Strawberry Shortcake Cookies made with cream and recent diced strawberries are the proper spring and summer time dessert. Finish any picnic or barbeque with these cookies and also you’ll be the hit of the occasion.
Substances
8 oz. strawberries, hulled and minimize into small items
½ cup granulated sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup unsalted butter-chilled and minimize into small items
2/3 cup heavy cream
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
coarse sugar-for sprinkling
Directions
Chop up strawberries in small items, then blot them with a clear towel to rid extra moisture. Place the chopped strawberries within the freezer as you’re employed on the remainder.
Pre-heat oven to 375 F and line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
In a big bowl, whisk collectively flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Add butter to flour combination and utilizing your fingers or a pastry cutter, mix till a crumbly combination is fashioned.
Add vanilla in cream and stir, then add this combination in flour combination. Stir till the combination is dough-like. The combination will probably be thick, sticky, and chunky.
Stir in strawberries. I discovered it simpler to mix the dough and strawberries when first tear the dough in small chunks with my fingers. Some strawberries received’t mix into the dough in any respect. However that’s okay. You may add them to the dough balls when shaping the cookies earlier than baking.
Utilizing 1 ½ tablespoons cookie scoop drop dough on the ready baking sheet leaving 2 inches house aside. Don’t have to roll every ball however form them together with your fingers. Barely press every cookie together with your palm as a result of they received’t unfold an excessive amount of throughout baking. Stick few extra strawberry items on every cookie dough ball.
Sprinkle cookies with coarse sugar.
Bake cookies for 16-18 minutes, till simply golden round edges.
Take away from the oven and let cool for a couple of minutes on the pan, then switch to wire racks to chill fully.
