use a rubber spatula to fold in the whipped topping.
• 13 transfer to a piping bag with a large tip. i use a ziplock bag.
• 14 refrigerate until slightly firm. if using a zip close bag snip the corner off. pipe the filling in a circle over each cookie to cover most of it. fill the center with a dollop of jam.
• 15 refrigerate the cookies at least 1 hour before serving.