Strawberry Sugar Cookies are chewy, soft cookies with crunchy edges bursting with fruity flavor. Enjoy this quick and easy recipe in under 30 minutes.
Why you'll love this recipe
- Strawberry is such a fresh, delicious flavor for spring and summer.
- Made with heat resistant ingredients, these chewy cookies are a good choice for hot weather care packages and summer picnics.
- This quick and simple recipe is ready in under 30 minutes and requires no chilling.
This Strawberry Sugar Cookie recipe are thin cookies with crunchy edges and chewy centers. Their delicious fruity flavor comes from real freeze dried strawberries with a boost from strawberry extract.
It couldn't be easier to make these tasty treats. The dough comes together in minutes and no chilling is required.
The pretty pink color and spring time flavor makes Strawberry Sugar Cookies great for Easter and Mother's Day too!
Ingredients
Instructions
This is an overview of the instructions. The full instructions are in the recipe card below.
- Grind freeze dried strawberries into a fine powder.
- Combine ingredients to form dough.
- Make cookie dough balls with a medium cookie scoop and place on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
- Bake cookies until the top and edges are golden brown. The cracks in the center may still look wet.
Storage
Store Strawberry Sugar Cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
Tips
- For best results, don't use butter in this recipe. Butter causes the batter to spread too much, resulting in very thin cookies.
- For strong strawberry flavor, be sure to use a good brand of strawberry flavoring. I like to use Lorann baking emulsion.
- To create slightly thicker, perfectly round cookies, place a large round cookie cutter over a cookie on the baking sheet immediately after removing from the oven while the cookies are soft. Rotate in a circular motion to swirl the cookie into shape.
- If you have left over ground strawberries, mix it with a little powdered sugar for strawberry flavored sugar and sprinkle over the cookies.
- For a special treat, dip the cookies in melted chocolate for chocolate covered strawberry cookies.
Frequently asked questions
No. Dried strawberries still contains some moisture which keeps them soft and chewy. Freeze dried strawberries contain little to no moisture making them crisp and crunchy.
Baking cookies at 375 degrees F bakes the cookies quickly and creates soft, chewy results. Cookies baked at lower temperatures sit in the oven longer and dry out more, creating crunchy cookies.
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Strawberry Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup freeze dried strawberries finely ground into 3 tablespoons powder
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter flavored vegetable shortening
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¾-1 teaspoon strawberry flavoring I use Lorann baking emulsion
- 4 drops pink food coloring gel optional
- ¼ cup large crystal decorating sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Grind the freeze dried strawberries into a powder using a blender, food processor or spice grinder.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk to combine the 2 ¼ cups flour, 3 tablespoons of freeze-dried strawberry powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment, cream together the shortening and sugar for about 2 minutes or until fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs, vanilla, and strawberry flavoring until smooth.
- Add the dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
- Add pink food coloring gel, if using, and mix until the color is uniform.
- Use a medium (1 ½ tablespoon) cookie scoop to place dough balls on the prepared baking sheet 2 inches apart and sprinkle with decorating sugar.
- Bake for 10-11 minutes. The top and edges should be lightly browned and the cracks in the center may still look wet.
- Immediately after removing from the oven, while the cookies are still soft, place a large round cookie cutter over each cookie and swirl in a circular motion to round the edges and create a slightly thicker cookie.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- When cooled, store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
- Wrap pairs of cookies, bottoms together, in plastic wrap.
- Stack the bundles in a column in a ziplock freezer bag.
- Remove as much air as possible from the bag before sealing.
- For shipping times longer than 2 weeks, vacuum sealing is recommended.
Nutrition
First Published: April 26, 2013. Last Updated: March 30, 2024. Updated for improved recipe, images, additional information and better user experience.
Miz Helen
Chocolate and Strawberries, a great combination! I really appreciate you sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday, hope you have a great day and hope to see you again soon!
Miz Helen
April J Harris
That is a lovely Mother's Day tradition. It is hard when our kids move away! Glad you get a rain check though. It is thought-provoking thinking about the Moms in the military. It must be very hard to be away from your kids like that. Your Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cookies look so delicious and so pretty too. Scheduled to pin later today. Thank you so much for being a part of Hearth and Soul, Wendy.
The Monday Box
Thanks, April! I am truly delighted that my son has always enjoyed cooking and isn't at all intimidated to experiment in the kitchen. These days, I don't get to taste his culinary projects, but he does send me texts and photos. 🙂 I can't even imagine how hard it must be for moms and kids separated by military service. Thanks so much for pinning and for your hosting of the wonderful Hearth and Soul!
Frugal Hausfrau
I love the hints on the butter and sugar! Looks delish and thanks for sharing on Throwback Thursday!
