These Strawberry Biscuits (Cookies) are soft & buttery and the slight tartness of the fresh strawberry pieces inside them make for a delicious treat !It’s Winter here in Africa, and strawberries (which just happen to be my favourite fruit) are an abundant Winter fruit here, especially during the month of July - I always consider July as being ‘strawberry month’ !
I have featured various strawberry recipes on the blog in the past, but never one for biscuits (cookies) made with actual fresh strawberries, so thought that I would share this one with you, which I made last weekend.
These biscuits are soft and buttery and the slight tartness of the strawberry pieces in them work well with the overall sweetness of the biscuit – and they go perfectly with a nice cuppa tea, of course !
Strawberry Biscuits (Cookies) (Adapted from the ‘Sugar Biscuits’ recipe in ‘Cook and Enjoy It’ by S.J.A. de Villiers)
½ cup Butter
1 cup brown Sugar
1 Egg, beaten
2 tbsp Milk
1 tsp Vanilla Essence
½ tsp Salt
2 ½ cups Flour
2 tsp Baking Powder (Baking Soda)
1 cup fresh Strawberries, cleaned & roughly chopped
Cream the butter & sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the beaten egg, milk, vanilla essence & salt. Mix well. Sift the flour and baking powder in. Mix. Fold in the chopped strawberries. Knead the dough lightly and roll pieces into walnut sized balls. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet, press each ball down lightly with your thumb to flatten. Bake at 190’C/375’F/Gas Mark 5 for around 12 - 15 minutes until done. Makes +- 35 biscuits.
I have featured various strawberry recipes on the blog in the past, but never one for biscuits (cookies) made with actual fresh strawberries, so thought that I would share this one with you, which I made last weekend.
These biscuits are soft and buttery and the slight tartness of the strawberry pieces in them work well with the overall sweetness of the biscuit – and they go perfectly with a nice cuppa tea, of course !
Strawberry Biscuits (Cookies) (Adapted from the ‘Sugar Biscuits’ recipe in ‘Cook and Enjoy It’ by S.J.A. de Villiers)
½ cup Butter
1 cup brown Sugar
1 Egg, beaten
2 tbsp Milk
1 tsp Vanilla Essence
½ tsp Salt
2 ½ cups Flour
2 tsp Baking Powder (Baking Soda)
1 cup fresh Strawberries, cleaned & roughly chopped
Cream the butter & sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the beaten egg, milk, vanilla essence & salt. Mix well. Sift the flour and baking powder in. Mix. Fold in the chopped strawberries. Knead the dough lightly and roll pieces into walnut sized balls. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet, press each ball down lightly with your thumb to flatten. Bake at 190’C/375’F/Gas Mark 5 for around 12 - 15 minutes until done. Makes +- 35 biscuits.
