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Published: Jan 14, 2023 · Modified: Apr 23, 2023 by Kelly Bloom · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

Strawberry Crunch Cookies

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These delicious strawberry crunch cookies are delightfully easy to make and perfect for indulging in. Each of these big strawberry sugar cookies are topped with cream cheese buttercream and a strawberry cookie crunch crumble.

strawberry crunch cookie on a small plate.

Why You Will Love This Recipe

If you're looking for a sweet and crunchy cookie that will impress your guests, strawberry crunch cookies are the perfect choice! You can use store bought buttercream frosting, or use our recipe for Easy Cream Cheese frosting.

The strawberry crunch recipe for the decorative topping is as easy as crushing vanilla Oreo's and mixing with some strawberry Jello and melted butter.

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  • Why You Will Love This Recipe
  • Ingredients
  • How to Make Strawberry Crunch Cookies
  • Serving Suggestions
  • Related Recipes
  • Substitutions
  • Variations
  • Equipment
  • Storage
  • Tips for Success
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Food Safety
  • Some Other Recipes We Are Sure You Will Love
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Ingredients

This strawberry crunch cookie recipe is super easy for busy moms! You'll use a package of regular strawberry Jello, a strawberry cake mix, store bought buttercream if you don't want to make your own, and basic pantry ingredients.

Put on your apron and let's get whisking up these super sized strawberry crunch cookies!

For the Strawberry Cookie Base:

  • Strawberry Cake Mix - any brand.
  • Vegetable oil - Sunflower or any regular cooking oil.
  • Eggs - Use large eggs at room temperature.

Pro Tip: You can also use our Pink Sugar Cookie recipe if you prefer making the cookie base from scratch.

For the Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • Cream Cheese - Softened to room temperature.
  • Powdered sugar - Sift if it is lumpy.
  • Heavy cream - or milk if you prefer.
  • Vanilla extract - optional.

For the Strawberry Crumple Topping

  • Golden Oreos - the Vanilla Oreos.
  • Strawberry Jello - the small 3.0 oz box, regular sugar version.
  • Butter - Melted.

ingredients for strawberry cookies.

Full ingredient amounts and preparation instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.

How to Make Strawberry Crunch Cookies

This strawberry crunch cookie recipe is super easy when using a strawberry cake mix, but not much harder when making the cookie base from scratch with our pink sugar cookie recipe.

Keep reading to find out how to make these amazing strawberry crunch cookies!

Make The Strawberry Cookie Base

strawberry cake mix, eggs, and oil for cookie base.
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a rimmed baking sheet or cookie tray with parchment paper, and set aside.
mixing cake mix, eggs, and oil for cookie base.
  1. In a large bowl mix together cake mix, oil, and eggs until everything is well incorporated.

Bake the Strawberry Cookies

cookie batter in a bowl.
  1. Drop 8 large spoonfuls of cookie dough onto cookie sheets. Four cookies per sheet is best.
flattened cookies on a parchment covered baking sheet.
  1. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes and then cool on a cooling rack.

PRO TIP: You can use a large mouth glass or cookie cutter to jiggle around each cookie when first removed from the oven. This will shape them into more uniform circles.

Add The Cream Cheese Buttercream

buttercream frosting in a piping cone.
  1. In a large bowl, mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and heavy cream until thick and creamy.
buttercream frosting piped on strawberry cookies.
  1. Transfer the cream cheese buttercream to a piping bag and pipe each cookie with a zig zag.

Finish with Strawberry Crunch Topping

  1. Make this strawberry crunch recipe for the topping by combining the strawberry Jello and Golden Oreo cookies and crushing them together to blend into a coarse mixture.
crushed vanilla oreo cookies, butter, strawberry jello for cookie crunch topping.
  1. Add the melted butter to the Oreo and Jello mixture, stirring to combine into strawberry crunch topping
cookies topped with crushed vanilla oreo cookies, butter, strawberry jello for cookie crunch topping.
  1. Add the strawberry crunch topping to each cookie. Let sit for frosting to set up or serve immediately.

Serving Suggestions

If you're looking for something special to add to your cookie jar this Valentine's Day or Mother's Day, then you'll love these Strawberry Crunch Cookies?

Serve them on a Holiday cookie board with our Raspberry Linzer Cookies, Crescent Roll Raspberry Danish, and Danish Wedding Cookies.

Large Strawberry Crunch cookie on a small plate with additional cookies on a cookie sheet.

Full ingredient amounts and preparation instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.

