Strawberry Lemon Shortcake Cookies

Strawberry Lemon Shortcake Cookies! Soft Strawberry Shortcake Cookies with Lemon Glaze! Easy Strawberry Shortcake Cookies with Fresh Strawberries for Spring and Summer!

Stack of 2 Strawberry Shortcake Cookies stacked

These Strawberry Lemon Shortcake Cookies are a MUST TRY! I LOVE them for all things Spring and Summer!

I absolutely LOVE all things Lemon and Strawberry! Plus, I am a HUGE fan of seasonal cookies and desserts, especially for parties and get togethers! These Soft Strawberry Lemon Cookies are just the thing for all things Easter, Spring, and Summer Parties!

Plate full of Strawberry Lemon Shortcake Cookies

Try more of my FAVORITE Easy Strawberry Recipes and these Amazing Lemon Recipes! My go-to desserts for Pool Parties, Baby Showers, and Barbecues!

Strawberry Shortcake Cookie with a bite taken out

Reasons you will LOVE these Strawberry Lemon Shortcake Cookies!

  • Simple and Easy Strawberry Shortcake Cookies! Just a few simple ingredients for a DELICIOUS Springtime dessert!
  • PACKED with amazing Lemon and Strawberries flavors! So bright and fresh!
  • The perfect treat ALL SUMMER LONG! Great for Parties, Barbecues, and afternoon swims!

Strawberry Shortbread cookie broken in half

What you’ll need to make these Strawberry Lemon Shortcake Cookies!

  • Flour, Sugar, Baking Powder, and Salt! SO EASY!
  • Cold Butter and Milk! This creates the “shortcake” part of these Shortcake Cookies!
  • Strawberries, Lemon Juice, and Lemon Zest – packs these Strawberry Lemon Cookies with ALL THE FLAVORS!

Pile of Strawberry Shortcake Cookies

How to make Strawberry Lemon Shortcake Cookies!

These AMAZING Strawberry Lemon Cookies are a MUST TRY this Spring and Summer! Super easy and delicious – packed with tasty flavors like Lemon and Fresh Strawberries!

Flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt added to bowl

First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Add your flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt to a bowl and mix together.

Cold butter added to bowl

Next, use your hands or a pastry cutter to “cut” in the cold butter. Do this until the mixture is crumbly.

Milk being poured into bowl

Then pour the milk into to the cookie mixture. Mix together until the cookie dough begins to form.

Mixing strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice

Time for the STRAWBERRIES! In a separate bowl, mix together the strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice.

Added lemon zest to cookie dough

Carefully fold the strawberries into the cookie dough and add in the lemon zest. I love the POP of flavor this brings to the cookies!

Cookie dough balls on baking sheet

Next, use a cookie scoop to create cookie dough balls and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. (Space them out about 2″ apart.) Bake them in the oven for 12 minutes.

Powdered sugar and lemon juice in bowls for glaze

Once the cookies have baked, let them cool on the baking sheet for 8 minutes. Then move them to a cooling rack.

For the glaze, mix the powdered sugar and lemon juice together.

Drizzling glaze over baked cookies

Finally, drizzle the glaze over the cookies and serve! The PERFECT Summertime treat!

Strawberry Lemon Shortcake Cookies Ingredients

Strawberry Lemon Shortcake Cookies

Yields: 19 cookies
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Baking time: 12 minutes
Additional time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:
2 cups unbleached flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
2/3 cup whole milk
1 cup frozen strawberries, chopped
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest

Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a medium sized mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
Cut in cold butter (using your hands or a pastry cutter) until crumbly.
Add the milk and stir until the dough starts to come together.
In a small bowl, mix together strawberries, 1 tablespoon sugar, and lemon juice.
Fold the strawberry mixture into the prepared batter and add the lemon zest.
Use a two tablespoon cookie scoop and scoop mixture to create a cookie dough ball and place them on a baking sheet that has been prepared with parchment paper.
Place cookies about 2” apart.
Bake for 12 minutes.
Remove from the oven and let cool on the baking sheet for 8 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Once the cookies are cooled completely, make the glaze.
Make the glaze by combining the powdered sugar and lemon juice together.
Drizzle glaze over cookies and let cool completely.

Notes:
● These cookies are best enjoyed immediately or the same day. Can be saved, but are better for saving if you use fresh strawberries instead of frozen.
● Cookies are soft and cake-like.
● Cookies taste like a shortbread soft cookie.
● I like to put parchment paper under my cooling rack before drizzling glaze so it doesn’t make a mess.

Stack of 2 Strawberry Shortcake Cookies stacked

Strawberry Lemon Shortcake Cookies

Yield: 19 Cookies
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Additional Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 37 minutes

Strawberry Lemon Shortcake Cookies! Easy Short Cake Cookies with Pieces of Strawberry and a lemon glaze! These cookies are soft and have a cake-like texture! The perfect light cookies for spring and summer!

Ingredients

  • Cookie Ingredients:
  • 2 cups unbleached flour
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
  • 2/3 cup whole milk
  • 1 cup frozen strawberries, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • Glaze Ingredients:
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 
  2. In a medium sized mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. 
  3. Cut in cold butter (using your hands or a pastry cutter) until crumbly. 
  4. Add the milk and stir until the dough starts to come together. 
  5. In a small bowl, mix together strawberries, 1 tablespoon sugar, and lemon juice. 
  6. Fold the strawberry mixture into the prepared batter and add the lemon zest.
  7. Use a two tablespoon cookie scoop and scoop mixture to create a cookie dough ball and place them on a baking sheet that has been prepared with parchment paper. 
  8. Place cookies about 2” apart. 
  9. Bake for 12 minutes.
  10. Remove from the oven and let cool on the baking sheet for 8 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. 
  11. Once the cookies are cooled completely, make the glaze. 
  12. Make the glaze by combining the powdered sugar and lemon juice together. 
  13. Drizzle glaze over cookies and let cool completely. 

Notes

  • These cookies are best enjoyed immediately or the same day. Can be saved, but are better for saving if you use fresh strawberries instead of frozen. 
  • Cookies are soft and cake-like. 
  • Cookies taste like a shortbread soft cookie. 
  • I like to put parchment paper under my cooling rack before drizzling glaze so it doesn’t make a mess.

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Is shortbread cookies the same as shortcake cookies?

Shortcake cookies and shortbread cookies are similar, but they ARE different! Shortbread doesn’t contain any baking powder, making them more dense. Shortbread cookies have a more crumbly texture while shortcake cookies are more chewy and soft.

Close up view of pile of Strawberry Lemon Cookies

Can you use half butter and half shortening in Strawberry Lemon Cookies?

Yes! You absolutely can, although I prefer to use all butter. Just make sure your “butter” is REAL butter, not margarine. It adds a richer flavor to your cookies!

Above view of Strawberry Shortcake Cookie

What is the trick to making Soft Strawberry Lemon Cookies?

The baking time and temperature of your oven! You want to baking your cookies for a SHORT time in a HOT oven. This will make your cookies soft and chewy! (Yum!) I prefer to take my cookies out a minute or two before they’re fully baked and let them finish baking on the hot baking sheet. Soft and chewy cookies every time!

If you’re like me and love all things lemon and strawberry, try this Easy Strawberry Lemonade Recipe! This Homemade Frozen Lemonade is the perfect drink for all things SUMMER! Super easy and fun!

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