February 4, 2021

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cookies

Chocolate Covered Strawberries are great, but what if you took that classic dessert and made it into a cookie? Yep! These Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cookies take the sweet taste of strawberries and combine it with rich chocolate, all in cookie form!

These cookies are soft and fluffy and dipping them in chocolate and adding sprinkles gives them a nice crunch. They get their bright pop of color from a few drops of pink food coloring and their strawberry flavor from finely ground and sifted freeze dried strawberries.

I love how simple these cookies are to make, but that they look so decadent. They're one of my new favorite cookies to make, especially for Valentine's Day!

A FEW NOTES BEFORE WE GET STARTED

To get started, you'll want to whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and freeze dried strawberries in a large bowl and set it aside. Go ahead and blend together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy in a stand mixer with a paddle attachment or with a handheld mixer.

Make sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl before adding in the egg and a few drop of pink food coloring. Now you can add in the flour mixture and mix just until it's combined. Transfer the dough to plastic wrap and chill it in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Once chilled, use a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop the dough into ten balls, placing them a few inches apart on a cookie sheet. They'll bake for about 13 minutes until they're slightly crisp around the edges, but still soft in the center. If you use a smaller cookie scoop, you'll only need to bake them for about 10 minutes.

Once the cookies are baked, let them cool for about 10 minutes on the cookie sheet before transferring them to a cooling rack. Now you're ready for the chocolate!

Prep a cookie sheet with wax paper or parchment paper and melt the chocolate wafers in a double boiler or in the microwave. I like to use good quality chocolate wafers since they're super easy and taste great, but you can also use regular chocolate with a little bit of coconut oil mixed in too. They'll just be a little more temperamental at room temperature.

Once your chocolate is melted, carefully dip each cookie in halfway, letting the excess drip back into the bowl before placing the cookies on the wax paper. Sprinkle the sprinkles over the chocolate and let them sit for about 10 minutes until the chocolate has set. If you're using regular chocolate instead of wafers, pop them in the fridge to help them set. Repeat this process with the rest of the cookies.

Once the chocolate has set, you are all set to enjoy! Bring on the Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cookies!!

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Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cookies

Chocolate Covered Strawberries are great, but what if you took that classic dessert and made it into a cookie? Yep! These Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cookies take the sweet taste of strawberries and combine it with rich chocolate, all in cookie form!

  • Author: Marisa Guerra
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 12 minutes
  • Total Time: 27 minutes
  • Yield: 10 servings
  • Category: Dessert

Ingredients

Strawberry Cookies

  • 150 grams (1 ¼ cup) flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp freeze dried strawberries, finely ground and sifted
  • 85 grams (6 tbsp) unsalted butter, softened
  • 198 grams (1 cup) sugar
  • 1 egg
  • pink food coloring

Chocolate

  • 255 grams (1 ½ cup) chocolate wafers
  • Sprinkles

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350º.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and finely ground and sifted freeze dried strawberries.
  3. In a stand mixer with a paddle attachment or with a handheld mixer, blend together the butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy.
  4. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add in the egg and a few drops of pink food coloring. Continue to mix until combined.
  5. With the mixer on low, add in the flour mixture and mix on low just until combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
  6. Wrap the strawberry dough in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
  7. Once chilled, use a 2 tablespoon scoop and form cookies into balls.
  8. Place cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet a few inches apart.
  9. Bake cookies for 12-13 minutes.
  10. Let the cookies cool for about 10 minutes on the baking sheet before carefully moving them to a cooling rack.
  11. Melt chocolate wafers in a double boiler or in the microwave.
  12. Carefully dip half of each cookie into the chocolate and place on a sheet of wax or parchment paper.
  13. Add sprinkles.
  14. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Leftover cookies can be stored in an airtight container for up to one week but are best when enjoyed within the first few days.
  • Cookie dough can be made ahead, scooped, and placed in a ziploc bag to be frozen for up to two months. Once you’re ready to bake, let the dough sit at room temperature for about 15 minutes and bake. You’ll need to add on an extra 5 minutes or so to the original baking time.

Keywords: chocolate, strawberry, cookies, valentine's day

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