Strawberry Cookies
These strawberry cookies are soft baked, fluffy, and melt in your mouth delicious! They have a strong strawberry flavor. These cookies are quick and easy to make. Only 20 minutes total, no dough chilling required and only one mixing bowl needed. These cookies are so fun for springtime, summer, Easter, Valentine’s Day, birthdays and more!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- These strawberry cookies are quick and easy.
- Only 20 minutes total.
- No dough chilling needed.
- Only one mixing bowl required.
- They are naturally pink in color. You will also love these Quick Cherry Cookies!
- Great way to use up frozen fruit.
- They are naturally flavored. No artificial sweeteners or colors.
- These are made without food dye and without strawberry cake mix.
- Strawberries naturally contain antioxidants, vitamins and nutrients.
- These cookies are naturally egg free and nut free. They can be made gluten free, dairy free and vegan.
- Check out these Blueberry Cookies or these Strawberry Brownies for another fun dessert!
Ingredients & Substitutions
These are the main ingredients and substitutions for strawberry cookies. Scroll down to the recipe card for full ingredients list and instructions.
Use frozen strawberries. Do not use fresh strawberries. Microwave berries until thawed and jammy. There should be some strawberry juice.
Use cold butter straight from the fridge. This prevents the cookies from spreading too thin. Slice into cubes before beating. This helps the butter cream together with the sugar easily. Feel free to use dairy free butter if needed.
Granulated sugar adds the sweetness. I have not tried this recipe with a low carb sweetener.
Both all purpose flour and gluten free 1 to 1 flour work well. Other flours will significantly alter the texture.
Baking powder helps these cookies rise.
Add in a pinch of sea salt if desired.
Powdered sugar and milk make up the glaze on top! Feel free to use dairy free milk if needed. The icing is entirely optional.
Taste & Texture
These cookies are soft, gooey, and bursting with fresh strawberry flavor. They taste like sugar cookies with a strawberry flavor.
These cookies are soft baked and fluffy. They do not really get crispy or chewy. They are thick.
How to Make
Step 1
First, preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Step 2
Microwave frozen strawberries for 60 to 90 seconds, until thawed and juicy. Do not drain the juices.
Step 3
In the bowl of a stand mixer, add cold butter cubes and sugar. Beat on high until combined, about 2 minutes.
Step 4
Then, add in thawed strawberries and their juices. Beat to combine.
Step 5
Add in flour, baking powder and sea salt. Stir to combine.
Step 6
Use cookie scoop to scoop balls of dough onto lined pan.
Step 7
Bake for 9 to 10 minutes or until edges are set. Remove pan from the oven.
Step 8
Once cookies have cooled, make glaze. Combine powdered sugar and milk in a small bowl. Stir until creamy.
Step 9
Lastly, drizzle on top of cooled strawberry cookies and serve!
Expert Tips & Tricks
Use frozen strawberries. Do not use fresh strawberries.
Microwave frozen berries until soft and jammy.
Do not drain the juice from the thawed berries. The juice is vital for the texture of these cookies.
Use either all purpose flour or gluten free 1 to 1 flour.
These cookies do not spread very much.
For thinner cookies, push down on dough balls slightly before baking.
Use a cookie scoop to create evenly sized, round cookies.
Fully combine powdered sugar and milk.
Add glaze to fully cooled cookies.
Toppings & Flavor Variations
These strawberry cookies are so tasty! Here are some ways to switch up the flavors.
Add in chocolate chips.
Add in white chocolate chips.
Top with buttercream frosting.
Top with cream cheese frosting.
Add sprinkles to the cookie dough.
Add chopped nuts to the cookie dough.
Top with chocolate frosting.
Add chopped Oreos to the cookie dough.
Add in a squeeze of lemon juice.
How to Serve & Store
These cookies are best enjoyed fresh out of the oven.
Serve with a glass of milk, coffee, tea or hot chocolate!
For the ultimate dessert, serve with ice cream.
Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days in the fridge. Due to the glaze, they must be chilled.
Freeze for up to 1 month.
Frequently Asked Questions
Use either all purpose flour or gluten free 1 to 1 flour. For gluten free, be sure to use gluten free flour.
No. Fresh strawberries are not juicy enough for this strawberry cookies recipe.
Yes! Feel free to add in chocolate chips to the dough before baking.
No. There is no need to chill the dough. If making ahead of time, chill the dough. Remove dough from fridge and let it thaw for 1 hour. Then scoop and bake.
