Description
Delightful strawberry sugar cookies offer a sweet twist on classic desserts. Bakers can craft these pink-hued treats with fresh strawberry puree and simple pantry ingredients, creating a delectable cookie experience you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups (300 g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 ½ cups (313 g) all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons (15 g) freeze-dried strawberry powder
- 2 teaspoons (10 ml) vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon (2.5 g) baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon (1.25 g) salt
Instructions
- Preparation: Warm the oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper for effortless cookie removal.
- Dry Ingredient Fusion: Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl, ensuring uniform distribution of dry components.
- Butter Transformation: Utilize an electric mixer to cream butter and sugar until the mixture achieves a light, fluffy consistency with a silky smooth texture.
- Moisture Integration: Blend egg and vanilla extract into the butter mixture, creating a harmonious liquid base for the cookie dough.
- Dough Formation: Delicately fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture, stirring gently to form a cohesive dough without compromising its tender structure.
- Flavor Infusion: Sprinkle freeze-dried strawberry powder throughout the dough, gently incorporating to create a uniform pink hue and distribute strawberry essence.
- Shaping and Positioning: Craft uniform 1-inch dough spheres and arrange them strategically on prepared baking sheets, maintaining appropriate spacing.
- Flattening Technique: Use the bottom of a glass to gently compress each dough ball, transforming them into delicate circular shapes.
- Baking Process: Insert baking sheets into the preheated oven, monitoring for 10-12 minutes until edges transform to a delicate golden tone, signaling perfect completion.
- Cooling and Setting: Allow cookies to rest on baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack for complete cooling, enabling optimal texture and flavor development.
Notes
- Measure Precisely: Use exact measurements for flour, baking powder, and salt to guarantee consistent cookie texture and taste.
- Cream Carefully: Mix butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, which creates a lighter, more tender cookie crumb.
- Handle Dough Gently: Avoid overmixing when combining wet and dry ingredients to prevent tough, dense cookies.
- Strawberry Distribution: Fold freeze-dried strawberry powder evenly to ensure a balanced pink color and consistent fruity flavor throughout the dough.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg