Strawberry Crunch Cookies
Soft strawberry cake mix cookies topped with creamy frosting and a crunchy strawberry-vanilla crumble.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 12 min
- Total Time: 45 min
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
1 ¼ cups freeze dried strawberries (pulsed to coarse powder)
1 cup Golden Vanilla Sandwich Cookies (crumbs-about 15 cookies)
3 Tablespoons butter (softened)
1 box strawberry cake mix (15.25 ounces)
1 cup all purpose flour
2 Tablespoons cornstarch
½ cup butter (softened)
½ cup butter flavored shortening
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
¼ cup butter (softened)
½ Tablespoon vanilla extract
3 ½–4 cups powdered sugar
1–3 Tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Make Topping: Pulse strawberries to powder. Mix with cookie crumbs and 3 Tbsp butter until sandy. Set aside.
- Make Dough: Whisk cake mix, flour, cornstarch. Cream ½ cup butter, shortening, and sugar (if needed). Beat in eggs and vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients.
- Bake: Scoop dough onto lined sheets. Bake at 350°F for 10-12 min. Cool completely.
- Make Frosting: Beat cream cheese and ¼ cup butter until smooth. Add vanilla. Beat in powdered sugar. Add milk until spreadable.
- Assemble: Frost cooled cookies. Press strawberry crunch topping onto frosting.
Notes
- Ensure all dairy is at room temperature for smooth mixing.
- Do not overbake cookies; centers should look soft.
- Store assembled cookies in the refrigerator.
- Freeze unfrosted cookies for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 592 kcal
- Sugar: 53 g
- Sodium: 411 mg
- Fat: 31 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 75 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg
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