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There Crumbl strawberry shortcake cookies are made using strawberry cake mix, a light and delicious mousse frosting, then topped with a homemade strawberry shortcake streusel to tie all those flavors together. It is one of the best cookies you will ever make!
If you love Crumbl cookies, I know you also enjoy CRUMBL Cornbread Cookies with Honey buttercream, Better Than CRUMBL Cosmic Brownie Cookies, CRUMBL Waffle cookies with Buttercream Frosting, The softest Crumbl Circus Animal Cookies as well as Crumbl Oreo cookies with buttercream frosting Copycat Recipe.
Last week’s cookie haul was amazing! Of course, the CRUMBL Strawberry shortcake cookie was the one that stood out the most to me. It was not overly sweet especially with the vanilla mousse frosting on top. It tasted like a cloud and balanced out the flavors so well!
This is the best Strawberry shortcake cookie recipe ever!
Even though these cookies don’t have any fresh strawberries in them the combination of the strawberry cookie base and the strawberry shortcake streusel will make it taste almost better than a regular shortcake dessert!
This was actually my first time making strawberry cookies using cake mix and was very pleasantly surprised at how they turned out so I am so excited for you to try them!
Table of Contents
- This is the best Strawberry shortcake cookie recipe ever!
- Why you need to make this recipe!
- What’s a traditional strawberry shortcake?
- Ingredients for Crumbl Strawberry Shortcake Cookies
- How to make CRUMBL Strawberry shortcake cookies
- Frequently asked questions – FAQ
- CRUMBL Strawberry Shortcake Cookies
- CRUMBL Strawberry shortcake cookies Recipe
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Why you need to make this recipe!
- These cookies taste absolutely delicious.
- They taste just like the real deal!
- It uses cake mix to make your life easier
- These cookies are the cutest, perfect for birthday parties 🙂
- It comes together in less than an hour!
What’s a traditional strawberry shortcake?
The traditional strawberry shortcake dessert is made using a sweet biscuit, layered with whipped sweet cream and strawberries.
It is a very fresh and light dessert that is perfect for spring or summer time.
Ingredients for Crumbl Strawberry Shortcake Cookies
Here are the ingredients you will need to make these strawberry cookies. Make sure to scroll down to the recipe card for the full detailed ingredient measurements.
- Strawberry cake mix– The strawberry cake mix will be the base of our cookies.
- Egg– The egg is used as a binding element for the cookies. Make sure to use room temperature eggs.
- Oil– Use either vegetable, canola, or any other flavorless oils for this recipe.
- Vanilla pudding– The vanilla pudding is used for both the frosting as well as the strawberry shortcake streusel topping.
- Strawberry jello– The jello is used to make the strawberry streusel topping. You can use either regular or sugar-free jello for this.
- Butter– The butter is used to make the streusel topping. You can use either salted or unsalted.
- Flour– All-purpose flour will work great for this.
- Cream cheese– The cream cheese is gonna be used for the vanilla mousse frosting.
- Heavy cream– Heavy cream is also used for the cookies and the vanilla mousse frosting. Make sure it’s really cold.
How to make CRUMBL Strawberry shortcake cookies
This is how you can make these cookies. Make sure to scroll down to the recipe card for the full detailed instructions!
- Make the strawberry shortcake streusel and let it cool fully on the baking sheet.
- Mix the cake mix, oil, and egg together to form a cookie dough.
- Scoop cookie dough, place it on a baking sheet, and bake.
- Make the vanilla mousse frosting.
- Frost the strawberry sugar cookies.
- Top with the strawberry shortcake streusel.
Vanilla mousse frosting
The vanilla mousse frosting is made by whipping the cream cheese, heavy cream, and a little vanilla pudding.
It makes a lightly sweetened frosting that will not overpower the cookie or the strawberry streusel topping.
Frequently asked questions – FAQ
How to store CRUMBL strawberry shortcake cookies?
You can store these cookies in an airtight container in the fridge for up 4 days.
Because they are frosted with cream cheese and heavy cream they need to be kept in the fridge so it stays fresh.
You can also freeze the cookies in the an airtight container for up to 1 months.
How does these strawberry shortcake cookies taste like?
These strawberry shortcake cookies taste like a light strawberry sugar cookie topped with a not overly sweetened vanilla cream cheese mousse frosting.
The chef’s kiss had to be the strawberry shortcake streusel. It has a strong strawberry flavor and will bring the whole thing together!
