Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies

So funny thing.. the more I bake, the longer it takes for me to update things because I have so many to do! Silly me. I'll try to do better (I say that a lot, don't I)


So hubby loves cheesecake. I make him one for his birthday every year. When I came across the Hungry Housewife's recipe for Strawberry Cheesecake cookies, I figured that could be a nice treat for hubby. When this past Saturday rolled around, I found myself baking to repay a favor, I decided I'd bake these up for hubby too. He enjoyed them, and wouldn't let me share them with others. That, my friends, is a testament to good baked goods.


Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies:
1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 cup flour
1/4 cup(ish) strawberry jam

Preheat oven to 350F and prep a cookie sheet.
In a large bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter. Gradually beat in the sugar until it's light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and salt.
In a small bowl, whisk together baking powder and flour. Mix into cream cheese mixture.
Drop by rounded tablespoons onto cookie sheet.
Place jam into a bowl and stir it well so it isn't lumpy or too gelatinous. Dab a bit on jam onto each cookie, then swirl the jam and top bit of cookie dough together.
Bake for 10-14 minutes or until edges are just golden.

The cookies are soft and slightly sticky. After the first batch, hubby requested a little less jam. It's totally a matter of personal taste. Seriously though, he didn't let me bring them to work to share.