Strawberry Cookies are so super simple and easy to make. This is a fantastic easy recipe to follow using sugar cookies, fondant, and frosting.
These easy strawberry cookies will make a great spring and summer treat and are a fantastic party food idea. You could even make them for a strawberry shortcake party.
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Easy Strawberry Cookie Recipe
💖 Why This Recipe Works
- Cute & Thematic: These heart-shaped cookies with strawberry designs are perfect for spring and summer celebrations.
- Easy to Decorate: Simple fondant and frosting make these cookies fun and easy to personalize, even for kids.
- Customizable: Add your own twist with flavors like lemon or almond, or mix in dried strawberry pieces for extra flavor.
🥚Strawberry Cookies Ingredients
- Your favourite sugar cookie or shortbread recipe
- 5-6 oz. red fondant
- 3-4 oz. green fondant
- White decorating frosting
Yields: One dozen decorated cookies
For the complete list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, please see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
🌈 Substitutions and Variations
- Flavor Twist: Incorporate freeze-dried strawberry powder into your sugar cookie dough for an enhanced strawberry flavor.
- Frosting Alternative: Use royal icing instead of fondant for a different texture and finish.
- Decoration Ideas: Add edible glitter or colored sugar to the white frosting dots to make the "seeds" sparkle.
🔪How to Make Your Strawberry Cookies
Roll out your sugar cookies to be about ¼ of an inch thick. Using a heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out 12 hearts.
Place each cookie on a cookie sheet and bake according to your recipe’s directions.
Allow to cool completely on a wire rack before proceeding to the decorating process.
Roll out your red fondant so that it’s about ¼ of an inch thick. Using the same cookie cutter, cut out 12 hearts.
Press the red-hearted fondant onto each cookie.
Roll out your green fondant so that it’s about ¼ of an inch thick.
Using the top portion of your heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut around the circumference of your green fondant.
You will need 12 of these pieces. Re-roll the fondant if needed.
Press the green fondant pieces onto the top of your cookie.
Roll out 12 small ovals from your green fondant and place at the center top of each cookie.
These will act as your strawberry’s “stem.”
Using Wilton tip #4, frost dots onto each cookie using your white decorating frosting. These will act as your strawberry “seeds.”
Serve and enjoy!
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👩🍳 Expert Tips
- Bake heart-shaped sugar cookies and let them cool completely.
- Roll out red fondant to ¼ inch thickness and cut heart shapes to cover each cookie. For the green tops, use the heart cutter to trim the top of the red fondant, then cut green fondant into heart shapes to fit, creating a layered effect.
- Using white decorating frosting and a small round tip, pipe dots onto each cookie to resemble strawberry seeds.
💭 FAQs
Absolutely! While the recipe uses a heart-shaped cutter, you can choose any shape you like.
Craft stores, baking supply shops, or online retailers like Amazon carry a variety of fondant colors.
Yes, store-bought frosting is a convenient alternative and works well for decorating.
Store them in an airtight container at room temperature to keep them fresh.
💖 Serving Suggestions
These are my favorite treats to serve with strawberry cookies:
- Mini Fruit Tartlets: Fill mini tart shells with whipped cream and top with fresh berries for a delightful bite-sized dessert.
- Lemonade Spritzers: Mix lemonade with sparkling water and a splash of lime juice for a refreshing beverage.
- Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries: Dip fresh strawberries in melted chocolate and let them set for a sweet and elegant treat.
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