Strawberry Shortcake Cookies

Strawberry shortcake. Always a tasty idea in the summer. These are an all in one combination. They're a bit like scones, a bit softer than a cookie cookie, and totally delicious.






Soak diced strawberries with lemon juice and sugar. This draws out juice and enhances the sweetness of the berry more than you'd expect from a small amount of sugar.

Make a simple biscuit dough out of flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, butter and cream. Mix in the strawberries and bake.







I recommend adding ice cream and whipped cream, too, cause seriously, why not? And what is strawberry shortcake without cream?

Yum.

Strawberry Shortcake Cookies
Adapted from Martha Stewart

2 cups of strawberries, diced to about 1/4" cubes
1 tsp lemon juice
2 tbsp sugar
2 c flour
1/2 c sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
6 tbsp cold butter
2/3 c heavy cream
turbinado sugar for dusting

Preheat oven to 350. Cover baking sheets with parchment paper.

Mix strawberries, lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of sugar.

Combine flour, remaining 1/2 c sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut the butter into cubes and mix in with pastry cutter. When dough resembles oatmeal, mix in cream until the dough starts to come together. Add strawberries and mix in.

Scoop out approximately 1/4 cups, shape into rounds and pat until flat-ish. Sprinkle some turbinado sugar on top. Bake for 20 minutes.

Yields: 1 dozen cookies. Martha says you need to eat them quickly.