These buttery, melt-in-your-mouth strawberry shortbread cookies are made with real freeze-dried strawberries for a natural flavor and vibrant color. Pipe them out for the cutest strawberry flower shortbread cookies!
I am a strawberry fiend and that's what inspired these cookies! I love the crisp, buttery goodness of shortbread cookies so combining it with strawberries felt like a match made in heaven. Over the past few years, I've been growing edible flowers, and I have such a soft spot for floral-inspired treats. Anytime I get the chance, I love making cute, flower-themed baked goodies!
These cookies are not-too-sweet so if you find that you need a touch more oomph, try pairing these strawberry shortbread cookies with my flavor packed strawberry glaze recipe for double the strawberry taste! Make it a cafe experience by making a creamy Tiramisu Latte or Matcha Tiramisu Latte recipe too.
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🍪Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Ease Level: Beginner-friendly cookie dough but the piping will take some practice to get that cute flower shape and you'll need a piping bag and piping tip.
Flavor Profile: Buttery, crisp shortbread with a delicate sweetness, balanced by the bright, fruity notes of strawberries. The edible cookie flowers are so cute!
🥣Ingredients
- Unsalted butter is adds richness and creates a tender crumb. It binds the dry ingredients together without adding liquid. Using unsalted butter lets you control the salt level in the recipe.
- Confectioners' sugar (powdered sugar) is what makes the cookies delicate, crumbly, and sweet.
- Corn starch adds to the shortbread's tenderness and helps keep the flower shape when piped.
- Milk adds a touch of moisture and flavor to the dough, helping it come together smoothly for piping.
- Freeze dried strawberries and strawberry emulsion add and enhances the strawberry flavors in the cookie without adding extra moisture so we cake a crisp, tender shortbread.
See recipe card below for ingredient measurements! This is for those that want a more in-dept idea of what each ingredients are and what they do. ٩(^ᗜ^ )و ´-
Instructions
Step 1: Mix together all the ingredients except all purpose flour until incorporated.
Step 2: Add in the all purpose flour. Mix until incorporated. Don't overmix.
Step 3: Fill a piping bag with an open star or closed star piping tip and fill with the strawberry shortbread cookie dough.
Step 4: Pipe 4-5 petals around in a circle on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Chill the piped cookie dough in the fridge on the sheet for about 30 minutes.
Step 5: Bake for 10-13 minutes or until edges just start to brown. Cool on wire rack. Use melted white chocolate or royal icing dyed yellow to pipe onto the center of each cookie to complete the flower design. Enjoy~!
They're SO CUTE!!!
Pro Tips
- Chilling the dough after piping the flower shapes helps them keep their shape even after baking. This is an important step!!!
- Decorating with some melted chocolate to give it an extra cute floral look
Variations
Want to try another flavor? How about these ideas?!
- Try other freeze dried fruits like blueberry, mango, or raspberries.
Equipment
- Blender (if you need to make strawberry powder)
- Rubber spatula
- Mixing bowl
- Baking Sheet
- Parchment paper
- Piping bag
- Piping tip
FAQ
Gently mix and handle the dough to prevent overworking, which can develop gluten and make the shortbread tough. Refrigerate the dough before baking to help the cookies hold their shape is super key!
⭐Busy Week? Make Ahead!
This is great to prepare a day or two beforehand when you have a busy week! Here’s a general schedule so you have an idea on what to work with :) hope it helps!
Day 1: Measure out dry ingredients, cover, and set aside. Measure out wet ingredients (including butter), cover, and keep in fridge. Blend freeze dried strawberry powder if you're using whole pieces and add it with the dry ingredients. Add piping tip to pastry bag. Line sheet pan with parchment paper and make sure there is space in your fridge for your sheet pans for the moment you need to chill the piped dough.
Day 2: Mix strawberry shortbread ingredients together to form dough and add to piping bag. Pipe out your strawberry flower shortbread cookies onto the sheet pan. Chill the dough. You can bake it once the cookie dough is fully chilled or chill overnight and bake the next day.
