Strawberry Cream Cheese Pastry Bites Recipe
Delight in these Strawberry Cream Cheese Pastries featuring a soft sugar cookie crust, a smooth cream cheese filling, and a fresh strawberry topping sweetened with strawberry jam. Perfect as bite-sized treats for parties or a scrumptious dessert.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 24 mini pastries 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
Sugar Cookie Crust
- 17.25 ounces sugar cookie mix
- ½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 1 egg
Cream Cheese Filling
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
Fresh Strawberry Topping
- ½–¾ cup strawberries, finely chopped
- ¼ cup seedless strawberry jam
Instructions
- Prepare Sugar Cookie Crust: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). In a bowl, combine the sugar cookie mix, softened butter, and egg using a handheld mixer or by hand until thick dough forms. Spray a mini muffin tin generously with cooking spray. Using a small cookie scoop, drop mounds of dough into each cup, then gently press down with your fingers to create level tops.
- Bake Cookie Bases: Bake the dough in the oven for 9-11 minutes. Remove the pan and immediately run a knife around each cookie’s edge to loosen them. Use a tart shaper tool to create an indentation in the center of each cookie while still warm. Allow cookies to cool. Repeat the process with remaining dough.
- Make Cream Cheese Filling: In a medium bowl, beat the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract with a handheld mixer until smooth and creamy. Transfer the filling into a piping bag or a Ziploc bag with a small corner cut off for easy piping.
- Fill Cookie Indentations: Pipe the cream cheese filling evenly into each sugar cookie crust, leaving space on top for the strawberry topping.
- Prepare Strawberry Topping: In a small bowl, gently combine finely chopped strawberries with seedless strawberry jam to create a flavorful topping without mashing the berries.
- Assemble Pastries: Spoon about a teaspoon of the strawberry mixture over the cream cheese filling on each pastry, ensuring full coverage.
- Serve or Store: Serve immediately or refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 2 days to maintain freshness.
Notes
- Using a tart shaper on warm cookies helps create the perfect indentation for filling.
- If you don’t have a tart shaper, gently press a small spoon into the warm cookie centers.
- For easier filling, chill the cream cheese mixture slightly if it softens too much during mixing.
- These pastries are best enjoyed within 2 days for freshness and texture.
- Seedless jam keeps the topping smooth and prevents seeds from interfering with texture.
Keywords: Strawberry Cream Cheese Pastries, mini pastries, sugar cookie crust, cream cheese filling, strawberry topping, easy dessert, party treats