Mollie
The Monday Box
Thanks, Mollie! Playing with flavored sugar was fun! Thanks for hosting!
shannon
whoa: i never thought of flavoring powdered sugar with freeze dried fruit! so many things you could use that for; what a great idea. I like the idea of chocolate covered strawberries in cookie format; nice job!
themondaybox
Thanks, Shannon! I can't wait for someone to use the freeze dried fruit flavored powdered sugar in another recipe! A few years ago, you could buy a few flavors of powdered sugar at the supermarket (I think it was Domino or C&H). But then it was discontinued. I have been looking for a substitute ever since that doesn't involve food coloring and fake flavor (jello mix). There are so many varieties of freeze dried fruit now, the possibilities have me giddy. 🙂
beyondfrosting
Freeze dried fruit to flavor confectionary sugar?! How cool is that! Do you have to let it sit in an air tight container or anything? Or do you just grind it up, mix it in and then sprinkle it on top? Great idea!
themondaybox
I am really excited about the freeze dried fruit and confectioners sugar, Julianne! I put the sugar and freeze dried strawberries in the food processor, ground them up, then sprinkled on the cookies. Great taste and such a pretty pink! I stored the left over sugar in a ziplock bag (for over 2 weeks now) and it is still perfect and powdery! Freeze dried fruit has ALL the moisture taken out so it turns to powder very easily. 🙂
Reeni
I love how thick these cookies turned out! My Mom is a chocolate strawberry fiend and she would absolutely love these! Thanks for all your tips!
themondaybox
Your welcome, Reeni! You really have to try the flavored confectioners sugar! You are so creative, I know you will find amazing ways to use it! I'm not usually a crunchy cookie fan but I loved these! 🙂
Joanne
This is such a sweet post! And these cookies look delicious. I know they are something my mom would love!
themondaybox
Thanks, Joanne! I hope the recipe makes it possible for all moms, where ever they may be, to get chocolate covered strawberries for Mother's Day (or any other day!). 🙂
Jess @ On Sugar Mountain
omg Wendy this cookie is perfection! My mom loves chocolate covered strawberries, and I bet she'd love these for Mothers' Day! 😀 YUM
themondaybox
Thanks, Jess! They are crunchy, full of strawberry flavor, and really taste like chocolate covered strawberries! I need to work on my chocolate dipping technique though. More on my kitchen counter than on the cookies. 🙂
Amy
What an interesting recipe. Such a good flavor combo! I totally want to make these....
themondaybox
Thanks, Amy! I was excited with how strawberry these cookies taste.
FoodBabbles
Loved the story about your kids cooking for you 🙂 These cookies sound divine! I don't think I've ever made strawberry cookies. Sounds like I need to change that!
themondaybox
Thanks, Kate! Honestly, I had never made strawberry cookies before this recipe either, but I was pleasantly surprised at how addicting they are. The addition of freeze-dried strawberries to the cookies and the dusting sugar gives them real strawberry flavor. I will swap you a cookie for a slice of your Strawberry Savarin! 🙂
Rachel @ Bakerita
Wow, what a ridiculously amazing idea! These sound so phenomenal, definitely need to try them. Pinning and totally making soon. I'm a strawberry fanatic!
themondaybox
Thanks, Rachel! Just a twist with the freeze-dried fruit to make it desert safe and it ended up with an extra strawberry flavor boost. If you take a study break and get to make these, please let me know what you think! Good luck on your finals!
Ashley
I love reading your stories : ) I was a 5 pound preemie too. These cookies sound delicious - I love the strawberry and chocolate combination, but combined in a cookie? Even better!
themondaybox
Great things come in small packages, Ashley! 🙂
noyomoco
These sound awesome! I love the idea about the flavored confectioner's sugar!! 🙂
themondaybox
Thanks, Jennifer! I am really excited about the flavored confectioner's sugar too. Basically, any freeze-dried fruit can be used. I found my strawberries at Target but have seen them at Trader Joe's and my regular supermarket in the produce department. They also sell mango, pineapple, blueberry, and banana!
kiran
Sweet stories about your kids cooking for you! And that cookies are to die for! Literally 😀
themondaybox
Thank you, Kiran! The cookies are crunchy, sweet, and full of strawberry flavor. I think they make a great treat for Mother's Day or any day. 🙂
Suzie
I loved the story about your kids cooking for you. I can remember one Mother's day my son had got me a necklace from school, he was so proud to turn in his reading points for that necklace! He must've been about 7 🙂 Last year on Mother's day my son was in Afghanistan. This company out of Georgia lets the soldiers fill out a form and then sends us Moms a gift from our soldier. It had seeds to plant, perfume, a bracelet and other little things, it was so awesome. I told Derek (my son) that I received it and he forgot (being over there you would) that he even filled out the paperwork. Your idea of the chocolate covered strawberry cookies is amazing! You are so creative and I just love that you make things that are shippable....that's a word right? 😉
themondaybox
Suzie, thank you so much for sharing your Mother's Day smiles! How wonderful that Derek was able to send his love from so far away, under such stressful circumstances! Apparently he has been a thoughtful son all his life! I love the story of his trading reading points for a present for you!! Shippable, mailable they all get spell check red lines on my computer but I insist that my spell check must be an outdated version. They are definitely words. 🙂 With your help, I am doing my best to offer desert safe recipes, whenever possible. I hope they will be both delicious and useful. 🙂