Strawberry Shortcake Cookies
These Strawberry Shortcake Cookies feature a soft cake-like cookie base made with freeze-dried strawberries, mini white chocolate chips, and a buttery crumble on top!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 1 dozen 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup unsalted butter plus 2 tablespoons, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup mini white chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup freeze-dried strawberries, crushed
- 1/2 Nilla wafer cookies, crushed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine crushed Nilla wafer cookies with 2 tablespoons of melted butter. This will serve as the crumble for the cookies. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk sugars, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and whisk until a smooth cookie dough forms.
- Fold in the white chocolate and dried strawberries.
- Scoop about 1 tablespoon worth of cookie dough on the prepared baking sheets. Gently press each cookie mound with the back of the spoon and top with the prepared cookie crumble.
- Bake for 10 minutes until the cookies have puffed and cooked through but still pale.
- Remove and let cool on the wired rack to set. Serve and enjoy!
