Strawberry Shortcake Cookies

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 2 cup Strawberries

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 oz Bakers semi-sweet chocolate
  • 1 cup Cool whip, light
  • 4 cup Powdered sugar
  • 3 tbsp Sugar, raw
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla

• Snacks

  • 1 (16oz ready to bake sugar cookies

• Dairy

  • 1/4 cup Butter
  • 8 oz Philadelphia neufchatel cream cheese

Found on cookingwithruthie.com

Description

Ingredients

• 1 (16oz) ready to bake sugar cookies
• 3-4 Tbsp raw sugar, garnish
• 8 oz Philadelphia neufchâtel cream cheese
• ¼ C butter, softened
• ½ tsp vanilla
• 4 C powdered sugar
• 1 C light Cool Whip
• 2 C strawberries, sliced
• ½ oz Bakers semi-sweet chocolate, grated

Directions

• Bake cookies according to package directions.
• Cook until edges are slightly browned.
• Once removed from oven, sprinkle with raw sugar to garnish.
• Allow to cool on cooling racks.
• In a mixing bowl combine butter and cream cheese; mix until smooth.
• Add vanilla, mix in.
• Add 2 C powdered sugar, mix until combined.
• Add light cool whip, mix in.
• Add remaining powdered sugar, 1 C at a time and mixing until smooth.
• Using a piping bag and Wilton 1A open star tip, piping filling onto the top of a cookie.
• Press 5 strawberry slices into filling, standing up and on an angle, spaced evenly around cookie. (I placed the flat side of the strawberry slices facing out)
• Place a second cookie on top of berries and filling.
• Pipe a small star of filling on top and finish with 1 slice of strawberry.
• Garnish with grated chocolate.
• Serve immediately and Enjoy!