Vanilla Strawberry Cookies Recipes

CHEWY STRAWBERRY SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Beat 1 1/2 cups white sugar and butter together in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy, about 3 minutes. Beat egg into butter mixture. Add strawberry puree.
• Stir flour, vanilla extract, baking powder, and salt into strawberry mixture with a spoon until flour is completely incorporated into dough.
• Stir 1/2 cup white sugar and red sugar together in a shallow bowl.
• Roll dough into walnut-sized balls, roll each ball in red sugar mixture, and place each ball 1 1/2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets. Lightly press each dough ball down to flatten.
• Bake cookies in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool.

STRAWBERRY WEDDING BELL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Divide dough into fourths. Cover and refrigerate until easy to handle, about 2 hours., Preheat oven to 375° On a lightly floured surface, roll out each piece of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with floured 2-in. round cookie cutters. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon jam in the center and spread to within 1/4 in. of edge., Shape into a bell by folding edges of dough to meet over filling. Bake until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

GLAZED STRAWBERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until blended. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, gelatin, baking soda and cream of tartar; gradually beat into creamed mixture. , Divide dough into four portions. Shape each into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 375°. For filling, in a small bowl, beat jelly and confectioners' sugar. On a lightly floured surface, roll one portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-in. round cookie cutter. Place about 1/2 teaspoon filling in center of half of the cookies. Cover with remaining cookies. Press edges with a fork to seal. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Repeat with remaining dough and filling., Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are light brown. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Drizzle over cookies; let stand until set. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator., Freeze option: Transfer wrapped disks to a resealable plastic freezer bag; freeze. To use, thaw dough in refrigerator until soft enough to roll. Prepare filling and cookies. Bake and decorate as directed.

VANILLA-STRAWBERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• Onto a sheet of waxed paper, or a paper plate, sift flour and baking powder.
• Set aside.
• In a small bowl, cream margarine with sugar.
• Add vanilla and lemon peel and stir to combine.
• Add sifted flour and ice water and mix to form dough.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Between 2 sheets of waxed paper, roll dough to about 1/8" thickness.
• Remove top sheet of paper, and using 2 1/2" round cookie cutter, cut out cookies, placing on non-stick baking sheet.
• Form scraps of dough into a ball, and repeat rolling and cutting procedure until all dough has been used.
• Should yield 12 cookies.
• Bake 10-12 minutes.
• Use a spatula to remove cookies and place on a wire rack to cool.
• Top centre of each cooled cookie with an equal amount of no-sugar jam.