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These strawberry sugar cookies are soft, buttery sugar cookies topped with a sweet strawberry glaze made from real berries! Ready in under an hour, these chewy cookies are the best way to brighten up a cookie plate.
Easy Strawberry Sugar Cookies
Strawberry Sugar Cookies are a simple and quick treat that everyone can enjoy. This recipe takes my Best Sugar Cookies and adds a little twist. Enjoy this cookie that’s topped with a tasty Strawberry glaze. Sugar cookies are often looked at as plain and not a go-to choice. However, these Maple Chai Sugar Cookies or these Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookies are sure to make you change your mind.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Butter– Use unsalted butter to control the amount of salt in the recipe.
- Sugar– Every great dessert recipe uses sugar in it.
- Vanilla– Use pure vanilla for the best flavoring.
- Egg– Use this at room temperature.
- Flour– Use unbleached flour for the best results.
- Baking Powder– This will allow the cookies to rise in the oven.
- Salt– This will bring out the flavors in the recipe.
- Baking Soda– This will allow the ingredients to double in size.
- Water– This will be added to your glaze mixture.
- Strawberries– Use fresh strawberries for the best flavoring.
- Powdered Sugar– This is the best sugar for homemade icing.
How to Make Strawberry Sugar Cookies
Follow these steps to make perfect soft and chewy strawberry sugar cookies topped with glossy strawberry glaze.
- Make the cookie dough. First, add the butter, sugar, vanilla, and egg into a bowl and combine. Secondly, pour in the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda and combine.
- Portion the cookies. Use parchment paper to line a baking sheet and use the scooper to roll 2-inch cookie balls and arrange them 2 inches apart, onto the prepared sheet.
- Bake. Bake the sugar cookies at 350ºF for 9-10 minutes, or until the edges are lightly browned. Allow the cookies to rest for five minutes on the baking sheet before placing them onto a wire rack.
- Make the glaze. Meanwhile, heat water and sugar in a saucepan until the sugar dissolves. Mash up the strawberries and add them to the simple syrup. Let the strawberries simmer on low for 7 minutes. After, let the strawberry syrup cool before combining it with the powdered sugar and vanilla to make the glaze.
- Glaze the cookies. Use a spoon to drizzle the glaze over the top of each cookie. Allow the glaze to set until it’s hardened. If you’d like, finish these strawberry sugar cookies with a dusting of powdered sugar.
Tips for Success
Having a chewy sugar cookie will require a few tips to make the perfect texture and softness.
- Don’t overbake. When making a sugar cookie, a big factor in finding a great texture is by watching how long you bake it.
- Use the right ingredients. For chewy sugar cookies with the best flavor, make sure to use white granulated sugar and unsalted butter.
- Thin out the glaze. If the strawberry glaze is too thick, add some water or lemon juice to thin it out. If it’s too thin, add a bit of powdered sugar.
Do I Need to Chill the Dough?
For this cookie recipe, you do not need to chill the dough. However, if you’re making the sugar cookie dough ahead of time, you can wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and place it in the fridge for up to 3 days.
More Easy Cookie Recipes
- Frosted Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies
- Pink Strawberry Champagne Cookies
- Lemon Sugar Cookies
- Valentine Soft Sugar Cookies
Strawberry Sugar Cookies
These strawberry sugar cookies are soft, buttery sugar cookies topped with a sweet strawberry glaze made from real berries! Ready in under an hour, these chewy cookies are sure to brighten up your next cookie plate.
Servings: 17 cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1.5 cups unbleached flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
Strawberry Glaze Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons white granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup fresh strawberries chopped
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
Cookie Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine butter, sugar, vanilla, and egg.
- Add flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and create 2” cookie balls and place them about 2” apart on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 9-10 minutes or until the edges start to brown.
- While the cookies bake, make the strawberry glaze (directions below).
- Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Spoon or drizzle strawberry glaze over cookies and let cool completely until glaze hardens.
- Option to dust with powdered sugar.
Strawberry Glaze Directions:
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine water and sugar until dissolved creating a simple syrup.
- Mash strawberries and add them to the simple syrup. Simmer on low for 7 minutes – stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat and let cool.
- Add strawberry sauce and vanilla to powdered sugar. Stir until combined.
- *If the glaze is too thick, add some water or lemon juice. If the glaze is too thin, add more powdered sugar.
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Calories: 199kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 48mg | Potassium: 34mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 181IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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I made these with my grandson and they were awesome!