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Roasted Strawberry Cookies

Published: Jun 25, 2014 · Modified: Dec 15, 2022 by Rose McAvoy · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

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Roasted strawberry cookies are the embodiment of midsummer in dessert form. When I opened the container to sneak one more cookie, I smelled the deeply sweet perfume of late afternoon strawberries baking on their sun drenched vines. Lemon thyme has a grassy citrus flavor that makes me think of the herbal perfume that blooms nightly from the first sprinkler drops on my overheated herb garden. The color of roasted strawberries mimic the deep rusty colors of a solstice sunset.

These few weeks of longest days are when my heart sings its loudest song. I yearn for them all the other weeks of the year, I cling to them as tightly as my infant son clings to the folds of my shirt, and I mourn their passing even before they are gone. Alas, I am only mortal and can not chase the sun. The long days must fade into starry nights or risk disrupting the delicate balance of our earthly life support. Less dramatically, cookies should be eaten before they become stale and crumble.

Life is a cycle, a circle, round, like strawberry cookies.

Roasted Strawberry Cookies

Rose McAvoy
Roasted strawberry cookies balance a caramelized sugar flavor with lighter notes of floral and herbaceous lemon thyme. A mixture of grains gives each bite a bit more to chew than your average cookie but some how still manages to land lightly on the tongue so that you are eager for the next bite. There are a few ingredients that are more nutrient dense but they have a few ingredients that aren't so I just call them cookies and enjoy every bite.
Print Recipe
Prep Time 40 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 36

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour
  • 1 cup rolled oats not quick cook
  • ½ cup flax meal
  • ¼ cup flax whole seeds
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 12 tablespoons unsalted butter ¾ cup
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup dark brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • ¼ cup minced lemon thyme
  • 1 cup roasted strawberries* generously measured

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl whisk together the flour, oats, flax meal and seeds, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • In a second large bowl beat the butter with the sugars at medium speed until they are fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, blend each one completely before adding the next, then add the vanilla the same way.
  • Incorporate the dry ingredients in to the batter ⅓ at a time. Make sure each third is fully incorporated before adding the next.
  • In a small bowl toss together the roasted strawberries, lemon thyme, and lemon zest the fold them into the batter until there are strawberries throughout.
  • Let the batter sit for 20 minutes so the oats can soften a bit.
  • While the batter rests, line two baking sheets with parchment or silicone baking mats and preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Measure the rested batter on to the prepared baking sheets by the tablespoon or for best results use a level cookie scoop.* Leave about two inches between each cookie. Pat the mounds into thick level disks before placing them in the oven.
  • Bake for 12 minutes until the cookies have spread to about 4 inches in diameter and the edges are golden. Cool the cookies on the pan for a minute or two before removing them to a cooling rack. Let them come to room temperature before serving.

Notes

Store the cookies in a sealed container. During warm weather keep them in the refrigerator you intend to store them for more than a day.
I have not tried this recipe with dehydrated strawberries, if you do I'd love to know how it worked. Please do not use freeze dried berries.
Lemon thyme has a lighter sweeter essence than traditional thyme which makes it wonderful for lending just a touch of savory to baked goods. If you do not have access to lemon thyme you might try another lemony herb (lemon basil comes to mind). I have not tried this with traditional thyme and lemon zest. If I did I would err on the side of using about 1 tablespoon of the herb for the first attempt.

This recipe was inspired by "The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies EVER", From Alice Currah's Savory Sweet Life Cookbook and "Flax and Oatmeal Cookies" on KingArthurFlour.com.

*Roasting strawberries is simple all you need is a pile of berries, an oven, a cookie sheet and a bit of time. Read: Roasted Strawberries.

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  1. dina

    June 27, 2014 at 7:52 am

    i love the healthy ingredients in the cookie and the flavors sound lovely!

    Reply
    • Our Lady of Second Helpings

      June 27, 2014 at 4:15 pm

      Thanks Dina!

      Reply

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