If you’re in the mood for soft, sweet strawberry cookies, then you’ll love these quick and easy strawberry pudding mix cookies. These cookies are very soft and chewy and bursting with delicious bits of strawberry in every bite.
For the strawberries in this recipe, we use Simply Nature freeze-dried strawberries that we found at Aldi. We have not tried fresh strawberries, so I can’t share how much to use or whether the cookies come out the same. If you try it, please share your results in the comments below.
How to Make Strawberry Pudding Mix Cookies
Gather all of your ingredients. I prefer to pre-measure everything to ensure I have everything that I’ll need. The basics for great berry flavor comes from strawberry cream pudding and strawberry extract.
In a medium-size bowl cream the butter with the brown and white sugar.
Add the eggs, and both extracts beating together until creamy.
Next, add the strawberry cream pudding mix.
Beat the mixture on medium until the pudding mix is fully incorporated and the cookie dough has a whipped frosting-like texture.
Add the flour and baking soda, mixing well.
Stir in the white chocolate chips . . .
and finely chopped freeze-dried strawberries.
Drop by tablespoon onto an ungreased cookie sheet. We actually use a cookie dough scoop to make perfectly even cookies.
Bake for exactly 11 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool 8-10 minutes before transferring from cookie sheet.
If you’d like to glaze them you can mix two cups of powdered sugar with a teaspoon of strawberry extract and a tablespoon or two of milk. Add a couple of drops of red food coloring to brighten the cookies a bit, if you like. Add just enough to create a glaze, then dip the tops of the cookies.
Strawberry Pudding Mix Cookies
You’ll Need:
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
3/4 cup Brown Sugar
1/4 cup White Sugar
1 small pkg Instant Strawberry Creme Pudding mix
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons Strawberry Extract
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
2 1/4 cups All-Purpose Flour
1 cup of white chocolate chips
1 ounce freeze-dried strawberries, chopped small (about 1 1/2 cups)
Preheat oven to 375°F
In a medium-size bowl cream the butter with the brown and white sugar. Add the pudding mix, eggs, and both extracts beating together until creamy and fluffy.
Add the flour and baking soda, mixing well. Stir in the chopped strawberries and white chocolate chips.
Drop by tablespoon onto an ungreased cookie sheet. We actually use a cookie dough scoop to make perfectly even cookies.
Bake for exactly 11 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool 8-10 minutes before transferring from the cookie sheet.
Slice & Bake Strawberry Cookies
If you’d like to make the cookie dough ahead of time, these can be formed into dough logs and frozen for creating slice and bake cookies.
Once the dough is formed, overturn it onto a very lightly floured surface. Use a dough scraper or your hands to lightly shape the dough into a log, rolling it gently to ensure it’s an even thickness throughout.
Wrap the log in parchment paper and freeze until solid. If you have a large family, leave the log intact and wrap it tightly with freezer wrap, plastic wrap, or vacuum seal it.
If you have a smaller household, cut the log into halves or thirds, and wrap each section. Return to the freezer until you’re ready for fresh delicious strawberry cookies!
Slice & Bake Directions
Preheat the oven to 375°F.
Remove the frozen log section and cut it into 1/2″ slices. Place them 2″ apart on a Silpat or parchment paper-lined cookie sheet. Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes.
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