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  • Valentine's Strawberry Fudge
  • Chicken Salad without Celery
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  • Orange Fluff Salad
  • Peach Pie Crumble

Substitutions

If you do not want to use a cake mix to make the cookie base for these strawberry cookies, you can use our Sugar Cookie recipe we used for our Chocolate Dipped Pink Sugar Cookies. They will be just as fabulous!

Variations

You can make variations with this basic cookie recipe. Change out the cake mix flavor, frosting flavor, and crumble topping easily using these ideas:

  • Caramel Crunch Cookies - Use a Caramel flavor cake mix, the cream cheese frosting, and use 8 caramel coconut cookies (Keebler sells them, they look like Girl Scout Samosas) to crumble up for the topping.

  • Lemon Crunch Cookies - Use a lemon flavored cake mix, homemade or store bought lemon frosting, and crush Lemon flavored Oreos with lemon Jello.

  • Orange Crunch Cookies - Use a Orange flavored cake mix, homemade or store bought buttercream frosting, and crush Golden (Vanilla) Oreos with Orange Jello.

Equipment

Equipment can have a big impact on how a recipe turns out. Below are some of my favorite pieces of equipment that I use when making this dish.

  • Rimmed Cookie Sheets & Cooling Rack
  • KitchenAid Handmixer

Storage

Store your oversized Strawberry Crunch cookies in an air tight container at room temperature, or in the refrigerator.

Tips for Success

  • You can also make the cookie base from scratch with our pink sugar cookie recipe.
  • Don't over bake the cookies, they will continue to cook for a few minutes while cooling!
  • You can also use store bought cream cheese frosting.
  • You can make cookie half the size for a total of 16 regular size cookies.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are these Strawberry Crunch Cookies like Crumble Cookies?

Yes, they created in the style of the jumbo size Crumble Cookies. This strawberry crunch cookie recipe is not a true copycat Crumble Cookie though, as Crumble may or may not have make a similar version. These are jumbo cookie versions of a popular Strawberry Crunch Cake I made, but a big a thick as Crumble cookies.

Can I freeze these cookies?

Yes, these Strawberry Crunch Cookies freeze beautifully. Keep them on one layer so that they keep their shape. Freeze in an air tight container for up to 3 months.

Food Safety

  • Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
  • Wash hands after touching raw meat
  • Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
  • Never leave cooking food unattended
  • Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
  • Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove

See more guidelines at USDA.gov.

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Strawberry Crunch Cookies

These delicious strawberry crunch cookies are delightfully easy to make and perfect for indulging in. Each of these big strawberry sugar cookies are topped with cream cheese buttercream and a strawberry cookie crunch crumble.
Prep Time35 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time45 minutes mins
Course: Cookies, Desserts
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 Jumbo Cookies
Calories: 681kcal
Author: Kelly Bloom

Equipment

  • Large Rimmed Cookie sheet with cooling racks
  • Kitchenaid Handmixer

Ingredients

For the Cookie Base

  • 1 box strawberry cake mix any brand
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 large eggs

Cookie Cream Cheese Buttercream

  • 4 oz cream cheese
  • 2 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoon heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Strawberry Crunch Topping

  • 8 Golden Oreos Vanilla Oreos
  • 1 3 oz Strawberry Jello small 3.0 oz box
  • 3 tablespoon butter melted
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a rimmed baking sheet or cookie tray with parchment paper, and set aside.
  • In a large bowl mix together cake mix, oil, and eggs until everything is well incorporated.
    1 box strawberry cake mix, ½ cup vegetable oil, 2 large eggs
  • Drop 8 large spoonfuls of cookie dough onto cookie sheets. Four cookies per sheet is best.
  • Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes and then cool on a cooling rack.
  • In a large bowl, mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and heavy cream until thick and creamy.
    4 oz cream cheese, 2 cup powdered sugar, 2 tablespoon heavy cream, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Transfer the cream cheese buttercream to a piping bag and pipe each cookie with a zig zag.
  • Make this strawberry crunch recipe for the topping by combining the strawberry Jello and Golden Oreo cookies and crushing them together to blend into a coarse mixture.
    8 Golden Oreos, 1 3 oz Strawberry Jello
  • Add the melted butter to the Oreo and Jello mixture, stirring to combine into strawberry crunch topping. Add the strawberry crunch topping to each cookie. Let sit for frosting to set up or serve immediately.
    3 tablespoon butter

Notes

  • You can also make the cookie base from scratch with our pink sugar cookie recipe.
  • Don't over bake the cookies, they will continue to cook for a few minutes while cooling!
  • You can also use store bought cream cheese frosting.

Nutrition

Calories: 681kcal | Carbohydrates: 93g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 76mg | Sodium: 558mg | Potassium: 54mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 70g | Vitamin A: 444IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 129mg | Iron: 1mg
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