This is the last of the new cookies for 2024. I found these strawberry sugar cookies and I had to make them. You can make them darker red if you add more red gel coloring but I didn't want a lot of red gel in these cookies. They are so good and taste like biting into a fresh strawberry.
These are my sample cookies. I wonder if you dipped half in chocolate they would taste like chocolate covered strawberries? I'm not going to take the time to do that but it is a thought.
This recipe uses dehydrated strawberries. You can get a small bag of them at the store, but I needed a lot so I ordered a small container on Amazon. I am making more than one recipe.
Before I start working on the dough, I pulled out the little food processor and made strawberry dust. I need 6 Tablespoons for each recipe so I poured a lot in the container.
Pulse it until the bigger pieces are powder.
Now for the dough. Start with 2 sticks softened butter.
1 1/2 cups sugar. Mix the butter and sugar until fluffy.
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon strawberry extract to make sure that strawberry flavor comes through.
A little red gel coloring.
Mix that well.
6 Tablespoons freeze dried strawberry powder
3 cups all purpose flour. I don't know what I was doing when I took my pictures but I left out pictures of the 2 Tablespoons cornstarch, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 2 teaspoons cream of tartar, 1/2 teaspoons salt
The dough needs to be chilled for a little while before you roll into balls to be baked. I put it in the fridge for a couple of hours.
In a small bowl add 1/2 cup sugar
1 Tablespoon freeze dried strawberry powder
Mix it well.
Roll the cookie balls in the sugar before baking.
My test cookies ready for the oven. Place in a preheated 350 oven bake for 8-10 minutes.
Fresh out of the oven.
The strawberry flavor will be a nice surprise this holiday season.
Strawberry Sugar Cookie Recipe
2 sticks softened butter
2 eggs
3 cups all purpose flour
2 Tablespoons cornstarch
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup sugar
6 Tablespoons freeze dried strawberry powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon strawberry extract
1/2 teaspoon red gel food coloring
1/2 cup sugar and 1 Tablespoons strawberry powder for rolling
Preheat oven to 350 bake for 8-10 minutes
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