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Homemade strawberry lemonade cookies with pink frosting, white drizzle, sprinkles, and fresh strawberry halves on top, arranged on a wooden board with lemons and strawberries in the background.

Strawberry Lemonade Cookies

5 from 1 vote
These Strawberry Lemonade Cookies bring the refreshing taste of summer into chewy, sweet-tart cookies. With bursts of real strawberries and fresh lemon, they're like your favorite summer drink in dessert form — a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Cooling & Glazing Time 20 minutes
Total Time 57 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 160
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Cookie Dough:
  • 2 ½ cups All-purpose flour - Sifted
  • 1 cup Butter - Softened
  • ¾ cup Granulated sugar
  • ½ cup Brown sugar - Packed
  • 2 Large eggs - Room temperature
  • 1 ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon Baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
For the Strawberry Lemonade Mix:
  • ¾ cup Fresh strawberries - Chopped small
  • 2 tablespoon Strawberry jam - Or preserves
  • 1 tablespoon Fresh lemon juice - Preferably from real lemons
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon zest - About 1 large lemon
  • 2–3 drops Pink food coloring - Optional, for visual appeal
  • 1 tablespoon Granulated sugar - To macerate the berries
For the Lemon Glaze:
  • 1 cup Powdered sugar - Sifted
  • 1–2 tablespoon Fresh lemon juice - Adjust for thickness
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon Butter - Softened

Equipment

  • 2 Large mixing bowls (For wet and dry ingredients)
  • 1 Electric mixer (Stand or hand mixer)
  • 1 Cookie scoop (Or large spoon)
  • 2 Baking sheets (Lined with parchment paper)
  • 1 Microplane or zester (For lemon zest)
  • 1 Measuring cups
  • 1 Measuring spoons

Method
 

  1. Chop strawberries finely and mix with 1 tablespoon sugar. Let sit 10 minutes.
  2. Zest and juice lemons.
  3. Combine strawberries with jam, lemon juice, and zest. Set aside.
  4. Cream butter and both sugars until fluffy.
  5. Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 160kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 90mgPotassium: 50mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 150IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 0.8mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should be considered an approximation. Actual values may vary based on specific ingredients used and portion sizes

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