Description
Soft sugar cookies made with freeze-dried strawberries and strawberry jam, topped with a smooth strawberry cream cheese icing.
Ingredients
Cookies
- 3 cups freeze-dried strawberries
- 2 sticks (1 cup) salted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/3 cup high-quality strawberry jam
Icing
- 2 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup hot milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3–4 tablespoons reserved strawberry powder
Instructions
- Blend freeze-dried strawberries into a fine powder; reserve 3–4 tablespoons for icing.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Beat butter, sugar, and vanilla until combined. Beat in egg.
- Add flour, baking soda, salt, and 1/4 cup strawberry powder. Mix until combined.
- Beat in strawberry jam gently.
- Roll dough into tablespoon-sized balls and place 2 inches apart.
- Bake 8 minutes, rotate pan, tap once to flatten, then bake 2–3 more minutes.
- Cool on baking sheet.
- Mix icing ingredients until smooth; dip or drizzle over cookies if desired.
Notes
- Do not overbake; cookies should look slightly underdone in the center.
- Add milk gradually to icing for preferred consistency.
- Cookies taste great iced or plain.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes