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Strawberry Sugar Cookies

February 10, 2015


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In case the numerous heart shaped boxes of chocolates and overpriced cards floating around hasn’t tipped you off, it’s Valentine’s Day this Saturday. Naturally, I couldn’t miss an opportunity to do some themed baking. I might not be into big soppy cards, but freshly baked strawberry sugar cookies are definitely something I can get behind!

One of my very first (and favourite!) recipes was for ginger nut biscuits. Since then I haven’t made anything remotely resembling a biscuit, so these were a long time coming! Cookies just feel a lot lighter than cake, don’t they? Like, it’s totally acceptable to have 3 with a cup of tea, right!?

The icing on these strawberry sugar cookies is the real winner of this recipe. Made with fresh strawberries, there’s no nasty artificial flavour here. The sprinkles are totally optional – I mainly added them to cover up my terrible decorating skills. I did have visions of me piping out perfectly neat pink hearts but alas, my talents do not lie in that area!

Strawberry Sugar Cookies

Strawberry Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

  • 125g unsalted butter, softened
  • 200g caster sugar
  • 225g plain flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • To decorate
  • 100g strawberries, roughly chopped
  • 200g icing sugar, sifted
  • 50g butter, melted
  • Sprinkles (optional)

Instructions

  1. Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla.
  2. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together to mix. Gradually add to the butter/sugar mixture, mixing gently until a soft dough is formed. Wrap the dough in clingfilm and chill in the fridge for 20-30 minutes.
  3. Preheat oven to 160°c. On a floured surface, roll out the dough to about 1/2 a centimetre thick. Cut out your cookies and transfer to a baking tray. Bake for 6-8 minutes (for soft, chewy cookies) or 10-12 minutes (for hard, crunchy cookies).
  4. Allow to cool completely on a wire rack before icing.
  5. To make the icing, blitz the strawberries to a puree using a blender or food processor. Strain through a sieve to get rid of any lumps.
  6. Gradually add the sifted icing sugar and melted butter, stirring to combine. Ice the cookies and add sprinkles before leaving to set for at least two hours.
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  1. Jasmin Charlotte says

    February 10, 2015 at 9:14 pm

    These look so yummy! I just got a heart shaped cookie cutter so this is ideal 🙂 x

    Jasmin Charlotte | UK Lifestyle Blog

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  2. Rebecca@Figs and Pigs says

    February 10, 2015 at 10:15 pm

    Aaah super pretty, have a great valentines.

    Reply
    • Kirsty says

      February 16, 2015 at 7:59 pm

      Thanks Rebecca!

      Reply
  3. jennie says

    February 10, 2015 at 10:37 pm

    They look super cute and super yummy! xo

    Reply
  4. Jessica says

    February 13, 2015 at 7:22 am

    Awww man these look delicious! Would it be very sad to bake these and eat them all to myself on Saturday?

    http://www.jessicainyourear.com

    Reply
    • Kirsty says

      February 16, 2015 at 7:59 pm

      Definitely not 😉

      Reply
  5. Claire says

    February 16, 2015 at 5:52 pm

    I’ve made a version similar a few times and they all turn out delicious <3 Gisforgingers xx

    Reply
    • Kirsty says

      February 16, 2015 at 7:59 pm

      They’re great aren’t they?

      Reply
  6. SBO says

    May 22, 2015 at 1:57 am

    Thank you ,I will try to do it.

    I have never tried cooking , These cookies looks awesome!

    Reply
  7. Emily Kearney says

    March 22, 2017 at 7:07 am

    These look wonderful! I’m going To give them a try today 🙂 do they come out flat enough to hold piped royal icing?

    Reply
    • Kirsty says

      March 22, 2017 at 7:26 am

      Yep royal icing should work fine too 🙂

      Reply
  8. Izabella Laura Butca says

    May 16, 2020 at 10:24 pm

    They are amazing. I tried the recipe today and the kids were asking for more 😊 so now I am doing a second round. Thank you for this delicious recipe!! 🌺

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