Description
Soft Strawberry Sugar Cookies are tender, sweet, and lightly pink with a gentle strawberry flavor. These cookies are easy to make, stay soft for days, and are perfect for sharing with family and friends.
Ingredients
Scale
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon strawberry extract or 2 tablespoons strawberry powder
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Pink sanding sugar for rolling (optional)
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg, vanilla, and strawberry flavor and mix gently.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Gradually mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients.
- Chill dough for 30 minutes.
- Roll dough into balls and coat with sugar.
- Bake at 175°C (350°F) for 9–11 minutes.
- Cool slightly before serving.
Notes
Do not overbake these cookies. They should look slightly soft in the center when removed from the oven. Dough can be frozen for later baking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 60mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg