These Chewy Strawberry Sugar Cookies are are soft and chewy eggless pink sugar cookies that are made with real strawberries! They're also gluten free, nut free, eggless and easily vegan!
In a saucepan set over medium heat, cook the granulated sugar and strawberries, stirring constantly, until they are syrupy. About 10 min. It will still appear chunky and that’s fine.
In a small bowl, using a spoon, mix together the remaining 2 heaping tablespoons of cornstarch with 3 tablespoons of water until thin and watery. It will be thick and tacky at first.
In a large bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter or vegan baking stick and 1 ¼ cups of the sugar until it is soft and creamy. About 2-3 minutes.
Slowly beat the cornstarch water mixture, milk, the cooled strained strawberry liquid (about 3.5 tablespoons...you may have some left over) and vanilla into the creamed butter and sugar.
Slowly beat in the gluten free flour mixture a little at a time until just combined.
If desired, add in ¼ teaspoon red food coloring and mix. Then chill the dough.
Bake the cookies at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes. Immediately reshape the cookies when they come out of the oven and let cool on the baking sheet for 5 min.