Strawberry Cream Cheese Cookies with a Cake Mix

Three strawberry cream cheese cookies stacked on each other.

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5 from 3 votes

Strawberry Cream Cheese Cookies with a Cake Mix

Transform a cake mix into the most delicious Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies with only a handful of ingredients.

Prep Time10

Cook Time1

Total Time1 10

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: cookies

Calories: 218kcal

Author: June Albertson-Dick

Ingredients

1 box vanilla cake mix {15.25 ounce box}
8 ounces cream cheese {softened}
½ cup butter {softened}
1 egg
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ¼ cups freeze dried strawberries
½ cup white chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°.
Combine the cream cheese, butter, egg, and vanilla extract in a medium bowl.
Add cake mix and combine using a handheld mixer {or by hand} until everything is well mixed and thick. Add freeze dried strawberries and white chocolate chips. Stir into dough by hand to combine until everything is evenly incorporated. NOTE: You want to stir gently so that you don't break up the strawberries completely.
Scoop heaping tablespoons of dough {using a medium scoop} onto a parchment {or silicone} lined baking sheet. Using your finger tips {palm of your hand or bottom of glass} gently press down onto the top of each cookie.
Bake for 9-11 minutes or until the edges are set.
Remove cookies from the oven and let them cool on the cookie sheet for 10 minutes. Move to a cooling rack to cool completely. Store cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 4-5 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

Notes

Make sure that the cream cheese and butter are both at room temperature {softened}. This will help give you a really nice and smooth cookie dough free from lumps.
Use a cookie scoop to keep all of the cookies the same size. This allows them to bake evenly.

Store- Strawberry Cream Cheese Cake Mix Cookies can be kept in an airtight container {or plastic wrap} at room temperature or in the refrigerator. The refrigerator is great because it will keep them fresh for a longer time period. They also taste amazing chilled.

Freeze- These cream cheese strawberry cookies freeze really well for up to 3 months. Keep them in an airtight container or freezer bag for best results.

The main thing is to be sure that there isn't any air getting to the cookies. I would also put a layer of paper towel or parchment between layers to be sure they don't stick together.

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