Filled Strawberry Cookies

INSTRUCTIONS

• 1
  First, prepare the filling: Take a medium-sized bowl and mix cream cheese, honey, and lemon zest in it. Form 12 smaller balls from the resulting mixture and place them in the freezer for at least 2 hours.
• 2
  Meanwhile, prepare the cookie dough: Clean the strawberries and cut them into smaller cubes. Then prepare a larger bowl, add butter and brown sugar to it, and beat them with a hand mixer on high speed for 2–3 minutes. Then beat in the egg and finally add spelt flour, baking powder, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt. Carefully fold the chopped strawberries into the resulting dough and set the finished dough aside.
• 3
  Preheat the oven to 170 °C, prepare a baking sheet, and line it with baking paper. Shape the dough into 12 equally sized balls and wrap the frozen filling pieces in them. Spread the prepared balls on the baking sheet so that they are at least 4 cm apart, and press them with your fingers to flatten them. Place the baking sheet with the balls in the preheated oven and bake for 15–18 minutes at 170–180 °C until the cookies are golden. After baking, let them cool for at least 20 minutes and then serve.