Strawberry Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Skip the chocolate covered strawberries this Valentine’s Day and make these delicious soft Strawberry Chocolate Chip Cookies instead! A classic chocolate chip cookie made with melted butter, chopped chocolate, and our special ingredient…freeze-dried strawberries! Every bite is soft, chewy, extra chocolate-y, with delicious strawberry chunks. It’s like chocolate covered strawberries, but SO much better! Bake these sweet cookies this Valentine’s Day or even just this weekend for a cookie everyone is sure to love.

About The Recipe

When I think of February, I think of chocolate and strawberries. Specifically chocolate covered strawberries! Between you and me, it’s one of my favorite snacks.

So, when my mom and I were talking about what we wanted to share for Valentine’s Day, we knew we wanted to do something along those lines! But, we wanted to do something a little more special.

Say, “hello!” to these Strawberry Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Honestly, we don’t really celebrate Valentine’s in our house, but we DO love any excuse to bake delicious and sweet treats.

And, let’s be real, is there really anything better than chocolate and strawberries?

Oh, yeah. Chocolate chip cookies!

Once you combine all of these together, it creates a cookie that’s soft, chewy, and tastes like a chocolate covered strawberry.

These might just be one of my favorite cookie recipes we’ve made for the blog to-date!

They’re perfect for Valentine’s Day, weekend baking, or just whenever you want a strawberry chocolate chip cookie.

Reasons You Will Love These Strawberry Chocolate Chip Cookies

• Made in one bowl! No mixers required.
• Ready in about 30 minutes.
• The perfect chocolate to cookie ratio.
• Chunks of freeze-dried strawberries in every bite!
• Perfect for Valentine’s Day.

Equipment Needed

• Mixing Bowl
• Whisk
• Rubber Spatula
• Sheet Pans
• Large Cookie Scoop

Ingredients

(Full ingredient amounts and instructions can be found in the recipe card at the bottom of the post)

• Unsalted Butter – You will need to use melted unsalted butter for this recipe! We chose to use unsalted butter to control the amount of salt in the recipe, but if all you have is salted butter, you can use that. Just omit in the salt in the recipe!
• Granulated Sugar – Not only does sugar help sweeten a recipe, but it changes the texture SO much. This helps give crispy edges to every cookie.
• Brown Sugar – The best sugar for chewy delicious cookies!
• Large Eggs – You will need 2 large eggs at room temperature for this recipe.
• Vanilla Extract – Adds flavor to the cookie.
• All-Purpose Flour – This gives the cookies the perfect texture and structure!
• Baking Soda – Provides just enough rise to give these cookies a delicious structure.
• Chopped Chocolate – This is our secret to having the best-ever chocolate chip cookies! Using chopped chocolate ensures gooey chocolate in every bite. Though, if all you have is chocolate chips, you can definitely use them!
• Freeze-Dried Strawberries – Using freeze-dried strawberries in this recipe is a must! They add the flavor of strawberries, without adding excess moisture to the cookie dough.

How To Make Strawberry Chocolate Chip Cookies

Step 1: Make the cookie dough

In a large bowl, whisk together butter and sugars.

Add eggs and vanilla. Whisk until well blended.

Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt.

Fold in chocolate and strawberries.

Step 2: Portion and bake

Use a 3 Tablespoon scoop to portion cookies on prepared pans, about 6 cookies per pan. Bake for 13 minutes, or until lightly brown around edges.

What’s The Best Chocolate To Use?

If you want delicious pools of melty chocolate, you need to use a high quality chocolate bar. Baking chips are designed to hold their shape when baked, but if you use a chopped bar or a high quality chocolate chip (like Ghirardelli or Guittard!), you are guaranteed to have pools of melted chocolate with every bite!

How To Achieve A Perfectly Round Cookie

The first step is to always use a cookie scoop! It helps get each cookie the exact same size, but also, there is a little trick that we almost always use when it comes cookies.

Using a circle biscuit cutter that’s larger than the cookie, we bump the cookies while they’re still very hot to fit inside the cutter and circle around them to create the perfect round shape!

How To Store

These cookies are definitely best when eaten fresh out of the oven! Though, they can be stored in an airtight container or zip-top bag and kept in the fridge for 5 – 7 days. If desired, you can also freeze them in a freezer safe bag for up to 3 months!

Substitutions

• If you don’t have a chocolate baking bar, you can use chocolate chips.

Looking for more recipes like this? Here are a few you may like: Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies, Fudge-y Brownie Cookies, Chocolate and Strawberry Linzer Cookies, S’mores Cookies

Expert Tips

• When mixing the melted butter and sugars together, make sure the mixture isn’t too hot before adding the eggs! You may need to let it cool slightly, about 1-2 minutes before adding the eggs.
• Make the egg is completely incorporated before adding the flour.
• It’s best to use light-colored sheet pans to bake these cookies, as a darker sheet pan may cause the bottoms to burn.
• Tap the sheet pans on the counter as the cookies come out of the oven. This helps ensure beautiful crinkly cookies!

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