These Strawberry Shortcake Cookies are an all-in-one version of the classic and beloved Strawberry Shortcake dessert we all grew up eating. This recipe combines all of those familiar flavors into a soft, buttery, biscuit-like dough, scented with vanilla and studded with juicy bits of fresh strawberry. They are sprinkled with coarse sugar for a bit of contrasting crunch and baked to a very light, golden brown.
This summer has been busier than any summer I can remember
June flew by and here we are in July already. Between the farmhouse renovations, trying to sell our current home, finding renters for our rental property, blogging and photographing, writing for various publications, chasing dogs around, shuttling kids to and fro, waiting for our 2nd car (and of course, the big family car) to get out of the shop after being t-boned. In case you didn't know, airbags are very loud. Only Jason and I were in the car, thank goodness. None of the kids or dogs were with us. We came out mostly unscathed, but the car was nearly totaled and we had to cancel our family beach vacation since we had no way to get there. So just a great big bummer all around.
Also, on top of all of that fun stuff...
My laptop AND my desktop have both decided to lose their marbles and give me the spinning rainbow wheel of doom every time I try to do anything! Apple, if you're reading this, I'm super unhappy with your products! They aren't even old and I have always taken incredibly good care of them. Trying to edit photos and write blog posts on a slowly dying computer is one of life's most frustrating things. So, now we're adding "shopping for a new laptop" to the list. Send help. Or just leave me a comment with some good laptop recommendations. Please and thank you.
So, yeah, busy is an understatement, but Jason and I are the best team and we just get things done. In the midst of all the craziness he is, as he's always been, the most encouraging, supportive man; He often asks me (with a gorgeous grin), "Are you going to bake things and take pictures today?" even when we have these long lists of things to accomplish. Having someone who understands that cooking, baking, photographing and creating are not just hobbies, not just my job, but are essential to my emotional and mental well-being is a gift I will never take for granted.
That's just how these Strawberry Shortcake Cookies came to be
This is a recipe I used to make all the time, but for some reason they fell to the back of my mind. I wanted to make something but I was feeling a bit of creativity block and also a sense of guilt and "I shouldn't be baking, I should be doing this, this, or that." But Jason nudged me ever so lovingly into the direction of the kitchen and before I knew it, I was covered in flour and a pan of these cookies was baking in the oven.
I love this Strawberry Shortcake Cookie recipe so much. Really, I can't praise it enough. It makes exactly 24 cookies, which fit perfectly on two sheet pans and bake for precisely 24 minutes. I don't know about you, but those recipes where you have one lonesome cookie left to bake at the end drive me nuts. Regardless of that magical little OCD perk, the dough comes together so quickly and easily and bakes up beautifully every time. No softening butter, no chilling or resting the dough. And the best part? They are delicious! The only bad thing about these cookies is that they won't last. If you have strawberry loving kids like we do, make a double batch!
Strawberry Shortcake Cookies
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 24 minutes
- Total Time: 34 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
Description
These Strawberry Shortcake Cookies are an all-in-one version of the classic and beloved Strawberry Shortcake dessert we all grew up eating. This recipe combines all of those familiar flavors into a soft, buttery, biscuit-like dough, scented with vanilla and studded with juicy bits of fresh strawberry. They are sprinkled with coarse sugar for a bit of contrasting crunch and baked to a very light, golden brown.
Ingredients
1 ½ cups finely diced fresh strawberries
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
½ cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder (I always use aluminum-free)
½ teaspoon kosher salt (I prefer diamond brand)
6 tablespoons cold butter, cut into small pieces
⅔ cup cold heavy cream (you might need a tiny bit more depending on your flour and how humid it is)
Coarse sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Line two 13 x 18 inch rimmed baking sheet with parchment or non stick liners. Set aside.
Combine cream with vanilla in a spouted measuring cup. Set aside.
Whisk flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
Add diced butter cubes and either with your fingers or a pastry cutter, cut the butter into the dry mixture until you have a coarse, crumby mixture with butter pieces no bigger than peas.
While slowly stirring the dry ingredients, drizzle in the cream and vanilla mixture. When dough is almost coming together, stir in strawberries.
You'll have a damp, clumpy dough. If you find you have a lot of dry flour left on the bottom of your bowl, add just a tiny bit more cream and gently toss and press the dough together. If you are a biscuit or scone maker, you're looking for a very similar dough to what you would want for homemade biscuits or scones.
Using a 1 ½ inch cookie scoop, scoop dough onto prepared sheets. I am able to get exactly 12 on each tray. They don't spread much at all.
Sprinkle scooped cookies with sugar if desired.
Bake one tray at a time for 24 minutes each. Cookies should just be getting golden around the edges and on the bottom.
Remove trays from oven after 24 minutes. You can transfer cookies to cooling racks, but I usually just leave them on the trays and they very quickly disappear.
Enjoy! I hope you love these cookies as much as we do.
Notes
This recipe was adapted from Martha Stewart's recipe of the same name. I made some changes, but she certainly deserves the credit for this amazing recipe. The changes I made were omitting the extra sugar and lemon juice in the strawberries and adding vanilla as the flavoring. I also like to dice the strawberries a bit smaller.
These are best the first day you bake them, but they are still delicious the next day, you'll just lose a bit of the crunch around the edges.
Because of their biscuit-like texture, feel free to serve these for breakfast or brunch as well as dessert!
- Category: dessert, breakfast
- Method: baking
Keywords: strawberry shortcake cookies, cookie recipes, strawberry recipes, easy dessert, summertime dessert
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