Strawberry Cream Cheese Heart Cookies Food

STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE HEART COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper.
• In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, flour, softened cream cheese, lemon peel and egg until soft dough forms. Stir in food color to get desired neon pink color. Roll dough 1/4 inch thick on lightly floured surface. Cut with 2 1/2- to 3-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter. Place 1 inch apart on cookie sheet. Decorate cookies as desired by pressing assorted sprinkles into dough.
• Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until light golden brown around edges. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.

STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Combine strawberries and cream cheese in food processor. Puree until smooth. Serve.

STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE FRUIT DIP

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese, marshmallow creme, and orange juice together. Gently fold in whipped topping.

STRAWBERRY-CREAM CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese with an electric mixer until creamy. Add a little powdered sugar at a time, and beat slowly until incorporated. Mix in vanilla.
• Spread cream cheese mixture into the pie crust. Refrigerate until firm, 15 to 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine 3/4 cup of the strawberries, sugar, water, and cornstarch in a blender. Blend lightly. Reserve remaining strawberries.
• Pour blended strawberry mixture into a saucepan over medium heat; stir constantly until boiling. Stir for an additional 2 minutes once it boils; it should thicken very quickly. Remove from the heat and stir a few times while cooling, about 3 minutes.
• Remove chilled pie from the refrigerator and arrange reserved strawberries on top of the cream cheese layer. Pour thickened sauce over top. Return to the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving.

STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE TARTS

Steps:

• Combine sugar, thawed strawberries, and any strawberry juice in a heavy pot over medium heat. Stir constantly and bring to a boil, being careful not to burn the sugar. Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature, 15 to 30 minutes. Place syrup in the refrigerator to chill, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 24-cup mini muffin tins.
• Cut butter into flour until well mixed and granular. Mix in just enough water (1 tablespoon at a time) to make a dough.
• Roll dough on a floured working surface with a floured rolling pin until very thin and almost transparent. Use a large round cookie cutter to cut out circles of dough. Lightly press circles into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until light brown, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.
• Meanwhile, beat powdered sugar, cream cheese, and whipping cream together until well mixed.
• Fill each cooled pastry crust with cream cheese filling, then drizzle with strawberry syrup and garnish with mint leaves.

CHEESECAKE-STUFFED STRAWBERRIES

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth; spoon into a piping bag or a resealabe bag with a corner snipped.
• Fill cavities of cored strawberries with the cream cheese mixture. Dip filled side of strawberries in the crushed graham crackers to coat.

STRAWBERRY & CREAM CHEESE SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, smash cream cheese with a fork.
• Combine the rest of the ingredients (except the vanilla wafers) together with the cream cheese.
• Mix well.
• Let chill in the refridgerator for at least 30 minutes.
• On the flat side of the wafer, spread 2 tsp of mixture.
• Then top with another wafer to make a sandwich.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• Serve immediately.