White Chocolate Strawberry Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup cream cheese, room temp
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp Almond Extract
• 2 cups Flour
• 1 tsp Cornstarch
• 1 1/4 tsp Baking Powder
• 3/4 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 cup White Chocolate Chunks
• 3/4 cup freeze dried strawberries, chopped

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
3. Mix the butter and cream cheese together until smooth and creamy, about 30-60 seconds. Add the sugars and mix again for 1 minute.
4. Add the egg, vanilla and almond extract and mix until smooth, scraping down the bowl as necessary.
5. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and slowly mix until it is almost incorporated, leaving streaks of flour. Remove the bowl from the mixer, scrap the sides down and then add the white chocolate chunks and freeze dried strawberries. Carefully mix with a wooden spoon or spatula until combined, be sure to not break up the strawberries too much.
6. Use a medium sized cookie scoop to scoop dough, roll into a ball, press down a little, and place onto a greased baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes
7. Let cool 10 minutes then move to cooling rack and let cool completely