Description
Delightful strawberry sugar cookies made with real freeze-dried strawberries for authentic flavor and natural pink coloring. Perfect for decorating and special occasions.
Ingredients
- Freeze-dried strawberries (amount needed)
- All-purpose flour
- Butter, room temperature
- Granulated sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Optional: natural food coloring or beetroot powder for enhanced pink color
Instructions
- Process freeze-dried strawberries until finely ground
- Cream butter and sugar together
- Add eggs and vanilla extract
- Mix in dry ingredients including strawberry powder
- Chill dough thoroughly
- Roll out and cut into desired shapes
- Bake on cool baking sheets
- Allow to cool completely before decorating
Notes
- For more vibrant pink color, add natural food coloring or beetroot powder
- Can substitute other freeze-dried fruits like blueberries, raspberries, or mangoes
- Use cool baking sheets between batches to prevent spreading
- Ensure butter isn’t too soft before mixing
- Check that baking powder is fresh
- Can be decorated with royal icing once completely cooled
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
Keywords: strawberry cookies, sugar cookies, freeze-dried strawberry cookies, decorated cookies, pink cookies
