Strawberry Lemonade Cookies are the recipe that Teresa makes every summer when she wants a cookie that tastes exactly like the most beloved and completely refreshing drink of the season in the most completely delightful and deeply satisfying baked form.
She creams the softened butter with both granulated and brown sugars until genuinely pale and fluffy, beats in the egg and vanilla and the fresh lemon zest that releases the most vibrantly fragrant citrus oils into the butter mixture, adds the bright fresh lemon juice, folds in the flour mixture with the most gentle hand, and then folds the chopped fresh ripe strawberries through the dough in the most careful and loving final strokes to distribute them as evenly as possible in the most beautiful large chunks throughout every cookie.
Every single bite of these gorgeous and naturally pink-flecked cookies delivers the most perfectly balanced and completely refreshing combination of sweet berry and tangy lemon that tastes exactly like sunshine in cookie form.
Strawberry Lemonade Cookies are the most soft and chewy summer celebration cookies made with fresh chopped strawberries folded through a buttery lemon-scented cookie dough of flour butter granulated and brown sugar egg vanilla lemon zest and fresh lemon juice baked at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes until perfectly golden at the edges. Come follow us on Pinterest where we share beautiful summer cookie recipes and easy refreshing baking favorites from our kitchen every single week.
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Why You Will Love This Strawberry Lemonade Cookies Recipe
This Strawberry Lemonade Cookies recipe is the summer cookie that makes every person who tastes one immediately and completely surprised by how genuinely and vividly the most refreshing strawberry lemonade flavor translates into the most perfectly soft and chewy cookie format. The combination of fresh lemon zest beaten into the butter from the very beginning of the creaming process, fresh lemon juice in the dough, and chunky fresh strawberries folded through at the end produces the most authentically bright and deeply fruity flavor that is completely extraordinary.
The combination of both granulated sugar and brown sugar in the dough is the technique choice that produces simultaneously the most beautifully crisp edge and the most deeply chewy and moist center in every finished cookie. Granulated sugar spreads and crisps. Brown sugar retains moisture. Together they create the perfect strawberry lemonade cookie texture. Our Lemon Sugar Cookies make a beautifully equally lemon-vibrant and equally summery companion for a complete and wonderful summer cookie collection.
Ingredients Needed for This Strawberry Lemonade Cookies Recipe
- 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- ½ tsp Salt
- ½ cup Unsalted Butter, softened to room temperature
- ¾ cup Granulated Sugar
- ¼ cup Packed Light Brown Sugar
- 1 large Egg
- 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- Zest of 1 Fresh Lemon
- 2 tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice
- 1 cup Fresh Strawberries, chopped
How to Make This Strawberry Lemonade Cookies Recipe
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt until evenly combined. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream the softened room-temperature butter together with the granulated sugar and packed brown sugar on medium-high speed for approximately 3 minutes until the mixture is genuinely light and fluffy and pale in color. The extended creaming time with two types of sugar produces the most beautifully airy and most deeply flavorful cookie base.
Beat in the egg, vanilla extract, fresh lemon zest, and fresh lemon juice until well combined. The mixture should smell like the most vibrant and completely refreshing lemon sunshine at this stage, cara mia.
Gradually add the dry flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix on low until just combined. Do not overmix after the flour is added.
Gently fold the chopped fresh strawberries through the dough using a rubber spatula with light and careful upward strokes. Aim to distribute them as evenly as possible throughout the dough while keeping the pieces as large and intact as possible. Nice strawberry chunks rather than smashed berry streaks are the goal.
Using a cookie scoop or two spoons, drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheets approximately 2 inches apart. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until lightly golden around the edges while the centers still appear slightly soft.
Allow to cool on the baking sheet for 5 full minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely. The 5-minute rest allows the cookies to firm up while maintaining the most beautifully chewy center texture.
How to Serve This Strawberry Lemonade Cookies Recipe
Arrange these beautiful and naturally pink-flecked cookies on a white serving plate with a few extra fresh strawberry slices and lemon rounds for the most completely charming and genuinely summer-appropriate presentation at any pool party, picnic, or afternoon gathering.
Pair alongside a tall glass of real fresh lemonade or sparkling water with strawberries for the most completely thematic and refreshingly perfect summer cookie and drink pairing. Our Pink Lemonade Thumbprint Cookies make a beautifully equally pink and lemon-forward companion for a complete and vibrant summer cookie collection.
How to Store This Strawberry Lemonade Cookies Recipe
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. The fresh strawberries in these cookies mean they are best enjoyed within the first 2 days when the berry pieces are most vibrant and the cookie texture is at its most perfectly chewy. Refrigerate for up to 5 days if storing beyond 3 days at room temperature.
Tips to Make This Strawberry Lemonade Cookies Recipe
Chill the dough for 30 minutes in the refrigerator before baking to prevent excess spreading and to produce the most beautifully thick and most perfectly rounded cookie shape. This step is especially important in warm kitchens where the butter softens quickly during mixing and produces a dough that spreads too aggressively in the oven before the structure sets.
