Description
These Pink Sugar Cookies are a delightful twist on classic sugar cookies, infused with the natural sweetness and vibrant color of freeze-dried strawberries. Soft, buttery, and beautifully pink, they are perfect for celebrations or as a charming everyday treat.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 320 grams all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon fine salt
Wet Ingredients
- 227 grams unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 350 grams granulated sugar
- 1 egg (room temperature)
- 1 egg yolk (room temperature)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla flavoring
Flavor and Decoration
- 24 grams freeze dried strawberries
- ½ cup granulated sugar (for rolling the cookies)
- pink food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper to prevent sticking.
- Prepare Strawberry Powder: In a blender or food processor, blend the freeze-dried strawberries until you achieve a fine powder. This will add a natural strawberry flavor and color to the cookies.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- Cream Butter: Using a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the room temperature unsalted butter on medium speed for 1 minute until soft and creamy.
- Add Sugar: Add the granulated sugar to the butter and beat on medium-high speed for about 3 minutes until the mixture is light and fluffy.
- Incorporate Eggs and Vanilla: Add the whole egg, egg yolk, and vanilla flavoring; continue beating until well combined.
- Add Dry Ingredients: Gradually add the dry flour mixture to the wet ingredients and beat on low speed. Stop mixing as soon as the flour is incorporated.
- Add Flavor and Color: Fold in the strawberry powder and pink food coloring with a rubber spatula. Add the food coloring drop by drop until reaching the desired shade of pink.
- Scoop and Chill: Scoop the dough into 1½ tablespoon-sized balls, then roll each ball in the extra granulated sugar. Chill the dough balls for at least 20 minutes or up to overnight to firm up.
- Bake Cookies: Bake 4 to 6 cookies at a time, depending on your baking sheet size, for 11-12 minutes. The cookies will puff slightly, and the edges will be set. After removing from the oven, allow the cookies to cool on the sheet to let the centers set and develop cracks.
Notes
- Chilling the dough helps prevent excessive spreading during baking and enhances texture.
- You can adjust the pink food coloring gradually to get your preferred hue.
- Freeze-dried strawberries add natural flavor without adding moisture, which keeps cookies crisp on the edges and soft in the center.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
