Frosted Strawberry Sugar Cookies

These pink Frosted Strawberry Sugar Cookies are soft and pillowey with a distinct strawberry flavor.

Long time no talk! It’s been over two weeks since I’ve posted anything on here and even that post was written and scheduled back in September… October has been a BLUR of craziness, travel, and work. For those of you who follow me on Instagram, you may have pieced together how my month has gone…

I spent the first week in October at my alma mater, Purdue, to do some recruiting for work. Next up, Hubby and I headed to California for a beautiful wedding in Napa. While we were in Napa, my sister had her baby. But I couldn’t get over to see them as soon as I wanted because we had good friends from NYC in town. That weekend consisted of some pumpkin beer tasting, fires in the firepit, and just general good times catching up with great friends.

Then, I got to go spend 5 glorious days with my new nephew, cooking and baking tons of food for the new parents, and just enjoying a bunch of snuggling with a newborn. For those of you who know me, I’m the last person to have baby fever, but I tell you what, the smell of a newborn just might have given me a twinge of a desire to have one of my own… Just when you would think my month couldn’t get any busier, Hubby and I hopped on another plane to head to Charlotte for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. It was Hubby’s first time walking, and we had a BLAST! (recap post coming soon)

Through all of this traveling and time away from work, I thought I would have time to bring you guys more pink recipes in October. But I was distracted by the nostalgia of being back on campus, the allure of wine country, hanging out with a snuggly baby, and walking 40 miles… But I’m back now. And I have a couple more recipes to share this month. So get ready!

Not only are these cookies PINK without any food coloring, they’re seriously addictive. I made them when we had friends over for dinner. And let’s just say that the boys almost ruined their appetites by chowing down on 3-4 of these before dinner. They just couldn’t control themselves. These cookies are similar in texture to these soft frosted sugar cookies, but with a distinct strawberry flavor. One of our friends said they almost felt like they had seeds in them, the strawberry flavor was so real.

One thing to note – the cookies and frosting use freeze dried strawberries. Not dried strawberries. I had a major brain fart the first time I went to the store and grabbed dried strawberries. Which are great, just not what you need for the recipe. I was able to find freeze dried strawberries in my big-box grocery store near the dried fruit.

Don’t forget about my Power of Pink Challenge! Make something PINK during the month of October to raise Breast Cancer Awareness and a chance to win a $100 donation to the charity of your choice.

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