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Strawberry Shortbread Sandwich Cookies

An easy recipe for strawberry shortbread sandwich cookies with no-bake cheesecake filling and strawberry jam.
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 11 minutes
Chill Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 11 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients
  

Strawberry Shortbread Cookies

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup confectioners sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 cup freeze dried strawberry powder from 1 cup sliced freeze dried strawberries
  • 2 cups all purpose flour

No-Bake Cheesecake Filling

  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1/3 cup sour cream room temperature
  • 1/3 cup confectioners sugar

Strawberry Jam

  • 8 tsp store bought strawberry jam

Instructions
 

  • Prepare the cookie dough first.
  • Place about 1 cup of sliced freeze dried strawberries in a Ziploc bag and whack it with a rolling pin. You should have 1/4 cup freeze dried strawberry powder when you are done. Set aside.
  • Add the butter and confectioners sugar to the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix until creamy. Be sure to scrape down the sides and bottom.
  • Add the vanilla and mix.
  • Add the freeze dried strawberry powder and mix until thoroughly combined.
  • Add the flour and mix until thoroughly combined.
  • Remove the dough from the bowl and pat into a disc.
  • Wrap in plastic wrap and put it in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
  • As you near the end of the chilling time, preheat the over to 350 degrees.
  • Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Lightly flour a work surface and rolling pin.
  • Roll out the disc to about 1/4-inch thick.
  • Use a circular cookie cutter (mine was about the diameter of the top of a glass) and cut out the dough. Keep putting the scraps together and rolling and cutting them until there is no more dough.
  • Bake the cookies until the bottom and edges are golden, about 11 minutes. I use two pans and switch the racks midway through.
  • Let the cookies cool on the pan for a few minutes. Then remove the cookies to a wire rack. They need to be COMPLETELY cool before filling them.
  • While the cookies cool, make the no-bake cheesecake filling.
  • Attach the whisk to a mixer.
  • Add the heavy whipping cream to the bowl and whip until stiff peaks form. You can use a medium high speed. It should take about two minutes. Be careful of not over mixing or it will become butter.
  • Gently slide the cream into a large bowl and set aside.
  • Using the paddle attachment, beat the softened cream cheese, sour cream, confectioners sugar, and vanilla together until completely mixed and smooth.
  • Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture. Do this gently, folding the cream in with a spatula.
  • Let this chill in the fridge for a few minutes.
  • When the cookies are cooled, prepare to fill them.
  • Fit a piping bag with a tip and fill the bag with the no-bake cheesecake cream. If you don't have a piping bag, fill a Ziploc and cut off a corner.
  • Pipe the cream onto the inside of a cookie, leaving about a 1 teaspoon space open in the middle.
  • Add about 1 teaspoon of strawberry jam to the center of the cookie.
  • Place a second cookie on top, squeezing gently.
  • Chill for about 30 minutes before eating.
Keyword no bake cheesecake, sandwich cookies, shortbread, strawberry, strawberry jam