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
Calories: 199kcal
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.
Nutrition
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