Description
Delightful Strawberry Crunch Cookies filled with a sweet strawberry jam and topped with a crunchy sugar coating.
Ingredients
Scale
- ¾ cup strawberry jam
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp cornstarch + 1 tsp water (for slurry)
- ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- Pink icing or glaze (optional)
- Coarse sugar crystals for crunch
Instructions
- Make Strawberry Filling: In a small saucepan, combine jam and lemon juice. Heat over medium heat until warm. Stir in cornstarch slurry, cook until thickened. Remove from heat and let cool.
- Prepare Cookie Dough: In a large bowl, cream butter and both sugars until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Gradually mix dry ingredients into wet until combined.
- Shape & Fill: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Scoop dough into 1½-inch balls. Flatten slightly and press an indent in the center. Fill each indent with ½ tsp cooled strawberry filling.
- Bake: Bake 10–12 minutes until edges are lightly golden. Cool on a wire rack.
- Decorate: Drizzle with pink icing and sprinkle with coarse sugar for crunch.
Notes
- Ensure the strawberry filling is cooled before filling the cookies.
- For a more intense strawberry flavor, use homemade strawberry jam.
- Store cookies in an airtight container to maintain freshness.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10–12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg