Easy Strawberry Cookies are the perfect cute pink Valentine’s Day cookies that you want to share with loved ones and friends! Try them soon!
Red Velvet Kiss Cookies and Iced Heart Cookies are go-to Cookie recipes for Valentine’s Day. But you can now add these delightful Strawberry Cookies to the line up too because they are not only festive, but they are also deliciously irrestable.
Why You’ll Love These Cookies?
- They are easily made ahead of time so they are perfect to bake quickly when you get a craving.
- They will look great served at a Valentine’s Day party with their subtle pink hue.
Sabrina’s Strawberry Cookies Recipe
These Strawberry Cookies are quick and easy to make any time you have a sweet tooth. They’re also great to enjoy for a special occasion. The pink color makes them a beautiful addition to any party spread, and the fresh fruit flavor makes them ideal for the Spring and Summer. These pink cookies are also a great option for Valentine’s dessert.
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter , room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 3 tablespoons freeze dried strawberry powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- To your stand mixer add the butter and sugar on medium speed, then raise to high speed and cream for 2-3 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add in the eggs one at a time, then add in the strawberry powder and vanilla extract until well combined.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- On the lowest speed setting add half the flour mixture, half the buttermilk, then the rest of the flour mixture and the rest of the buttermilk.
- Stir in the white chocolate chips.
- Cover and refrigerate cookie dough for at least 30 minutes, but preferably 2 hours.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees, and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Using a 2 tablespoon-sized cookie scoop add the cookie dough to baking sheets 2 inch apart.
- Bake for 11-13 minutes until the edges are just starting to brown.
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Note from Sabrina
It may be tempting to want to skip the chill time for these cookies but it is absolutely necessary. The buttermilk makes these cookies very soft so putting them in the fridge makes them firm back up. At the very least make sure they get a 30 minute chill, but closer to the 2 hour mark would be better. That way when they bake, they turn into cookies, and not into big pancakes.
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About this Recipe
These pink cookies are sure to bring a smile to everyone’s face, and they taste amazing. This is the best strawberry cookie recipe ever and they are made completely from scratch, no cake mix (but you can make them with cake mix if you need to save time)! They start with an old fashioned buttermilk sugar cookie recipe that gets a punch berry flavor and pink color from freeze-dried strawberry powder. Then I take them to the next level by adding white chocolate chips. The creamy vanilla and berry combo gives them a berries and cream flavor that is absolutely irresistible. If you want a treat that tastes as amazing as it looks, this is the cookie for you! For more strawberry dessert recipes, try my Strawberry Cupcakes or Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie.
Ingredients
- Cookie Ingredients: For the most part, I used very basic ingredients like butter, granulated sugar, vanilla, flour, baking powder, and an egg.
- Strawberry Powder: Using freeze-dried strawberry powder is a simple ingredient that makes it easy to add strawberry flavor to the recipe. Plus, it doesn’t change the cookie texture as fresh strawberries would.
- Buttermilk: Adding buttermilk helps tenderize the gluten for more light and chewy cookies. It also adds a slight tang to the sweet recipe.
Can this be made ahead of time?
Yes, making cookie dough ahead of time and freezing it makes it super easy to enjoy delicious homemade cookies later. Prepare the dough as usual. Then scoop 2 tablespoons of dough rounds onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. After you’ve separated the portions of cookie dough, lay the cookie sheet flat in the freezer and let them harden for an hour or so. Once each piece of cookie dough is hardened, you can transfer the dough balls to a freezer bag. Keep them in the freezer for 9-12 months before baking.
Pairing Suggestions
No matter when you serve them, this recipe is sure to taste and look amazing. The combination of fresh strawberry, and white chocolate flavor makes them absolutely irresistible. If you want to make these small treats into a bigger dessert, try serving yourself a bowl of Strawberry Cookies and Vanilla Ice Cream or you could do Strawberry Ice Cream too!
How to Store
- Serve: After baking, you can let the Strawberry Cookies cool on a wire rack.
- Store: To keep the cookies fresh, store them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
- Freeze: You can also put them in a freezer bag or another airtight container and store them for 6-8 months.
Variations
- Pink and Red Mix-Ins: You can make them as they are or add pink and red M&M’s to make them look even more catered to Valentine’s Day.
- Toppings: You can also sprinkle on pink sanding sugar before baking the dough.
- Strawberry Jam Cookies: To get extra strawberry flavor, you can mix strawberry jam into the dough. Add 2-3 tablespoons strawberry jelly to the dough and mix until it’s swirled throughout.
Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies
- You could use a strawberry cake mix instead of flavoring the cookies with freeze-dried strawberries. Using cake mix will alter the other ingredients.
- Instead of following the typical recipe, use 1 box Strawberry Cake Mix, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 2 eggs, ⅓ cup vegetable oil, ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract, and 1 cup white chocolate chips to make the dough.
- Then bake for 9-10 minutes in a 350-degree oven and enjoy your Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies.
Strawberry Glazed Cookies
- Prep and bake the cookies as usual, though you may want to leave out the white chocolate chips to avoid making the recipe too sweet. While the cookies cool, you can make the glaze.
- Whisk together 1 ½ cups powdered sugar and 3 tablespoons milk in a small bowl until the mixture forms into a smooth glaze.
- Add more milk or sugar to adjust the thickness as desired.
- Then drizzle the icing over the finished cookies for Glazed Strawberry Cookies.
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These cookies are so pretty and packed with sweet strawberry flavor! They have the most wonderful chewy texture and a lovely soft pink color. They are perfect for spring tea parties or summer dessert spreads!
They do turn out as very pretty cookies. Thank you so much for the kind review!