The glaze is entirely optional!
Equipment Needed
Hand Mixer: While a stand mixer is best for this strawberry cookies recipe, a hand mixer works too.
KitchenAid Stand Mixer: This stand mixer is essential for any baker. It creams together the butter and sugar quickly and easily.
USA Pan 3 Piece Cookie Sheet Set: These are my favorite cookie pans.
Pre-Cut Parchment Paper Sheets: Use parchment paper to prevent sticking.
Pyrex 3 Glass Mixing Bowls: These glass mixing bowls are great for cooking and baking.
Pyrex Glass Measuring Cups: Use these sturdy glass measuring cups for measuring ingredients.
Spatula: Use a spatula to carefully remove cookies from pan.
Cookie Scoop: This cookie scoop creates beautifully shaped cookies.
You May Also Like
- Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies
- Blueberry Cheesecake Cookies
- Raspberry Cheesecake Cookies
- Berry Cake
- Gluten Free Strawberry Muffins
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Ingredients
Instructions
- First, preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking pan with parchment paper.
- Microwave frozen strawberries for 60 to 90 seconds, until thawed and juicy. There should be a little bit of strawberry juice in the microwave bowl. Do not drain.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, add cold butter cubes and sugar. Beat on high until combined, about 2 minutes.
- Then, add in thawed strawberries and their juices. Beat to combine.
- Add in flour, baking powder and sea salt. Stir to combine.
- Use cookie scoop to scoop balls of dough onto lined pan.
- Bake for 9 to 10 minutes or until edges are set. Remove from oven.
- Once cookies have cooled, make glaze. Combine powdered sugar and milk in a small bowl. Stir until creamy.
- Lastly, drizzle on top of fully cooled cookies and serve!
Notes
- Use frozen strawberries. Fresh strawberries do not have enough juice.
- Microwave strawberries until jammy and thawed. Do not lightly thaw. There should be some strawberry juice in the microwave bowl.
- Both regular all purpose flour and gluten free 1 to 1 flour work well. Do not use another flour.
- These cookies do not spread much. They remain thick.
- If desired, gently press down on balls of cookie dough before baking for thinner cookies.
- Store in the fridge for up to 5 days. If making without icing, store in an airtight container for up to 4 days at room temperature.
- Feel free to add in some chocolate chips or white chocolate chips to the dough.
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29 Comments on “Strawberry Cookies”
Was so excited to try these using frozen strawberries from the garden – but they turned out tasting like flour and never fully cooked through. If by “thick” you mean raw, then yeah they’re thick really wanted to enjoy these. Even made a 2nd batch and tried different methods of shaping/baking. Couldn’t get rid of the raw flour flavor and under-doneness. Very disappointed!
I was relieved to read your review because i couldn’t understand why mine were coming out the same way. I have my 2nd batch in the oven right now with a few tweaks hoping for more flavor and cooking them longer.
These were flavorless, greasy, and just disappointing. I followed the recipe exactly, except I ended up increasing the baking time to 15 minutes cuz after 10 minutes they were still raw.
LOVE these cookies and many more!
Aww thank you, Bailey!
Can you made the dough ahead of time and chill or will that change the way it bakes? I want to make the dough early and bake before our guests come over!
That is fine! This dough is pretty thick and the cookies remain thick during the baking process. If you chill the dough, allow it to come back to room temperature before baking. Hope you and your guests love them!
These didn’t have enough strawberry flavor and tasted more like flour. Not sure what I did wrong but they were a big disappointment and waste of ingredients. The birds liked them.
These were so fluffy and delicious! Never seen a strawberry cookie like this before so I had to give them a try and they were a wonderful treat for spring!
Strawberry cookies with real strawberries?! I couldn’t believe it. I made them ASAP! They’re amazing, and my kid was so happy. Thank you!
My daughter and I made these today and they were a real hit!
They tasted like the best sugar cookie but with this lovely fruity strawberry flavor.
I love that their is no colorings in these, the really subtle pink color is so pretty!
Great recipe and one we’ll make again!
Can’t get enough of these gorgeous strawberry cookies! Kids love them especially when topping it with whipped cream and sprinkles. And one thing that I love about these cookies is that they don’t have artificial sweeteners or colors.
This recipe for strawberry cookies is impressive. I had some frozen strawberries in the freezer, and all the other ingredients were my staples, so there was no trip to the store. I love how easy they are and how soft and delicious they come out of the oven. Thank you for another fantastic recipe.