Fresh Strawberry Cookies (from Scratch)

Name: Fresh Strawberry Cookies (from Scratch)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1/3 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and diced; 1 large egg; 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice; 1 tablespoon strawberry jam; 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 6 drops red food colouring; 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature; 1/2 cup granulated sugar

Mar 26, 2023 by Asha · This post may contain affiliate links · 48 Comments

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These tasty, fresh strawberry cookies have a perfect fluffy and tender cake texture and are studded throughout with real strawberries. They taste so much better than the common cake-mix version! And despite being made from scratch, they are super quick and easy to make.

Strawberry cookies studded with real, fresh strawberries.

They are perfect for making the most of the summer strawberry season. And they make adorable Valentine's Day treats, as well.

Check out my strawberry banana bread, Japanese candied strawberries and whipped strawberry butter for more tasty recipes using fresh strawberries.

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Ingredients
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Storage
Tips for Success
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A serving plate with strawberry cookies and fresh strawberries.

Ingredients

Fresh strawberries - These cookies are studded throughout with pieces of fresh strawberry. They taste great and look great, too. You want to get ripe, red berries. If the strawberry is white or greenish near the stem, it's not ripe enough.
Strawberry jam - This really enhances the strawberry flavour of the cookies.
All purpose flour
Baking powder - To make the cookies nice and fluffy.
Salt
Unsalted butter
Granulated sugar
Large egg
Freshly squeezed lemon juice - Lemon pairs beautifully with strawberry, and really makes the flavour fresh. Make sure to use freshly squeezed lemon juice.
Pure vanilla extract
Red food colouring (optional) - While using food colouring is completely optional, it will give you the pretty pink colour of these cookies.

See the recipe card below for quantities.

Variations

Try my white chocolate raspberry cookies recipe for a delicious variation of this cookie filled with real raspberries and white chocolate chunks.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375°F / 190°C.

Dry ingredients mixed together in a bowl.

In a medium bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, and salt together. Set it aside for now.

Wet ingredients mixed together in a bowl.

In a small bowl, whisk the egg. Then add in the strawberry jam, lemon juice, vanilla, and food colouring, and stir until well mixed. Set this aside for now as well.

Hull and dice the strawberries.

Whipped butter and sugar in a stand mixer bowl.

Using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar together on medium-high speed for 4 minutes. It will become pale in colour and fluffy.

Note: You can mix these cookies by hand, but to achieve that perfect cake texture it is crucial to blend the butter and sugar enough. Make sure to beat them together until they are fluffy and pale.

Wet ingredients mixed in with the butter and sugar mixture.

Pour in your prepared strawberry jam mixture, and mix it together until it's well blended. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.

Pink cookie dough in a stand mixer bowl.

With the mixer on low, slowly add in the dry ingredients. Stir until it's just incorporated, being careful to not overmix. (Overmixing causes tougher cookies.)

A rubber spatula folding strawberry pieces into the cookie dough.

Gently fold the strawberry pieces into the dough with a rubber spatula.

A hand holding a tablespoon measuring out a heaping spoonful of strawberry cookie dough.

Scoop the cookie dough onto a parchment paper covered baking sheet. Each scoop should be a heaping tablespoon.

A baked strawberry cookie on parchment paper.

This recipe makes ten cookies. Bake for around 12 minutes. If you notice the edge of the cookie looking a little golden it is finished.

The cookies will be very delicate when just coming out of the oven. Allow them to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.

Once the cookies have cooled they are ready to enjoy.

A hand holding a serving plate of strawberry cookies.

Equipment

To make this recipe you will need the following:

Mixing bowls
Stand mixer or hand mixer, or mix by hand
Rubber spatula
Kitchen scale or measuring cup set
Measuring spoons
Knife and cutting board
Parchment paper
Baking sheet
Cooling rack

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Storage

These strawberry cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2-3 days, or in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

To freeze, allow cookies to cool completely after baking. Place them in a single layer on a parchment paper-lined tray to freeze them, then store in a freezer bag for up to 3 months. Thaw by setting out on a countertop until they come to room temperature.

A hand holds up a cookie with a bite missing, showing the tenderness inside.

Tips for Success

Weigh to be sure - You should always weigh ingredients like flour and sugar to get the best results. However, if you have to use a measuring cup rather than a kitchen scale, stir the ingredient to create air pockets then gently spoon it into the cup and level off the top. Do not scoop or you will get too much.
Don't overmix - As soon as you mix flour into any batter or dough it is so important to not overmix. If you do, you will lose the soft and delicate texture and make something that is dense and tough. Only mix until the flour has just been blended into the other ingredients.
Oven temperature - Make sure that your oven is fully preheated before you put the cookies in. Otherwise, cookies will spread and stick to each other.

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