Strawberry Crunch Cookies
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These delicious strawberry crunch cookies are soft, chewy, and full of nostalgic strawberry shortcake flavor. Inspired by the popular strawberry crunch ice cream bars, each cookie is topped with a buttery, crunchy mix of golden Oreos and strawberry jello, with a swirl of cream cheese frosting to finish.
They’re the perfect sweet treat for Valentine’s Day, baby showers, or just when you want that classic ice cream truck flavor in cookie form.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Packed with delicious strawberry flavor from jello powder and strawberry extract
- Made with simple ingredients like all-purpose flour, brown sugar, and unsalted butter
- Topped with a strawberry crunch topping that tastes just like your favorite ice cream bar
- The perfect texture: soft, chewy cookies with a crunchy cookie topping
- Great for strawberry lovers and anyone who loves nostalgic strawberry desserts
- Can be prepped in under 15 minutes with pantry staples
- Makes a beautiful treat for special occasions or summer get-togethers
Ingredients for homemade strawberry crunch cookies
Strawberry Cookies:
- Butter
- Salt
- Granulated sugar
- Brown sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Strawberry extract
- Strawberry jello powder
- Vanilla pudding powder
- Flour
- Baking powder
Strawberry Crunch:
- Golden oreos, crushed
- Strawberry jello powder
- Unsalted butter, melted
- Cream cheese frosting
Equipment and kitchen tools
- Piping bag with tip
- Parchment paper-lined baking sheet
How to make Iconic Strawberry Crunch Cookies
- Preheat the oven. In a mixing bowl, blend the salt and butter together. Add the sugars and blend.
2. Add the dry ingredients: strawberry and vanilla powder, flour, and baking powder and mix them into the wet ingredients to create a cookie dough
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3. Next, add the eggs and extracts and mix together until combined Use a spoon or 3×3 inch scooper to create large balls of dough. Flatten slightly and bake.
4. In a small to medium bowl, add the melted butter to the strawberry jello powder and mix together
5. While the cookies are in the oven, blend the golden Oreos in a mixer or cut them with a knife to get a crumbly consistency.
6. Combine the crushed golden Oreos and strawberry jello mixture until thoroughly combined for the strawberry crunch cookie topping.
7. When cookies are done, let cool slightly.
8. While those cool, fill a piping bag with cream cheese frosting and cut a hole, or frost manually.
9. Coat the top of the cookies with the famous strawberry crunch cake topping mix,
10. Cookies are ready to enjoy!
Tips for the Best Results
- Use room temperature butter and eggs to help everything blend evenly
- Don’t overmix the flour mixture. Stir until just combined once dry ingredients hit the wet ingredients
- Scoop large cookie dough balls with a large cookie scoop (about 3 tablespoons) for thick, bakery-style cookies
- Flatten each cookie slightly with your hand so they bake evenly
- Bake on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet until cookies are golden brown on the edges (about 12 minutes)
- Let the baked cookies cool on a wire rack before adding the frosting and strawberry crunch topping
- Store leftover cookies in an airtight container for 3-4 days for longer storage
- For extra flavor and color, sprinkle crushed freeze-dried strawberries over the top of the cookies
Substitutions and Variations
- Don’t want cream cheese frosting? Swap for a simple vanilla glaze made with powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract or use your favorite frosting.
- Making ahead? Freeze cookie dough balls in a freezer-safe container or ziploc bag for up to 1 month. Bake straight from frozen, adding 1-2 minutes to the bake time
- More fruit flavor? Top with chopped fresh strawberries
FAQs About This Recipe
Look for golden brown edges and slightly soft centers. Bake for 11-13 minutes and let them finish setting on the baking sheet after removing them from the oven.
No, strawberry jello adds color and flavor without changing the cookie texture. Cake mix has leaveners that would affect the dough.
Crush the golden Oreos with a rolling pin inside a ziploc bag for a crumbly texture perfect for the strawberry crunch topping.
Let the cooled cookies rest for about 15 minutes, then use a piping bag or a small bowl and spatula to spread the cream cheese frosting. Top them right away with the strawberry crumble.
Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, a glass of milk, or a cup of tea for the perfect way to enjoy these pink cookies.
What to Make Next
If you love Strawberry Crunch as much as I do, try this Strawberry Crunch Cheesecake a Strawberry Crunch Cake or these Strawberry Crunch Ice Cream bars.
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Strawberry Crunch Cookies
Equipment
- blender
- Parchment Paper
- 9×11 Baking Sheet
Ingredients
- Strawberry Cookies:
- ½ cup butter
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- â…“ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg + egg yolk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon strawberry extract
- 1 tablespoon strawberry jello powder
- 1 tablespoon vanilla pudding powder
- 1 â…” cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Strawberry Crunch:
- 15 golden oreos crushed
- ¼ cup and 2 tablespoons strawberry jello powder
- ¼ cup unsalted butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit and prep a baking sheet with parchment paper
- In a mixing bowl blend the salt and butter together.
- Add the sugars next and mix thoroughly
- Next, add the eggs, and extracts and mix together until combined.
- Take all the dry ingredients; strawberry and vanilla powder, flour and baking powder, and mix into the wet ingredients to create a cookie dough.
- Use a spoon or 3×3 inch scooper to create large balls of dough.
- Flatten slightly with your hands before putting in the oven to bake for 12 minutes
- While the cookies are in the oven, blend the golden oreos in a mixer or cut with a knife to get a crumbly consistency.
- Add the melted butter to the strawberry jello powder and mix together.
- Combine the crushed golden oreos and strawberry jello mixture until thoroughly combined for the strawberry crunch cookie topping.
- Let the cookie cool for about 15 minutes once out of the oven.
- While those cool, fill a piping bag with cream cheese frosting and cut a hole, or frost manually
- Coat the top of the cookies with the famous strawberry crunch cake topping mix and your cookies are ready to enjoy!
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Yum! These were so good! Thanks for the recipe! Going to make a double batch next time.
These look delicious!
These cookies were yummy! Thank you for the recipe.