Strawberry Shortcake Cookies are light, delicious and full of strawberries. These cookies are made from scratch and the perfect summertime cookie.
This strawberry shortcake cookie recipe is made from scratch with simple ingredients. These simple cookies are soft and fluffy and the best fresh strawberry cookies.
These strawberry shortcake cookies are the perfect way to kick off summertime and an Easy Strawberry Dessert. My family also loves Strawberry Crunch Bars Recipe.
Also try, Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies.
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Why We Love This Recipe
- Fresh Strawberries – We love strawberries and mixed with the shortcake mixture makes the best cookies. It gives the dough the perfect berry flavor.
- Soft Cookies – These cookies come out so soft and light. They are the best summertime cookies.
- Simple Ingredients – These cookies are made with simple ingredients. The only thing that I usually need for this recipe is the fresh strawberries.
- Perfect for all Occasions – We make them for all our summertime BBQ’s but I have even made them for Valentine’s Day and for Christmas. They are always a crowd favorite.
Ingredients
For the Strawberries
- Strawberries. Hulled and cut into small pieces.
- Granulated Sugar. This helps to sweeten the strawberry mixture.
- Fresh Lemon Juice. Fresh gives the cookie the best flavor.
For the Cookies
- All Purpose Flour. Spoon the flour into a measuring cup instead of scooping it.
- Butter. Cut into small pieces.
- Vanilla Extract. Pure vanilla is best.
Get the complete list of ingredients at the bottom of the page.
Variations
- White Chocolate Chips – For added flavor, add in white chocolate chips to the cookie batter.
- Cream Cheese – For a creamy center, add in softened cream cheese to the cookie batter. This strawberry flavor cookie is delicious with cream cheese.
- Frosting – You can easily add Homemade Cream Cheese Frosting to your cookies. Top the cookie with sprinkles for a delicious strawberry flavor cookie.
Step By Step Instructions
Step 1. After you preheat oven to 350 degrees, combine the strawberries, sugar and lemon juice in a small bowl to medium bowl. Then let the mixture sit for 10 minutes. Drain the excess moisture.
Step 2. Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Whisk together the sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt.
Step 3. Then cut in the butter until a crumbly mixture is formed. You can use a pastry cutter, fork or your hands. Slowly stir in the vanilla extract and cream until a dough starts to form.
Step 4. Next, carefully mix in the strawberries with a wooden spoon. Be careful not to smash the strawberries.
Step 5. Scoop the dough into cookies and place on baking sheet.
Step 6. Gently press down the dough balls with the bottom of a glass. This will help them not to spread.
Step 7. Finally, bake the cookies for 18-20 minutes. The cookies should be slightly golden around the edges. Be careful not to over bake.
Step 8. Let the cookies rest for 5 minutes on the baking sheet. Then move them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Pro Tips
- Mixing Ingredients – The batter should be mixed until just combined. Do not overmix the batter. You can mix with a stand mixer or by hand. Gently mix in the strawberries with the flour mixture.
- Prepare Baking Sheets – Parchment paper makes clean up easy and helps the cookies to bake evenly without spreading a bunch.
- Allow the cookies to set – The cookies need to remain on the baking sheet for 5 minutes prior to moving to the cooling rack. This will help them to set and not crumble when moved.
- Baking Cookies – Bake cookies until they are golden brown. They will finish cooking while the cookies at on the baking sheets.
- Cookie Scoop – We recommend using a cookie scoop to scoop the cookie dough on the baking sheets.
- Strawberries – We recommend preparing the strawberries ahead of time. Clean and chop the strawberries in small pieces. If the strawberries are to large the cookies may not cook as well.
- Frozen Strawberries – You can use frozen strawberries in this recipe if you prefer. Make sure to thaw the strawberries. It may cause the texture to be moist so try to drain as much of the liquid before mixing into the batter.
Frequently Asked Questions
Store the leftover cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Keep a piece of bread in the container with the cookies to keep them soft.
These Strawberry Shortcake Cookies freeze well and there are two options you can choose from. You can freeze the dough which is the method we prefer.
Get all the step by step instructions to freeze cookie dough.
After forming the dough balls, flash freeze on a baking sheet for 1 to 2 hours. Then freeze in bags or freezer containers until ready to bake.
This method makes it super easy to enjoy fresh baked cookies any day of the week. Just note that frozen cookies will need a few extra minutes to bake.
The other option is to freeze the cookies after they are baked. Place parchment paper in between the layers when freezing. You can use a freezer container or bag and freeze up to 3 months.
Make sure when combining the butter into the flour mixture, make sure to not overmix. You want the texture to crumbly and to easily press. Also make sure before adding in the strawberries that they have been dried.
Adding moisture to the shortcake mixture may cause the cookies to be flat.
Strawberry shortcake cookies are a delicious strawberry flavored cookie. With every bite into these cookies, you are a little bit of strawberry and shortcake. If you love shortcake and strawberries, then you must make these cookies and try Strawberry Shortcake Roll.
More Strawberry Desserts
- Strawberry Lemonade Cookies Recipe
- Strawberry Cobbler Recipe
- Lemon Strawberry Blondies Recipe
- Strawberry Trifle Recipe
- Paula Deen Strawberry Cake
More Easy Cookie Recipes
- Copycat Thin Mint Cookies
- Easy No Bake Cookies
- Triple Chocolate Cookies Recipe
- Snickers Cookies Recipe
- Cookies and Cream Cookies
- Gluten Free Monster Cookies
Make these Strawberry Shortcake Cookies today. Leave a comment once you try them! I love to hear from you.
Strawberry Shortcake Cookies
Ingredients
For the Strawberries:
- 8 ounces Strawberries hulled and cut into small pieces
- 1 Tablespoon Granulated Sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Fresh Lemon Juice
For the Cookies:
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
- 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 cup Butter cut into small pieces
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2/3 cup Heavy Cream
Instructions
- Mix together the strawberries, sugar and lemon juice in a bowl. Let sit for 10 minutes and then drain off the excess moisture.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Then cut in the butter until a crumbly mixture is formed. You can cut in the butter with a pastry cutter, with a fork or with your hands.
- Slowly stir in the vanilla extract and cream until a dough starts to form. Then carefully mix in the strawberries with a wooden spoon being careful not to smash the strawberries.
- Using a 1 ½ tablespoon cookie scoop, drop the cookie dough onto a baking sheet approximately 2 inches apart. Gently press down the cookie dough balls with the bottom of a glass as they will not spread when baking.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes until the cookies are slightly golden around the edges. Be careful not to over bake.
- Remove from the oven, let the cookies rest for 5 minutes on the baking sheet. Then move them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Serve and enjoy!
