Strawberry Shortcake Cookies

Now if you go visit the site where the original recipe came from, you will see beautifully edited pictures with perfect lighting and perfectly shaped cookies. Kudos to that girl. I, however, am not that girl. You can find those pictures here. Although I can’t give you those super awesome perfect cookie pictures, I can give you the same amazingly wonderful tasting cookies. These cookies are sweet and moist and yummy!

 

You Will Need:

-12oz fresh strawberries, cut up

-2 Tablespoons sugar

-2 teaspoons lemon juice

-1/4 teaspoon lemon zest

-1/2 cup sugar

-2 cups flour

-2 teaspoons baking powder

-1/2 teaspoon salt

-6 Tablespoons butter

-2/3 cup heavy cream

 

Directions:

-Preheat oven to 375 degrees

-Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper

-In a small bowl mix together cut up strawberries, 2 Tablespoons of sugar, and lemon juice

-In a large bowl whisk together lemon zest and 1/2 cup of sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt

-Cut in butter until a crumbly dough forms

-Mix in cream

-Stir in strawberry mix (At this point the dough becomes kind of runny, be patient with it)

-Use a spoon to scoop out the dough and strawberries onto the cookie sheets

-Bake for 14 minutes