Experience the fluffy softness of thesestrawberries & cream pudding cookies, full of rich vanilla and strawberry flavor for pure delight in every bite!
These strawberries and cream cookies are absolutely delicious and perfect for strawberry season. They bring to mind the flavours of fresh strawberries and cream cheese with a simple recipe that is a must make!
This is sure to become your new favorite cookie recipe for spring! These cute pink cookies would be fun for a bridal shower, baby shower or Valentine’s Day.
Truthfully, my boys love them any day!
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What makes these strawberry cookies so good?
The secret to the best tasting strawberry cookieis in using freeze-dried strawberries. They give these cookies that fresh berries taste that everyone loves.
Freeze dried strawberries are really key! I used the ones from Trader Joes, placed them into a freezer bag and crushed them into a fine powder.
If you can’t find freeze dried strawberries, not to worry, I’ve listed a few alternatives below.
Did you know that instant pudding mix makes for the best chewy cookies? It’s the secret ingredient to super soft and chewy cookies. Be sure to check out these lemon pudding cookies and pistachio pudding cookies too!
Tips & Tricks
- If you can’t find freeze dried strawberries you could also use dehydrated strawberries and simply grind them finely in a food processor.
- In a pinch, strawberry jello powder may be substituted for the powdered strawberries. The two ingredients are interchangeable, as long as you have one you will get that yummy strawberry flavor.
- Vanilla bakers chocolate, chopped into white chocolate chunks can be used instead of white chocolate chips.
- Extra gel food coloring is optional but gives these cookies that bright pink color.
Easy Strawberry Pudding Cookies Recipe
Add these flavourful cookies to your must bake list! They’re quick and easy to make and always a crowd favorite.
We had friends and family do a taste test and tell us which they liked better, these strawberry cookies or the lemon pudding ones. It was a tie! So, you’ll simply have to make them both and tell us which one is your favorite.
Ingredients
This recipe starts with a few simple ingredients from the grocery store!
- Unsalted butter, room temperature
- Granulated white sugar
- Large egg
- Pure vanilla extract
- All-purpose flour
- 3.4 oz box instant vanilla pudding mix
- Freeze dried strawberries, crushed into powder
- Strawberry Jello powder
- Baking soda
- Salt
- White chocolate chips
- Red food coloring, optional
Instructions
You can use a stand mixer with paddle attachment or a handheld mixer.
1. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 350 degrees. F.
2. In a large mixing bowl combine the sugar and softened butter.
3. Add vanilla and egg.
4. Mix wet ingredients until well combined.
5. Add the dry ingredients to the large bowl and mix again.
6. As an optional step, add a few drops of red food coloring into the bowl to increase the pink color of your cookie dough.
7. Mix in white chocolate chips to form a cookie dough.
8. Use a cookie scoop to drop the strawberry cookie dough onto the prepared baking tray.
9. Bake for 10 – 12 minutes.
10. Move the cookies to a cooling rack to cool.
Store in an airtight container for a week or in a bag in the freezer for months (if they last that long).
Celebrate strawberry season with these delicious strawberries and cream cookies. You wont regret it, and your family will thank you, I promise!
Pretty perfect, tasty and chewy cookies await!
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Yield: 24
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Experience the fluffy softness of these strawberries & cream pudding cookies, full of rich vanilla and strawberry flavor for pure delight in every bite!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 small box vanilla instant pudding mix (3.4 oz)
- 2 Tbsp freeze dried strawberries, crushed to powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- Red food coloring, optional
Instructions
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 350 degrees. F.
- In a large mixing bowl combine the sugar and softened butter.
- Add vanilla and egg.
- Mix wet ingredients until well combined.
- Add the dry ingredients to the large bowl and mix again.
- As an optional step, add a few drops of red food coloring into the bowl to increase the pink color of your cookie dough.
- Mix in white chocolate chips to form a cookie dough.
- Use a cookie scoop to drop the strawberry cookie dough onto the prepared baking tray.
- Bake for 10 - 12 minutes.
Notes
2 tablespoons of strawberry Jello powder can be used instead of freeze dried strawberries.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 163Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 128mgCarbohydrates: 20gFiber: 0gSugar: 13gProtein: 2g
All values are approximate and based on ingredients used by the recipe writer. Always calculate your own individual nutritional values for the most accurate calculation.
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Hello, I’m Heather!
I'm an active mom of twin boys who is always looking for opportunities to inspire creativity through fun crafts, do-it-yourself projects and delicious recipes. This blog has been an integral part of supporting my little family and I am so grateful to have you become a part of our journey! Let's create together... Read more...
