Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies – Fresh strawberries are added into cheesecake pudding cookies for a fun summertime treat.
One of my favorite things about summertime in Utah are the summer festivals. Each of the towns has its own festival different times during the summer months, so you could literally spend each weekend in the summer in a different town, at a different carnival. One of my favorites is in a town called Pleasant Grove. Every June, they have Strawberry Days.
If you can’t guess from the name, the strawberries are one of the highlights of this summer festival. Which also means that this is when the strawberries here in Utah are normally at their prime.
I know for some of you, you may be at the tail end of strawberry season. But right now, it’s all about the strawberries for me. And I know I’ve done the strawberry thing a couple times this year already, (hello pancakes and strawberry cups), but I’m back with one more. And this time, in the form of cookies.
I’m not quite sure where this idea came from, but one day, it popped into my head. And these were one of those recipes that kind of evolve as you are making them. I started off with one idea, but ended up with something a little different. But it’s all good, because these cookies are all good!!
If you’ve never had a pudding cookie, they are super, super soft. So if you are a crispy only cookie lover, these might not be for you. Combine a super soft pudding cookie with fresh strawberries, and the end result is a tender, moist cookie, full of summertime flavor. Since I did the cheesecake pudding mix, I decided to go with a cheesecake theme. And since you can’t have cheesecake without the graham cracker crust, I thought it would be fun to give these a graham cracker coating to really give them that cheesecake flavor.
My strawberry loving daughter definitely approved of these, and if they wouldn’t have been stored in the refrigerator and out of sight, I’m sure they would have been gone in record time. Here’s to strawberry season!!
More Pudding Mix Cookies:
Banana Split Cake Mix Cookies
Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies
Cookies and Cream Pudding Cookies
Chocolate, Peanut Butter and Marshmallow Pudding Cookies
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Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 18 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Description
Fresh strawberries are added into cheesecake pudding cookies for a fun summertime treat.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 package (3.4 oz) instant cheesecake pudding mix
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chopped strawberries
- 10 whole graham crackers, processed into fine crumbs
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, cream together the butter and both sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl in between additions. Beat in the vanilla.
- In another bowl, combine the flour, pudding mix, baking soda and salt. Add into the butter mixture and mix just until combined. Fold in the strawberries.
- Place the graham crackers in a shallow bowl or dish. Roll the cookie dough into 2 tablespoon sized balls and roll in the graham cracker crumbs. Place on the baking sheet, about 3 inches apart. Flatten slightly. Bake until set around the edges, about 12 minutes.
Recipe Notes:
for best results, store the cookies in the refrigerator.
Claudia says
can I use freeze dried strawberries instead?
Deborah says
I haven’t tested it, so I can’t say for sure, but my guess is that they would work. You would lose some of the moisture from the fresh strawberries, though, so you may need to add in a bit of milk or another liquid.
Priscilla Cortinas says
Can the cookies be stored at room temperature or will they go bad ?
Deborah says
They will go bad faster because of the strawberries. I would guess that they’d be ok for a short amount of time, but I’d suggest storing them in the refrigerator.
Elizabeth@Lizzy's Tasties says
I made the recipe the only problem is I live in a small town and I could not find the one packet of cheesecake pudding(3.4 oz) mix so I ended up using the no bake cheesecake packet (11.2 oz). It still came out very good and my family would like me to make it again.
Deborah says
Elizabeth – I’m so glad you were still able to get them to work out!! 🙂
Christina @ The Beautiful Balance says
These look so good I can’t stand it! I have to make these NOW but I don’t eat gelatin! 🙁
Nutmeg Nanny says
Oh man! These look amazing, I need to make these for my husband ASAP, he will love them!
Chels R. says
I need to get my hands on some strawberries asap so I can make these!
grace says
the coating of graham cracker crumbs is outstanding.
Mercedes says
What a delicious combination and a unique idea for a cookie! I can’t wait to try these!
Mimi @ Culinary Couture says
I love these! The graham cracker coating is genius!
vanillasugarblog says
Deb I LOVE that you used graham crackers are a nice coating/texture!
Karissa K. @ Sweet As A Cookie says
These look to die for! Love the crust!
Joanne says
I love how crazy moist those centers look! Chewy strawberry cream cheesey heaven.
cassie says
This is brilliant, Deborah. I love the crust on these!
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says
These look so chewy and wonderful
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
Perfect cookies for strawberry season!
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious says
I am such a sucker for strawberry cheesecake and I love them even more in cookie form!
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
These cookies look so tempting! I love this twist on strawberry cheesecake!
ashley - baker by nature says
Ok, wow… these look amazing! I am ALL about strawberries right now, so I am just in love with this recipe!!!
Annalise says
Deb, these look fantastic! Love that you rolled them in graham cracker crumbs. 🙂
Loretta | A Finn In The Kitchen says
Amazing! I was just trying to find a u-pick strawberry farm near us! It’s so hard to beat local just-picked berries, isn’t it?
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says
Oh wow, Deborah! These look amazing. What a creative and delish idea for cookies! Love it!
Emily says
I don’t love strawberry cheesecake but I’d totally make these cookies–YUM!
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says
These sound incredible!
marcie@flavorthemoments. says
These look so delicious! I’ve never seen cookies like this!
Belinda @themoonblushbaker says
Cheese cake cookies are great but I like your addition of the crumb coat!
sally @ sallys baking addiction says
I’d love to travel to Utah in the summer and experience these fun festivals! The strawberry cheesecake cookies look amazing. I love that you added graham cracker crumbs!
Barbara @ Barbara Bakes says
I have yet to try pudding cookies. This is such a fun idea.
carrian says
Love these!!! Strawberry anything but then you throw out cheesecake?!
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says
Mmm love the sound of these! And the crumbled cookies on top really make these gorgeous!
Tieghan says
Wow! I still have not tried pudding mix cookies, but these cookies just look and sound so good! You photos are so pretty!
Averie @ Averie Cooks says
I need to get on the pudding mix bandwagon! This flavor combo sounds incredible!
Colleen @ What's Baking in the Barbershop?! says
What a creative cookie! I love the idea of rolling them in graham cracker crumbs!
Rosa says
Those cookies are really original! I’m sure they taste delicious.
Cheers,
Rosa