Description
Buttery strawberry-studded cookies coated in a nostalgic strawberry–vanilla crunch, soft inside with a crisp, candy-like exterior.
Ingredients
- All-Purpose Flour: 2 1/2 cups
- Baking Powder: 1 teaspoon
- Salt: 1/2 teaspoon
- Unsalted Butter: 1 cup (2 sticks), softened
- Granulated Sugar: 1 cup
- Light Brown Sugar: 1/2 cup, packed
- Eggs: 2 large
- Vanilla Extract: 2 teaspoons
- White Chocolate Chips: 1 cup
- Freeze-Dried Strawberries: 1 cup, crushed (for coating)
- Golden Sandwich Cookies: 1 cup, crushed (for coating)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl until evenly combined.
- Cream softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar with a mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Beat in eggs one at a time, then mix in vanilla until smooth.
- Add dry ingredients to the wet mixture and mix on low just until a soft dough forms. Fold in white chocolate chips.
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes to help prevent excessive spreading.
- Combine crushed freeze-dried strawberries and crushed golden cookies in a shallow bowl for the crunch coating.
- Scoop dough into 2 tablespoon portions, roll into balls, then roll each ball in the strawberry-cookie coating to cover.
- Arrange on prepared sheets, spacing about 2 inches apart, and bake 10 to 12 minutes until edges are set and centers look slightly soft.
- Cool on the sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- Note: Do not overbake, pull cookies when the edges are set for a soft center.
- Crush the freeze-dried strawberries and cookies to small crumbs, not powder, for the best crunch.
- Chilling the dough improves thickness and chew.
- A pinch of lemon zest in the dough adds bright contrast to the strawberry coating.
- Store cookies airtight at room temperature for 4 to 5 days or freeze up to 3 months.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 17 g
- Sodium: 110 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg
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