Description
Sweet strawberry crunch cookies promise a delightful fusion of fruity freshness and crisp texture. Homemade magic unfolds with each bite, delivering pure summer joy that will transport you to sunny strawberry fields.
Ingredients
Scale
Dry Ingredients:
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.5 teaspoons baking soda
- 0.25 teaspoons salt
- 2 tablespoons strawberry Jell-O powder
- 0.5 cups white chocolate chips
- 0.5 cups Golden Oreos, crushed
Wet Ingredients:
- 0.5 cups unsalted butter, softened
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 0.5 teaspoons strawberry extract
- 0.5 cups granulated sugar
- 0.25 cups brown sugar
Coating Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons strawberry Jell-O powder
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- Prepare a pristine workspace by assembling all culinary tools and ingredients for seamless cookie crafting.
- Activate the oven, calibrating the temperature precisely to 350F (175C), creating an ideal baking environment.
- Drape a parchment paper canvas across the baking sheet, ensuring a non-stick surface for your delicate confections.
- Sift the dry foundation ingredients – flour, baking soda, and salt – into a compact vessel, whisking them into a uniform, aerated mixture.
- In a spacious mixing bowl, cream together softened butter and sugars until the texture transforms into a light, fluffy cloud-like consistency.
- Incorporate eggs and vanilla extract, blending until the mixture achieves a silky, homogeneous appearance.
- Gradually introduce the meticulously prepared dry ingredient blend, folding gently to maintain the delicate air pockets.
- Crush freeze-dried strawberries into delicate crimson fragments, then fold these vibrant pieces into the cookie dough.
- Using a precise cookie scoop, portion uniform dollops of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, allowing ample spacing between each potential treat.
- Delicately sprinkle additional crushed strawberry pieces atop each cookie, creating a decorative and flavorful crown.
- Slide the baking sheet into the preheated oven, allowing the cookies to transform for 10-12 minutes until golden edges emerge.
- Extract the baked delicacies, letting them rest momentarily on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire cooling rack.
Notes
- Crush freeze-dried strawberries into fine powder for intense flavor and vibrant color throughout the cookie dough.
- Use room temperature butter to ensure smooth, even mixing and better cookie texture with soft, consistent crumb.
- Chill cookie dough for 30 minutes before baking to prevent excessive spreading and maintain perfect round shape.
- Replace regular flour with gluten-free blend for those with wheat sensitivities, maintaining the same delightful crunch and strawberry essence.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg