These chocolate covered strawberry cookies taste just like a beloved Valentine's Day dessert in cookie form! Made with freeze dried strawberries and melty chocolate ganache, these cookies are the ultimate indulgence to share with your Valentine.
Fruit and chocolate is a Valentine's Day must, and these chocolate covered strawberry cookies are a fun take on a holiday classic! The cookies are soft and almost cake-like, packed with chocolate and balanced by the sweet & tart freeze-dried strawberries, and they have a gooey, melty chocolate ganache center – it's pure indulgence, really. Make a batch to share with your Valentine, your girlfriends, or to eat alone, because you deserve it!
Here are some more Valentine's Day recipes you'll love: Marbled Brownie Skillet Cookie for Two, Love Potion No. 9 Cocktail, and Heart Shaped Creamy Beet Pasta for Two.
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Ingredients & Equipment
You’ll need the following ingredients and equipment to make these chocolate covered strawberry cookies:
- Baking sheets
- Flour
- Cocoa powder
- Butter
- Egg
- Granulated sugar
- Light brown sugar
- Freeze-dried strawberries
- Chocolate
- Heavy cream
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Vanilla extract
Customize This Recipe!
There are a few different ways you can customize this recipe:
- Use fun chocolates. I found red velvet peanut butter cups at the store and added them to these cookies for some fun color and flavor – this is your chance to try out a fun new chocolate!
- Dip or drizzle. Have some fun with presentation by drizzling melted chocolate over these cookies, or dipping the bottoms or sides to form a chocolate shell!
Kitchen Tips:
- Utilize mise en place! Make sure you have all of your ingredients prepped and ready before you begin making this recipe - it will help save you time and keep you organized.
- Pack the ganache well. These cookies can get pretty messy if you don't secure the ganache completely with the cookie dough - make sure your cookie dough balls are completely sealed around the ganache before baking!
- Freeze-dried over fresh. Normally I'd suggest fresh fruit when baking, but in cookies, fresh strawberries have a tendency to dry out and lose flavor. Freeze-dried strawberries are packed with super strong flavor and will add a nice crunch without turning gummy!
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Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cookies
Ingredients
For the ganache:
- 3 oz chocolate chopped
- ¼ cup heavy cream
For the cookie dough:
- 8 tablespoon butter soft
- ¼ cup white sugar
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup + 2 tablespoon flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup freeze dried strawberries
- 2 oz chocolate chopped
Instructions
For the ganache:
- In a heat safe bowl or over a double boiler, melt the chocolate and heavy cream in 30 second increments, stirring well until combined.
- Let the ganache cool and set slightly. Scoop the ganache into 12 equal dollops onto a parchment-lined baking sheet or tray, then freeze until use.
For the cookie dough:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugars until fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix until combined.
- In a separate bowl, mix the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together.
- Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined and no streaks of flour remain.
- Fold in the freeze-dried strawberries and chopped chocolate by hand until just combined.
- Using a cookie scoop for even measuring, scoop the cookie dough into 12 balls. Form a well in each dough ball with your thumbs and place a ganache ball inside. Form the dough in a ball around the ganache, sealing all edges to completely secure the ganache.
- Add each dough ball to the baking tray, gently pressing down to slightly flatten the cookies.
- Bake for about 12 minutes until the cookies have set, but are still soft.
- Let the cookies rest on the tray for at least another 5 minutes before eating to avoid breaking.
Notes
- Utilize mise en place! Make sure you have all of your ingredients prepped and ready before you begin making this recipe - it will help save you time and keep you organized.
- Pack the ganache well. These cookies can get pretty messy if you don't secure the ganache completely with the cookie dough - make sure your cookie dough balls are completely sealed around the ganache before baking!
- Freeze-dried over fresh. Normally I'd suggest fresh fruit when baking, but in cookies, fresh strawberries have a tendency to dry out and lose flavor. Freeze-dried strawberries are packed with super strong flavor and will add a nice crunch without turning gummy!
- Use fun chocolates. I found red velvet peanut butter cups at the store and added them to these cookies for some fun color and flavor – this is your chance to try out a fun new chocolate!
- Dip or drizzle. Have some fun with presentation by drizzling melted chocolate over these cookies, or dipping the bottoms or sides to form a chocolate shell!
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