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Raspberry White Chocolate Cheesecake Cookies


  • Author: Sally Roberts
  • Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
  • Yield: 16 large cookies
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

Raspberry White Chocolate Cheesecake Cookies are soft, thick, and creamy cookies filled with a cheesecake center, sweet white chocolate, and bright raspberry swirls. This easy recipe is perfect for dessert ideas, holiday baking, cookie trays, party food ideas, sweet snacks, and make-ahead treats when you want something beautiful, rich, and bakery-style without complicated steps.


Ingredients

4 ounces cream cheese, softened

1/3 cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract, divided

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed

1 large egg

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup white chocolate chips or chopped white chocolate

1/2 cup fresh raspberries, lightly chopped or broken apart

1/4 cup coarse sugar, for rolling


Instructions

1. Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla until smooth. Scoop small teaspoons onto a parchment-lined plate and freeze for 25 to 35 minutes.

2. In a large bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until creamy and fluffy.

3. Add the egg and remaining 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, then mix until combined.

4. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.

5. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix just until a soft dough forms.

6. Fold in the white chocolate, then gently fold in the raspberries until the dough has visible pink swirls.

7. Scoop a portion of dough, flatten it slightly, place one frozen cheesecake filling mound in the center, and cover with more dough.

8. Seal the edges, roll gently into a thick ball, and roll lightly in coarse sugar.

9. Chill the shaped dough balls for 30 minutes.

10. Bake at 350°F for 11 to 13 minutes, until the edges are set and the centers still look soft.

11. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a rack.

12. Serve slightly warm for a creamy center or chilled for a firmer cheesecake texture.

Notes

Keep the cheesecake filling frozen until shaping so it stays inside the cookies while baking.

Fold the raspberries in gently to keep the pretty marbled look and avoid making the dough too wet.

Do not overbake the cookies; they should look soft in the center when removed from the oven.

  • Prep Time: 25 minutes
  • Cook Time: 12 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cookie
  • Calories: 245
  • Sugar: 20g
  • Sodium: 135mg
  • Fat: 13g
  • Saturated Fat: 8g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 4g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 31g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 3g
  • Cholesterol: 42mg

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