• Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper and set it aside.

Making The Cookie Dough

• Add the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar to a mixing bowl. Use a hand mixer to blend the ingredients on medium speed until creamy.
• Then add the vanilla and strawberry extract and eggs. Whip the mixture together until smooth.
• Pour in the dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, salt, and crushed dried strawberries). Use a rubber spatula to fold all the ingredients and distribute them evenly until a thick batter forms
• Wrap it in plastic wrap and place it in the fridge.

Making The Cheesecake Filling

• While the dough chills, make the cheesecake filling.
• In a separate smaller bowl, blend the cream cheese until creamy. Then add the powdered sugar, blending again until smooth.
• Place a large teaspoonful of the cream cheese filling on a parchment-covered plate or small baking sheet.
• Repeat and fill the parchment paper with cream cheese balls until all the cream cheese filling is gone.
• Place the baking sheet in the freezer and let the cheesecake dollops harden along with the cookie dough chilling for 30 minutes.
• Remove the frozen cream cheese dollops from the freezer and fridge.

Stuffing The Cookies With The Filling

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Use a scooper or medium cookie scoop to scoop a 2-inch round ball of strawberry cookie dough. Flatten it in your hand and place a cold ball of cream cheese filling in the center.
• Wrap the cookie dough around the cream cheese and roll into a ball. Place on the prepared baking sheet from earlier.
• Repeat with the rest of the dough balls, keeping each about 2 inches apart when placing them on the baking sheet. Bake in the oven for 13-15 minutes or until the center has puffed and the edges of the cookies have slightly browned.
• Remove from the oven and let cool for 10-12 minutes. While those cool, heat the white chocolate in the microwave at 30-second intervals until melted.
• Drizzle the white chocolate diagonally over half of each strawberry cheesecake cookie and place the frozen dried strawberry pieces on top of the cookies.
• Let the chocolate set and harden. Serve and enjoy!