Ingredients
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- 6 ounces fresh strawberries
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
- ⅓ cup heavy cream, plus 1 tablespoon, chilled
- 1 tablespoon sanding sugar for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a cookie sheet with a silicone mat or piece of parchment paper.
- Hull and dice the strawberries into pieces no larger than ¼”.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Stir with a fork until well blended.
- Add the butter and blend it into the flour mixture using a pastry cutter or two knives. You could also use your fingertips to rub the butter throughout the flour mixture. When ready, the dough will have a coarse texture and the butter will be evenly dispersed.
- Add the heavy cream and strawberries to the dough. Stir just until combined, being careful not to crush the strawberries too much.
- Scoop 12 balls of dough onto the cookie sheet, and sprinkle sanding sugar on top of each cookie.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Immediately move the cookies to a wire rack and cool completely before serving.
Notes
- Make sure your butter and cream are COLD! This is essential for creating that perfect shortcake texture in your Strawberry Shortcake Cookies.
- Don’t overmix the dough once you add the strawberries or you’ll end up with pink cookies rather than white cookies with strawberry chunks.
- Use a cookie scoop if you have one for evenly sized cookies that will bake at the same rate.
- These cookies should be slightly underbaked for the perfect texture – they should be just barely golden on the bottom.
- Pat your diced strawberries with a paper towel to remove excess moisture before adding them to the dough.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 78 kcal
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 69mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Carbohydrates: 11g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 11mg