CRUMBL Strawberry Shortcake Cookies
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CRUMBL Strawberry shortcake cookies
Ingredients
Strawberry shortcake streusel
- 4 tbsp all purpose flour divided
- 2 tbsp butter Cold
- 1 & 1/2 tbsp strawberry jello powder
- 1 & 1/2 tbsp vanilla pudding powder
Strawberry cake mix cookies
- 1 box strawberry cake mix
- 2 tbsp all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup oil any unflavored oil works
- 2 eggs at room temperature
- 2 tbsp heavy cream
Vanilla mousse frosting
- 3 oz cream cheese at room temeprature
- 1 & 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream cold
- 3 tbsp vanilla pudding
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
Make the strawberry shortcake streusel
- Preheat the oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchement paper and set aside.
- In two separate small bowls, add in 2 tablespoons of flour in each one. Add in 1 tablespoon of butter in each bowl then add in the jello in one and the pudding in the other bowl.
- Using a fork, mix the content of each bowl until combined and crumbly looking. Pour the strawberry jello streusel on one side of the pan and pour the vanilla streusel on the other. Bake in the preheated oven for 11 minutes.
- Let the streusel cool down completely while making your cookies, then gently mix it to get the vanilla and strawberry flavors combined togehter.
Make the strawberry cake mix cookies
- In a large bowl, add the strawberry cake mix, flour, oil, eggs, and heavy cream, and mix until the dry cake mix disappears.
- Using a large cookie scooper, scoop out 8 equally sized cookie dough balls and bake in the 350F preheated oven for 9 minutes.
- Let the cookies cool down on the baking sheet for 15 minutes then transfer to a coolin rack.
Make the vanilla mousse frosting.
- In a stand mixer bowl, using a paddle attachemen, mix the cream cheese until smooth and lump free. Add in the heavy cream, the vanilla pudding, and the powdered sugar and mix using a whisk attachement until it thickens. This will take baout 60 seconds on medium high speed.
- Transfer the mousse frosting to a piping bag with a large piping tip, and frost the cooled down cookies. Top the cookies with the strawberry shortcake streusel and enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Do you think this could be done in a 12’ pizza pan for a cookie cake?
You can but I’ve never tried it. I suggest lowering the temperature and baking it for longer so the edges don’t burn before the center fully cooks.
when I made the cookie base the cookie dough was really sticky and they don’t look as flat as yours. it seems as far as I can tell that I followed the recipe correctly. what went wrong?
The dough will be a bit sticky, that’s normal for cake mix cookies. If they came out too puffy, try gently flattening the dough balls before baking, and measure the flour precisely so they spread a little more.
Hi, do you think I can substitute half and half for heavy cream?
I wouldn’t because it would significantly alter the texture. If it’s the calories you’re worried about, just put a thinner layer of topping like I do haha.
Making these for Easter tomorrow- all of your recipes are such a hit with my family! I was wondering how long you recommend baking them for if I make 16 smaller ones instead of the 8 big ones? 😊
So sorry for the late response, I would say anywhere between 7-8 minutes!
Is it okay if I use foil instead of parchment paper
Yes, just make sure you put oil on it so nothing sticks to the foil!
Do you have the newer version of Crumbl’s strawberry shortcake cookie? It’s a cake cookie base with whipped topping and homemade strawberry jam.
I don’t have that recipe but maybe I’ll try it!
Would these be ok on the counter for 6-8 hours or do they need constant refrigeration because of the mousse
Depending on the temperature of where they will be out they might need to be chilled again. If the room is cool they can stay out.
Everything tasted amazing. My cookies puffed up more than yours in the photos. My dough was really, really sticky. Any ideas as to what I did wrong?
You might’ve added too much water 😕
Hi! Would I use salted or unsalted butter…Thank you!
Whatever you have will work with the recipe!
I had the joy of being able to try Crumbl’s strawberry shortcake cookie today but the cookie was different. Not quite a pound cake taste but I can’t figure it out! I wonder instead of a strawberry cake mix, could you use a white cake mix?
Yes! You can swap in a white cake mix and add a little strawberry extract for flavor. It will taste lighter and less like a pound cake.
These cookies were good! The cookie itself was very good and the frosting was pretty good too. I had a very hard time with the streusel though. I made it several times and eventually just gave up.
You got this! Practice makes perfect 🙂