Day 3 (optional): Bake cookie dough and let cool until you can peel off the sheet pan. You can pipe chocolate daisies centers to make it extra cute! Now you can consume same day or pack it to bring to a party for the next day. Hope this steps break down helps make the baking process more manageable with your busy schedule! ٩(^ᗜ^ )و ´-
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Pairing
These are my favorite recipes to serve with these Strawberry Flower Shortbread Cookies:
Strawberry Flower Shortbread cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 113 grams Unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- 50 grams Confectioner's sugar
- 1 tablespoon Cornstarch
- 10 grams freeze dried strawberries grounded to powder
- 2-4 tablespoons Milk
- 1 tablespoon Milk powder optional
- ¼ teaspoon Strawberry emulsion or extract optional
- 1 drop Red gel food coloring optional
- 120 grams All-purpose flour
Instructions
Make The Cookie Dough
- Mix together 113 grams Unsalted butter, 50 grams Confectioner's sugar, 1 tablespoon Cornstarch, 10 grams freeze dried strawberries, 2-4 tablespoons Milk, 1 tablespoon Milk powder, ¼ teaspoon Strawberry emulsion or extract, 1 drop Red gel food coloring (if using), and mix until incorporated.
- Add in the 120 grams All-purpose flour. Mix until incorporated. Don't overmix.
To Assemble The Flower Cookies
- Fill a piping bag with an open star or closed star piping tip and fill with the strawberry shortbread cookie dough.
- Pipe 4-5 petals around in a circle on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Chill the piped cookie dough in the fridge on the sheet for about 30 minutes.
Bake The Flower Cookies
- Preheat the Oven to 325 F (with the fan) or 350 F (without the fan).
- Take the baking sheet out from the fridge and bake for 10-13 minutes or until edges just start to brown. Cool on wire rack.
Decorate The Flower Cookies
- Use melted white chocolate or royal icing dyed yellow to pipe onto the center of each cookie to complete the flower design. Enjoy~!
Sharon Hsu says
Hi, I'm Sharon :) I'm the author of this recipe! ٩>ᴗ<)و ok by this reading point you probably already know I LOVE strawberries LOL and I LOVE butter cookies! This recipe is so fun because I also LOVEEE making my treats extra pretty/cute so creating a cookie recipe I can pipe into whatever shape I'm in the mood for was the plan. I made these into flowers but next time I want to create heart shapes or cute bows hehe I'd love to hear what you think of this recipe! Leave a comment and let me know how it turned out. While I believe recipes are just a starting point for creativity, I always aim to make mine clear, helpful, and to add a little sparkle to your day. 𖹭.ᐟ✨ hehe
Vivian says
These look so good and easy. Can’t wait to try this recipe!!!
Amy says
can I change the butter to oil? or will it change the flavor and texture?
Sharon Hsu says
Hi Amy!
I tested this recipe with butter in mind when making it so I haven't tried it with oil. I don't think oil will work as a perfect replacement though, I think the flavor and texture will change...maybe not hold the shape either!
Tiffany Ollis says
Hi Sharon, I love your recipes! My friend and I made these adorable strawberry cookies, and they were a big hit. I was curious, if you were to try a matcha version of this recipe, would you substitute the same amount of matcha powder for the strawberry powder and skip the strawberry emulsion or do you think there’s a better way to make a matcha version?
Sharon Hsu says
Hi Tiffany!! This review is so sweet to hear, thank you for trying my recipe! :) A matcha version sounds AMAZING. While I haven't tried matcha version yet, I've tried a chocolate version replacing the strawberry powder with black cocoa powder when I was making a Jiji the cat cookie and it works so theoretically what you described should also work. Hope that helps! - Sharon
Tiffany Ollis says
Thanks so much, Sharon! The Jiji the cat cookies sound so adorable! Appreciate you taking the time to reply!! (^-^)