Description
Homemade strawberry cookies melt in your mouth with delightful fruity sweetness. Crumbly, buttery texture and fresh strawberry pieces create a perfect balance of flavors for cookie enthusiasts.
Ingredients
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- 1 lg egg
- 2 tbsps milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp almond extract (optional)
- 1 ½ cups (190 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (75 g) freeze-dried strawberries, finely crushed
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- Powdered sugar or glaze
- Additional freeze-dried strawberries for garnish
Instructions
- Preparation: Position oven rack centrally and preheat to 350F (175C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper for optimal cookie release.
- Creaming: Whip softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Blend in egg, vanilla, and almond extracts until thoroughly incorporated.
- Dry Mixture: Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together. Pulverize freeze-dried strawberries into fine powder and integrate into dry ingredients, ensuring even distribution of fruity essence.
- Dough Formation: Gently fold dry ingredients into butter mixture, adding milk sparingly to achieve a smooth, cohesive dough. Avoid overmixing to maintain delicate cookie structure.
- Shaping: Portion dough into uniform balls using a scoop. Arrange on prepared baking sheet with ample spacing, gently flattening each ball with fingertips to create an even surface.
- Baking: Bake for 10-12 minutes, watching for set edges and slightly puffed tops. Cookies should remain pale and soft, indicating perfect doneness.
- Cooling: Rest cookies on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to complete cooling. This gradual process preserves their tender texture.
- Finishing: Optionally dust with powdered sugar or create a delicate glaze by mixing powdered sugar and milk. Sprinkle crushed strawberries as a final decorative and flavor-enhancing touch.
Notes
Manage Butter Temperature: Ensure butter is softened but not melted, allowing perfect creaming that creates a light, airy texture essential for melt-in-your-mouth cookies.
Prevent Overmixing: Stir dry ingredients into wet mixture gently and minimally to maintain tender cookie structure, avoiding tough or dense results.
Customize Strawberry Intensity: Adjust crushed freeze-dried strawberry quantity to control flavor depth, letting you personalize the fruity profile according to preference.
Control Moisture Balance: Add milk incrementally and watch dough consistency, preventing overly wet or dry texture that could compromise cookie’s delicate structure.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 30 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg