Description
These bright strawberry cookies are packed with flavor from real freeze-dried strawberries—no cake mix or artificial flavoring needed. They’re soft, fruity, vibrant, and require no chilling time, so you’ll have cookies in under 30 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 1/2 cups (45 g) freeze-dried strawberries (1.5oz)
- 1 cup (226 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- Pink food coloring, optional
- 1 large egg
- 1 3/4 cups (215 g) all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 cup (50 g) granulated sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (175C).
- Place freeze-dried strawberries in a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Reserve 1 Tablespoon for coating.
- Cream together butter and sugar in a large bowl using an electric mixer (2 minutes on medium-high).
- Add the strawberry powder (minus the reserved amount) and mix until combined. Add pink food coloring if using.
- Stir in the egg until incorporated.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking soda. Gradually add to wet mixture in three parts, mixing on low speed until fully combined.
- Mix reserved strawberry powder with 1/4 cup of sugar for coating.
- Scoop dough (1 1/2 Tablespoon each), roll into balls, coat in strawberry sugar mix, and place on a lined baking sheet 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 11 minutes on the center rack. Cool on the baking sheet for several minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Freeze-dried strawberries are best for intense flavor and color. Find them in the dried fruit section. If using pre-ground powder, you’ll need 1 cup total.
No chilling required! Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 11 minutes
- Category: cookie, Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 261
- Sugar: 29g
- Sodium: 108mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0.3g
- Carbohydrates: 43g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg