Description
Sweet strawberry and lemonade honey bun cookies blend Southern charm with summer nostalgia. Delightful homemade treats offer you a delectable journey through classic American bakery memories.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (230 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 2 ¾ cups (345 g) all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (100 g) brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup (120 g) diced fresh strawberries
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup (120 g) powdered sugar
- 2 tbsps freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tbsp honey
- 12 tsp milk (optional, for consistency)
- Extra diced strawberries
- Lemon zest
Instructions
- Oven Preparation: Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and line two baking trays with parchment paper for even cookie distribution.
- Creaming Process: Whip softened butter with granulated and brown sugars until light and fluffy, creating a smooth base for the cookie dough.
- Wet Ingredient Integration: Blend eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly, then fold in vanilla extract and lemon zest to enhance the flavor profile.
- Dry Ingredient Combination: Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt, ensuring a uniform dry ingredient mixture.
- Dough Formation: Gently fold dry ingredients into wet mixture, stirring minimally to maintain a tender cookie texture, then carefully incorporate chopped strawberries for bursts of fruity flavor.
- Cookie Shaping: Scoop dough onto prepared baking sheets, spacing cookies two inches apart to allow proper spreading during baking.
- Baking and Cooling: Bake for 12-15 minutes until edges turn golden and centers set, then let cookies rest on baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack for complete cooling.
Notes
- Prevent Dough Overworking: Mix dry and wet ingredients minimally to maintain cookie tenderness and avoid tough, dense texture.
- Manage Strawberry Moisture: Pat chopped strawberries dry with paper towels to prevent excess liquid from making cookie dough too wet and compromising structural integrity.
- Temperature Control for Butter: Ensure butter is softened, not melted, to create proper cookie consistency and achieve optimal creaming with sugar.
- Customize Dietary Needs: Substitute gluten-free flour blend for traditional flour to make recipe suitable for individuals with wheat sensitivities, maintaining similar texture and taste.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg