Strawberry Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Sweet and simple, these strawberry cookies with cream cheese frosting are a delicious treat to bring the summer into your kitchen.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Strawberry Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

Servings:

Calories: 487kcal

Preheat the oven to 325°F, and prepare 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the eggs and vegetable oil. Whisk until combined.
In a separate small mixing bowl, whisk together the strawberry cake mix and baking powder until completely combined.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix with a spoon until completely combined, and a thick batter forms. Fold in the chopped strawberries. Using an ice cream scoop, scoop 6 dough balls onto each cookie sheet.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. When the cookies begin to brown, remove immediately.
Allow cookies to cool completely before frosting.

In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla extract until smooth and creamy. Add the powdered sugar a little bit at a time and mix until completely combined.
Transfer the frosting to a piping bag, and frost each cookie. Top with crumbs from a crushed cookie, and sliced strawberries.

You are only adding the cake mix, not the ingredients called for on the box. You will replace those additions with the baking powder, oil, and eggs listed above.
Oven temperatures vary and may need to be recalibrated periodically to ensure they are accurate. Make sure to check your cookies at the lower end of the recommended baking time.
Make sure the cream cheese is at room temperature, so you don’t end up with lumps in your cream cheese mixture.
You can also make these as sandwich cookies with the frosting on the inside.