Sugar Cookie Strawberry Pies
Ingredients
Sugar Cookie Cups
- 3 cups all-purpose flour spooned in & leveled- not scooped
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Strawberry Glaze
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 4 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 box strawberry jell-o powder
2 lbs strawberries - washed & hulled
whipped topping
Instructions
Bake cookie cups
- In a small bowl whisk together flour & baking powder - set aside
- In mixer bowl beat butter until soft
- Add sugar & mix well
- Add egg- mix again
- Add vanilla
- Add flour & mix until dough begins to clump together
- Roll dough into a ball & wrap with plastic wrap- refrigerate 1 hour
- Once dough has chilled, preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Pull off pieces of dough & roll into balls- then press into the wells of your muffin tin pan making the cup shape
- Bake 12-15 minutes & allow to cool in pan before removing
- To remove you can slide a butter knife along the side- they should pop right out
Prepare glaze
- Combine water, sugar & cornstarch in small saucepan & bring to a boil, whisking constantly until mixture is less white-more clear (you will notice it getting thicker & will be hazy)
- Remove from heat & whisk in jell-o powder
- Allow to cool for approx 5-10 minutes while you assemble your "pies"
- (don't wait too long, it will solidify as it cools)
Assemble
- Add your prepared strawberries to the tops of cooled cookie cups
- Drizzle with semi-cooled glaze
- Top with whipped cream