Strawberries and Cream Cookies

By Late2Serenity

Ingredients

• 1 cup (16 tablespoons) butter
• 4 ounces cream cheese (half an 8-ounce package)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon strawberry flavor, optional
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup confectioners' or glazing sugar
• 2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
• 1 cup dried strawberries

Details

Servings 40
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 39mins
Adapted from kingarthurflour.com

Preparation

Step 1

1) Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease two baking sheets, or line them with parchment paper.

2) To make the dough: Beat together the butter, cream cheese, salt, baking powder, strawberry flavor, and vanilla extract.

3) When the mixture is soft, add the sugars, and beat until fluffy.

4) Mix in the flour, then fold in the dried strawberries.

5) Drop the dough by the tablespoonful onto the prepared baking sheets; a tablespoon cookie scoop works well here.

6) Using the lightly-greased bottom of a flat-bottomed drinking glass or measuring cup, flatten each cookie to about 1/4" thick and 1 3/4" to 2" in diameter.

7) Bake the cookies for 12 to 14 minutes, or until they're lightly browned on the bottom and edges.

8) Remove the cookies from the oven, and cool them on the pans for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a rack to cool completely.