Description
These Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cookies are soft, fruity, and finished with a smooth chocolate coating that makes them feel bakery worthy without being difficult to make. They are a perfect easy dessert for parties, holiday baking, Valentine’s Day treats, cookie trays, and sweet food ideas when you want a fun homemade recipe with classic chocolate and strawberry flavor.
Ingredients
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup strawberry jam
3/4 cup freeze-dried strawberries, crushed
1/2 teaspoon pink or red food coloring, optional
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon coconut oil
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
3. In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Add the egg, vanilla extract, strawberry jam, and optional food coloring. Mix until smooth.
5. Fold in the crushed freeze-dried strawberries.
6. Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and stir just until a soft dough forms.
7. Scoop the dough into even portions and place them on the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
8. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the edges are set and the centers still look soft.
9. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
10. Melt the chocolate chips with the coconut oil until smooth.
11. Dip half of each cooled cookie into the melted chocolate or drizzle the chocolate over the tops.
12. Place the cookies on parchment paper and let the chocolate set before serving.
Notes
Use freeze-dried strawberries instead of fresh strawberries so the dough stays thick and bakes evenly.
Do not overbake the cookies because they continue to set as they cool and stay softer this way.
Let the cookies cool fully before adding the chocolate so the topping stays smooth and neat.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 185
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 24mg
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