Description
Strawberry crunch cookies bring sweet summer memories right to my kitchen counter. Crisp graham cracker pieces and fresh strawberries create a delightful treat that disappears faster than I can bake them.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 1 box strawberry cake mix
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
Dry Ingredients:
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- 10 golden Oreos
- ½ cup freeze-dried strawberries
Butter and Melted Ingredients:
- ¼ cup butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
Instructions
- Grab a spacious mixing bowl and combine 15.25 oz strawberry cake mix, ⅓ cup all-purpose flour, ⅓ cup vegetable oil, 2 eggs, and ¼ cup melted butter. Blend ingredients thoroughly until a dense, cohesive dough materializes.
- Pulverize 10 golden Oreos and ½ cup freeze-dried strawberries in a food processor until they transform into coarse, textured crumbs. Drizzle 2 tbsp melted butter into the mixture and pulse briefly to integrate.
- Shape the cookie dough into compact 1.5-tablespoon spheres using your palms. Generously roll each ball through the crumb mixture, ensuring complete and even coverage.
- Arrange the coated dough balls onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, maintaining approximately 2 inches of separation between each cookie to allow proper spreading.
- Position the sheet in a preheated oven at 350F (175C). Bake for 9-11 minutes, watching for golden edges and centers that appear slightly tender but not raw.
- Remove from oven and allow cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 3-4 minutes, permitting them to firm up before transferring to a cooling rack.
Notes
- Always use room temperature eggs and butter for the smoothest cookie dough texture.
- Crush the Oreos and freeze-dried strawberries into fine, even crumbs for the best coating consistency.
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes before rolling in crunch topping to help the cookies hold their shape better.
- For gluten-free options, swap the cake mix with a gluten-free version and use gluten-free sandwich cookies in the crunch topping.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 9-11 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 134 kcal
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 70 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg