Description
Indulge in the delicious blend of cherry cheesecake and cookies with these delightful Cherry Cheesecake Cookies. A buttery graham cracker cookie base is filled with a creamy cheesecake filling and topped with homemade cherry pie filling for a sweet treat that’s perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
Dry Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups finely crushed graham crackers (about 1 sleeve)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
Wet Ingredients for Cookie Dough
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 egg, separated
Filling Ingredients
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 egg yolk (from separated egg above)
Topping
- Homemade cherry pie filling
Instructions
- Prepare the Cookie Dough: Mix dry ingredients in one bowl and wet ingredients in another. Combine both until dough forms.
- Make the Filling: Beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and egg yolk until smooth.
- Assemble the Cookies: Roll dough into balls, flatten, add filling, and top with cherry pie filling.
- Bake: Bake cookies until golden.
Notes
- You can use store-bought cherry pie filling if preferred.
- Feel free to experiment with different fruit toppings like blueberry or strawberry.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg