Cookie Tulips With A Strawberry Cream

Photo: Muriel Miller

Ingredients

Cookie:

1/4 cup Butter (softened)

1/2 cup granulated Sugar

7 tablespoons Flour

1 teaspoon Vanilla

2 egg Whites

Strawberry Cream:

4 oz cream cheese (softened)

1 cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon Vanilla

4 oz cool whip (half of a small container)

5 large Strawberries (smashed

Preparation

Preheat oven to *350. Beat together butter and sugar till smooth. Then mix in flour, vanilla, and egg whites till everything is completely combined. Place either a piece of parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet liner down on a cookie sheet. (If you don't have either, grease your cookie sheet and watch the cookies carefully while baking) Next, take about 2-3Tbsp batter and place on cookie sheet and spread in a circle till about 7" round. (They look super thin but that's how they are supposed to be) Bake cookies for 7-9 minutes, watching closely as they cook. Once they come out of the oven, immediately take a spatula and drape the cookie over top of a clean, lightly greased 2 inch glass. Once completely cooled (about 5-10 minutes) spoon about 3-4 Tbsp. strawberry c

Soften cream cheese in microwave (about 30 seconds). Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar till smooth. Add in vanilla and strawberries. Mix until well combined. Lastly, fold in cool whip. Store in refridgerator till ready to serve.