Description
These Buttery Raspberry Cookies with White Chocolate Swirl offer a delightful combination of sweet, tart, and creamy flavors. Soft and chewy, they’re bursting with fresh raspberry goodness and a beautiful white chocolate swirl.
Ingredients
Scale
- 115 g (0.5 cup) Unsalted Butter, Softened: crucial for texture
- 100 g (0.5 cup) Light Brown Sugar: adds moisture and chewiness
- 50 g (0.25 cup) Granulated Sugar: provides sweetness and spread
- 1 Large Egg (≈50 g): binds ingredients and adds richness
- 5 mL (1 tsp) Alcohol-Free Vanilla Extract: enhances flavor
- 190 g (1.5 cups) All-Purpose Flour: provides structure
- 2 g (0.5 tsp) Baking Powder: helps cookies rise
- 2 g (0.25 tsp) Salt: balances sweetness
- 120 g (1 cup) Fresh Raspberries, Chopped: provides tart flavor
- 100 g (3.5 oz) White Chocolate Chips, Melted: adds creamy sweetness
- 30 g (2 tbsp) Raspberry Puree (Blended & Strained): intensifies raspberry flavor
- 1 g (0.25 tsp) Lemon Zest (Optional): brightens flavors
Instructions
- Preheat & Prep: Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream Butter & Sugars: Cream butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add Wet Ingredients: Mix in egg and vanilla extract.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: Gradually add flour, baking powder, and salt; mix until just combined.
- Fold in Raspberries: Gently fold in chopped raspberries.
- Scoop & Shape Dough: Scoop rounded portions onto baking sheet and flatten slightly.
- Prepare Swirl: Melt white chocolate and stir in raspberry puree and lemon zest.
- Swirl Cookies: Pipe raspberry-white chocolate mixture over cookies.
- Bake to Perfection: Bake for 12-14 minutes, until golden brown.
- Cool & Finish: Cool on sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to rack; dust with powdered sugar and garnish with raspberries.
Notes
Using softened, not melted, butter is key for a light and fluffy texture. Chilling the dough for 30 minutes can prevent excessive spreading.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
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