Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter-softened
  • 4 oz cream cheese-softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup chopped fresh strawberries
  • 2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1–2 tablespoon flour
  • 5 oz white chocolate-chopped
  • sanding sugar

Directions

1Preheat the oven to 350 F and line pans with parchment paper.

 

2Pour fresh lemon juice over chopped strawberries, drain them after a few minutes.

 

3Whisk together 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, salt and baking powder and set aside.

 

4Beat butter with sugar and cream cheese until it’s light and fluffy.

 

5Add egg and vanilla and mix well.

 

6Gradually add flour mixture and mix until it’s well combined.

 

7Stir in chopped white chocolate.

 

8Sprinkle strawberries with 1-2 tablespoon flour, toss them until all strawberries are coated with thin layer of flour and then stir them really gently in the batter.

9Drop heaping tablespoon of batter onto pan leaving an inch space between.

 

10Set the cookies in the refrigerator for 5-10 minutes before baking.

 

11Sprinkle the cookies with sanding sugar if you want, but do not overdo it because they are sweet enough.

 

12Bake for 13-15 minutes( until the edges become golden brown).

 

13Let them cool a few minutes in the pan than transfer them to a wire racks to cool completely.