Description
Delightful Strawberry Lemon Poundcake Cookies blend zesty citrus with sweet berries in a perfectly balanced treat. Crumbly, buttery cookies invite summer flavors that dance across your palate, promising pure dessert bliss.
Ingredients
Scale
Strawberry Base Ingredients:
- 1 box strawberry cake mix
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup (60 milliliters) vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 milliliters) vanilla extract
Lemon Base Ingredients:
- 1 box lemon cake mix
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup (60 milliliters) vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 milliliters) vanilla extract
Optional Topping:
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- In individual mixing vessels, thoroughly blend strawberry and lemon cake mixes with eggs, vegetable oil, and pure vanilla extract until achieving a silky, uniform consistency.
- Delicately intertwine small portions of each dough, applying gentle pressure to preserve distinct color variations and marbled aesthetic without excessive manipulation.
- Heat oven to precisely 350°F and strategically line baking surfaces with parchment paper, ensuring complete coverage and non-stick preparation.
- Meticulously arrange dough clusters approximately two inches apart on prepared baking sheets, allowing sufficient spacing for potential expansion during baking process.
- Execute baking cycle for 8-10 minutes, monitoring until cookie edges become firmly set while maintaining a tender, soft central region.
- Allow cookies to rest momentarily on baking sheet for two minutes, facilitating initial stabilization, then carefully transfer to cooling rack.
- Optional: Elegantly dust cookies with a delicate veil of powdered sugar, enhancing visual appeal and introducing subtle sweetness.
Notes
- Gently fold doughs together to keep distinct strawberry and lemon color swirls, ensuring a marbled visual appeal without blending colors completely.
- Allow ingredients to reach room temperature before mixing for smoother, more uniform cookie dough consistency.
- Try different cake mix combinations or add zest/extract to enhance strawberry and lemon profiles for a more intense taste experience.
- Store cookies in airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days to maintain soft, tender texture and prevent drying out.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: <1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg