The strawberry originated in Europe in the 18th century.
Strawberries are low in calories, delicious, and healthy.
They are a good source of many vitamins, minerals and plant compounds — some of which have powerful health benefits.
The health benefits include reduced cholesterol, blood pressure, inflammation, and oxidative stress.
Furthermore, these berries may help prevent big spikes in both blood sugar and insulin levels.
Strawberries are an excellent addition to a healthy diet.
Whole-wheat Strawberry Cookies
Richness of fresh fruit with whole-wheat in these cookies elevates their taste, flavor and health quotient
Ingredients
- 1¾ cups Whole-wheat flour
- ¼ cup Rice flour
- ¾ cup strawberries finely chopped
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ cup unrefined raw cane sugar plus 1 tbsp extra
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175° C. Line the baking tray with parchment paper.
Making the cookie dough:
- In a small bowl, stir strawberries, lemon juice and 1 tablespoon granulated sugar until combined. Let sit for 10 minutes, then drain.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat butter, remaining ½ cup sugar, and light brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla extract, then stir in flour mixture until just combined(do not overmix, else the cookies will turn out hard).
- Using a wooden spoon, very gently fold in strawberries.
- Roll the dough into 2 logs, cover with cling film or plastic wrap tightly and refrigerate for 20 mins. Refrigerating the dough makes it easy to handle.
- Take the dough out of the fridge, slice the logs into 1/4 inch thick circles, arrange them 2" apart and bake until cookies are set and just golden around edges, about 18 - 20 minutes.
- Alternatively, you can use a medium cookie scoop, scoop heaping tablespoons of dough on to the parchment paper, flatten them and bake until cookies are set and just golden around edges, about 18 -20 minutes.
- Take them out onto a wire rack, cool completely and store in an air-tight container.
- Kids can enjoy dunking them in warm milk.