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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

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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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
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Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Cooling & Glazing Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 57 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 160kcal
Cost: $9

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

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

Instructions

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

Notes

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

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 160kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 90mg | Potassium: 50mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 150IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 0.8mg