Frosted Strawberry Cookies

1 cup butter, softened
1 8 oz package cream cheese, softened
2 cups  sugar
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup fresh strawberries, finely chopped

Frosting
1 Tbsp butter, softened
1 1/2 t. strawberry jello powder
1/4 cup strawberries
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups powdered sugar
milk

In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and cream cheese and sugar until well combined.  Add eggs, one at a time and continue mixing.  Add in flour and baking powder and then vanilla.  Fold in chopped strawberries.  Chill dough for at least 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350.  Place rounded tablespoons of dough on baking sheet.  Bake at 350 for about 15 minutes.  Let set on pan 3 minutes and then remove to cooling rack to cool completely.  

While cookies are cooling, prepare frosting.  In medium mixing bowl beat together  1 Tbsp butter, softened,1 1/2 t. strawberry jello powder, 1/4 cup strawberries, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract,3 cups powdered sugar and enough milk to make it spreading consistency.