Berry Limeade Cookie ft. NERDS® Gummy Clusters
A vibrant purple lime cookie topped with a beautiful marbled strawberry-lemon buttercream and finished with crunchy NERDS® candy and colorful gummy clusters for the perfect sweet-tart treat.
Equipment
Ingredients
Cookie Base
unsalted butter (softened)
113 g
granulated sugar
100 g
brown sugar (packed)
100 g
large egg
1 piece
lime zest
2 tsp
lime juice
30 ml
purple food coloring
0.25 tsp
all-purpose flour
250 g
baking powder
5 g
baking soda
2.5 g
salt
3 g
Buttercream Frosting
unsalted butter (softened)
115 g
powdered sugar
240 g
strawberry puree
30 ml
lemon zest
1 tsp
lemon juice
15 ml
pink food coloring
0.125 tsp
yellow food coloring
0.125 tsp
Toppings
NERDS® candy
30 g
NERDS® Rainbow Gummy Clusters
30 g
Instructions
Preheat oven
Preheat oven to 175°C and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Cream butter and sugars
In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
Add egg and flavorings
Beat in the egg, lime zest, lime juice, and purple food coloring until well combined.
Add dry ingredients
Gradually mix in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until just combined. Do not overmix.
Scoop cookie dough
Scoop dough into 60g portions and place on prepared baking sheets, leaving space between cookies.
Bake cookies
Bake for 16-18 minutes until edges are golden and centers are set. Cool completely on the baking sheet.
Prepare buttercream frosting
Beat softened butter until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, then mix in strawberry puree, lemon zest, lemon juice, and food colorings until smooth and marbled.
Frost and decorate
Pipe or spread marbled buttercream onto cooled cookies. Immediately sprinkle with NERDS® candy and top with NERDS® Rainbow Gummy Clusters.
Original recipe
Storage
Store in an airtight container. Cookies can be frozen unfrosted for up to 1 month.
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