Use fresh rather than frozen strawberries for the most vibrant flavor and the most manageable dough consistency. Frozen strawberries release significantly more juice when folded through the dough and can make the dough too wet and too sticky to scoop cleanly onto the baking sheet.
Helpful Notes for This Strawberry Lemonade Cookies Recipe
Use freshly grated lemon zest from a fresh lemon rather than any packaged or pre-dried zest. The volatile citrus oils in fresh zest are what produce the most bright and vibrant lemon fragrance and flavor in the cookie dough. Pre-packaged dried zest has lost most of these volatile oils during the drying process and produces a significantly flatter and less refreshing result.
Measure the flour using the spoon and level method rather than scooping the measuring cup directly into the flour bag. Packed flour makes the dough too stiff and the finished cookies too dense and dry rather than the most perfectly soft and chewy strawberry lemonade result the recipe is designed to produce.
Variation of This Strawberry Lemonade Cookies Recipe
Maria made a version using fresh raspberries in place of strawberries for a raspberry lemonade cookie with the most vibrant deep pink color and the most intensely tart and deeply fruity raspberry lemon combination. Teresa tried folding a quarter cup of white chocolate chips through the dough alongside the strawberries for the most indulgently creamy and deeply beautiful white chocolate strawberry lemonade cookie.
For a glazed version, mix one cup of powdered sugar with two tablespoons of fresh lemon juice until smooth and drizzle over the completely cooled cookies for the most elegant and beautifully finished lemon-glazed strawberry cookie that elevates this already extraordinary summer cookie to genuinely bakery-quality presentation. Our Lemon Blueberry Cookies make a beautifully equally citrus-vibrant and equally summer-perfect companion for a complete and wonderful summer cookie collection.
FAQs About This Strawberry Lemonade Cookies Recipe
Can I use frozen strawberries in this recipe?
Fresh strawberries are strongly preferred because frozen strawberries release significant juice when folded through the dough, making it too wet and too difficult to scoop cleanly. If fresh are unavailable, use frozen strawberries that have been completely thawed, very thoroughly drained, and patted completely dry with paper towels before chopping and folding through the dough.
Why do my cookies spread too much?
The most common causes of excessive spreading are butter that is too soft or melted rather than properly softened, and dough that is too warm when placed in the oven. Allow the shaped dough balls to chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before baking to prevent spreading and produce the most beautifully thick and perfectly rounded individual cookies.
Can I add a lemon glaze to these cookies?
Yes and it is a completely beautiful addition. Whisk one cup of sifted powdered sugar with two tablespoons of fresh lemon juice until completely smooth and drizzle generously over completely cooled cookies. Allow the glaze to set for 10 minutes before serving or stacking. The lemon glaze amplifies the lemonade flavor profile and makes every cookie look genuinely and completely beautiful.
Conclusion
These Strawberry Lemonade Cookies are the most completely refreshing and deeply joyful summer cookie that makes every gathering more vibrant and every person who receives one feel the most perfectly happy and genuinely sun-kissed combination of sweet strawberry and bright lemon in every single soft and chewy and completely irresistible summer cookie bite. We hope they bring the same deeply sunny summer joy and the same completely satisfied gathering to your kitchen that they have always brought to ours. Make them, share them, and come back to tell us all about it. With all our love, Maria, Lucia, and Teresa.
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Strawberry Lemonade Cookies The Most Easy Soft and Chewy Summer Cookie You Will Bake
- Total Time: 27 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
The most soft and chewy Strawberry Lemonade Cookies made with a buttery lemon dough of flour baking soda salt softened butter granulated and brown sugar egg vanilla fresh lemon zest and lemon juice mixed until just combined then folded with 1 cup chopped fresh strawberries scooped onto parchment-lined sheets and baked at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes until golden at the edges cooled 5 minutes on sheet before transferring to rack. A completely refreshing and easy summer cookie recipe.
Ingredients
2 cups All-Purpose Flour
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Unsalted Butter softened to room temperature
3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
1/4 cup Packed Light Brown Sugar
1 large Egg
1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
Zest of 1 Fresh Lemon
2 tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice
1 cup Fresh Strawberries chopped
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F 175°C. Line two baking sheets with parchment.
2. Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt in medium bowl. Set aside.
3. Cream softened butter with granulated and brown sugar on medium-high 3 minutes until pale and fluffy.
4. Beat in egg, vanilla, lemon zest, and lemon juice until well combined.
5. Gradually add dry ingredients on low until just combined. Do not overmix.
6. Gently fold chopped strawberries through dough with spatula using light upward strokes. Keep chunks large.
7. Drop rounded tablespoons onto prepared sheets 2 inches apart.
8. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until lightly golden at edges with slightly soft centers.
9. Cool on sheet 5 minutes. Transfer to wire rack. Cool completely.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 75mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
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