Description
Sweet strawberry sugar cookie cups blend creamy cheesecake filling with fresh fruit in a delicate cookie shell. Delightful dessert promises a perfect balance of textures and flavors you’ll savor with each delectable bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 large egg
- 115 g (½ cup or 4 oz) unsalted butter, softened
- 250 g (2 cups) all-purpose flour
- 150 g (¾ cup or 5.3 oz) granulated sugar
- 120 g (½ cup or 4.2 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 150 g (½ cup or 5.3 oz) strawberry jam or preserves
- 120 ml (½ cup or 4 fl oz) heavy cream
- 30 g (¼ cup or 1 oz) powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Fresh strawberries, halved or diced
- Mint leaves (optional)
- Powdered sugar (for dusting)
Instructions
- Preparation: Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then blend in egg and vanilla to create a smooth batter.
- Forming Dough: Gradually mix dry ingredients into the wet mixture, crafting a pliable dough. Mold small balls and press them into a mini muffin tin, creating gentle wells using your thumb or a rounded utensil.
- Baking Process: Slide the tin into a preheated 180C oven, allowing cookie shells to transform into golden-rimmed delicacies. Allow complete cooling within the tin before carefully extracting the cups.
- Filling Creation: Whip cream cheese with powdered sugar and vanilla until velvety. In a separate bowl, whisk heavy cream to stiff peak consistency. Delicately fold whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture, introducing swirls of strawberry jam for a marbled effect.
- Assembly and Garnish: Utilize a piping bag or spoon to generously fill each cookie cup with the strawberry-infused cream. Adorn with a fresh strawberry piece and optional mint leaf. Dust the tops with a light sprinkle of powdered sugar.
- Serving: Present immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve, ensuring the perfect balance of crisp cookie and creamy filling.
Notes
- Maintain Precise Dough Consistency: Ensure cookie dough isn’t too sticky or crumbly by chilling for 15-20 minutes before shaping, helping create uniform and perfectly structured cookie cups.
- Create Uniform Indentations: Use the back of a small measuring spoon or cork to press consistent, even centers into cookie dough, preventing uneven baking and ensuring stable filling holders.
- Control Moisture in Filling: Pat fresh strawberries dry before garnishing to prevent potential sogginess and maintain the crisp texture of cookie cups.
- Temperature Management: Allow cream cheese and butter to reach room temperature before mixing, guaranteeing smoother blending and preventing lumpy filling texture.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 95 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg