White Chocolate Chip and Strawberry Cookies

DIRECTIONS

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Clean, trim, and slice berries.
• Puree/mash strawberries in a blender, or with a fork for less mess (berries should now be 3/4 cup), leaving some larger chunks if desired; set berries aside.
• In a large bowl beat butter and sugars.
• Beat in one egg at a time.
• In a separate bowl whisk flour, salt and baking powder.
• Add dry mixture to creamed mixture, about 1/2 a cup at a time.
• When well mixed, slowly add berries, about 1/4 cup at a time, while mixing at the same time, ensuring berries are spread well throughout.
• Add the white chocolate chips and stir to combine evenly throughout batter.
• Drop batter in tablespoons about 1-inch apart on a greased baking sheet.
• Bake at 350° for 11- 12 minutes for soft cookies, or up to a maximum of about 14-15 minutes for crunchier cookies, watching the edges to ensure they are lightly browned.
• Cool on wire racks.