Valentine Strawberry White Chocolate Cookies (Printable)

Soft pink cookies with real strawberry pieces and creamy white chocolate chips.

# What You Need:

→ Dry Ingredients

01 - 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1 teaspoon baking powder
03 - ¼ teaspoon baking soda
04 - ¼ teaspoon salt

→ Wet Ingredients

05 - ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
06 - ¾ cup granulated sugar
07 - ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
08 - 1 large egg
09 - 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
10 - 1/3 cup freeze-dried strawberry powder

→ Mix-ins

11 - ¾ cup white chocolate chips
12 - ½ cup chopped fresh strawberries, blotted dry

→ Decoration

13 - Heart-shaped sprinkles (optional)

# Steps:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
02 - In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until well blended.
03 - In a large mixing bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together until light and creamy, about 2–3 minutes.
04 - Add the egg and vanilla extract to the butter mixture. Beat until fully combined.
05 - Mix in the freeze-dried strawberry powder until the batter takes on an even pink hue.
06 - Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing just until combined. Do not overmix.
07 - Gently fold in white chocolate chips and chopped fresh strawberries until evenly distributed.
08 - Using a heaping tablespoon per cookie, drop dough onto prepared baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart.
09 - Gently press heart-shaped sprinkles on top of each dough mound, if using.
10 - Bake for 11–13 minutes, until edges are set and centers are puffed. Avoid overbaking to maintain soft texture.
11 - Let cookies cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • The combination of freeze-dried strawberry powder and fresh strawberries gives you an intense strawberry flavor you cant get from extract alone
  • These cookies look like they came from a fancy bakery but take about 30 minutes from start to finish
02 -
  • Blotting your fresh strawberries with paper towels is nonnegotiable unless you want soggy cookies
  • These continue baking on the hot sheet, so pulling them out when centers look slightly underdone is the secret to soft cookies
03 -
  • If your dough feels too sticky after adding fresh strawberries, chill it for 15 minutes before scooping
  • Room temperature ingredients make a noticeable difference in how evenly these cookies bake

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