Description
Delight your taste buds with these Raspberry Sugar Cookies that burst with real raspberry flavor. These tender, buttery cookies are studded with freeze-dried raspberries and topped with a decadent chocolate drizzle.
Ingredients
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Dough:
- 2 cups freeze-dried raspberries, divided
- 3 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
Decoration:
- 4 oz semi-sweet or white chocolate, chopped
- Extra freeze-dried raspberry powder for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare the Raspberry Dough: Crush 1½ cups of freeze-dried raspberries into a fine powder and coarsely chop the remaining ½ cup. Set aside.
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Cream Butter and Cream Cheese: Beat softened butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy.
- Incorporate Sugar: Add sugar to the butter mixture and beat until creamy.
- Add Wet Ingredients: Beat in egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract (if using).
- Combine Wet and Dry: Gradually add flour mixture to wet ingredients to form a soft dough.
- Add Raspberries: Fold in raspberry powder and chopped pieces by hand.
- Bake: Drop dough portions on baking sheets and bake for 11-13 minutes.
- Cool: Let cookies cool on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack.
- Optional Chocolate Topping: Melt chocolate and drizzle over cookies, then sprinkle with raspberry powder.
Notes
- For a stronger raspberry flavor, you can increase the amount of freeze-dried raspberries in the dough.
- Ensure the cookies are completely cooled before adding the chocolate topping to prevent it from melting too quickly.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg