Description
Strawberry crunch cookies blend classic comfort with innovative flavor profiles from Southern California bakeries. Sweet, crisp edges and a tender center make these treats irresistible for weekend gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- ¼ cup (50 g) brown sugar
- 1 ½ cups (360 ml) all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 tbsps strawberry Jell-O powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp strawberry extract
- ½ cup (85 g) white chocolate chips
- ½ cup (60 g) Golden Oreos, crushed
- 2 tbsps (30 g) unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheet with parchment paper for seamless cookie release.
- Dry Mixture: Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl until perfectly blended, creating a uniform dry foundation.
- Butter Blend: Cream butter and sugars in a large mixing bowl until light, airy, and pale, developing a smooth, luxurious texture.
- Wet Integration: Blend eggs and vanilla extract into the butter mixture, ensuring a cohesive and silky emulsion.
- Dough Formation: Carefully fold dry ingredients into wet components, mixing gently to maintain the dough’s delicate structure and prevent toughness.
- Flavor Infusion: Incorporate freeze-dried strawberry pieces and white chocolate chips, distributing evenly throughout the dough for consistent flavor and texture.
- Portioning: Scoop uniform dough balls onto prepared baking sheet, leaving adequate space between cookies to allow natural spreading during baking.
- Topping: Sprinkle additional crushed freeze-dried strawberries over each cookie, enhancing the signature strawberry crunch profile.
- Baking: Bake for 10-12 minutes, watching for golden-brown edges and a slightly soft center that indicates perfect doneness.
- Cooling: Allow cookies to rest on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to complete cooling and set their delightful texture.
Notes
- Optimize Strawberry Flavor: Use high-quality freeze-dried strawberries for intense, concentrated fruity notes without adding extra moisture to the dough.
- Prevent Overmixing: Stop mixing as soon as dry ingredients are incorporated to maintain a tender, soft cookie texture and prevent tough, dense results.
- Control Cookie Spread: Chill the dough for 30 minutes before baking to minimize excessive spreading and maintain the cookies’ structured shape.
- Customize Texture: Adjust the amount of freeze-dried strawberry pieces for more or less crunch, allowing personalization of the cookie’s textural profile.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 164
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 21 mg