No Mixer Sugar Cookies Recipes

PERFECT SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Cream together the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer for a full 3 minutes.
• Scrape sides and add in vanilla and egg. Mix until combined.
• Add flour and baking powder to the bowl. Mix slowly at first gradually getting faster until the dough comes together. The texture should be like Playdoh. Add a little flour or water if needed to get it to a soft, pliable consistency.
• Turn out onto a floured surface. Use a rolling pin and roll until about 1/4 inch thick. (The cookies will not rise while baking, they will not get thinner while baking. Roll out to your desired FINISHED thickness.)
• Use cookie cutters and cut out desired shapes. Transfer the cookies to a silicone lined cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350° for 6-8 minutes or until the centers are puffy and no longer glossy. Pull the cookies out of the oven BEFORE they start turning brown. If they turn brown, the cookie will be dry and 'crackery' instead of soft and chewy.
• Frost with Sugar Cookie Frosting and Enjoy!

NO-SUGAR SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl using an electric mixer, blend butter, Splenda® Sweetener, and vanilla extract on medium speed.
• Add egg substitute, water, and vinegar and mix briefly.
• Add flours, salt, and baking powder. Mix on low speed until dough is formed; do not overmix.
• Divide dough in half. Pat each half into a circle and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
• Remove dough from refrigerator and roll out on a floured work surface to about ¼" thick. Cut with cookie cutters. Place cookies on prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned on the back. Cool slightly, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

NO SUGAR ADDED COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream the butter or margarine until light and fluffy. Add the bananas and mix well. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, ground nutmeg and ground cinnamon. Add the dry mixture to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the oats and the chopped nuts. Cover and chill dough for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.
• Drop chilled teaspoon-sized rounds of cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes.

EASY OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F, line a baking sheet with a Silpat or spray with cooking spray; set aside.
• To a large bowl, add the egg, butter, sugars, vanilla, and mix with a spoon aggressively for about 90 seconds, or until smooth and slightly fluffed, i.e. your bicep and shoulder should be burning if you've mixed well enough.
• Add the oats, flour, baking soda, salt, and stir to combine.
• Add the chocolate chips and stir to combine.
• Using a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop, form mounds and place on prepared baking sheet spaced about 2 inches apart (I baked 12 cookies on the first sheet)
• Bake for about 10 to 13 minutes (short for super soft cookies, longer for more well-done cookies), or until edges have set and tops are just set, even if slightly undercooked, pale, and glossy in the center; don't overbake. Cookies firm up as they cool.
• Immediately upon taking the baking sheet out of the oven, add about 5 additional chocolate chips per cookie. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for about 10 minutes before serving. I let them cool on the baking sheet and don't use a rack.

NO ROLL SUGAR COOKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• In bowl or stand mixer cream shortening, butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg and extracts and mix well.
• Combine baking powder, salt and flour in a separate bowl. Gradually add to the wet mixture until blended.
• Using cooking scoop, lightly roll dough ball in hands, place on parchment paper lined baking sheet and press top of cookies half way down.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes.
• For frosting, beat butter until fluffy using a hand mixer. Add vanilla and milk. Blend lightly. Add powdered sugar one cup at a time.Texture should be solid but soft. Frost cookies.

NO-SUGAR SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl using an electric mixer, blend butter, Splenda® Sweetener, and vanilla extract on medium speed.
• Add egg substitute, water, and vinegar and mix briefly.
• Add flours, salt, and baking powder. Mix on low speed until dough is formed; do not overmix.
• Divide dough in half. Pat each half into a circle and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
• Remove dough from refrigerator and roll out on a floured work surface to about ¼" thick. Cut with cookie cutters. Place cookies on prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned on the back. Cool slightly, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

NO CHILL ROLLED SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and line a baking sheet(s) with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, or the bowl of your stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar. *The butter should be (preferably) at room temperature, but still firm. If your working with cold butter, it will take longer to cream together but can be cut in to the sugar using a pastry cutter to help your dough stay chilled during the mixing process.
• Once the butter and sugar are combined, add the extracts and egg, baking powder and pinch of salt. Combine thoroughly.
• Add the flour, starting with 2 cups. Work the flour into the dough, even with only 2/3 of the flour mixed in the dough may seem crumbly but it will all come together when turned out and kneaded (like bread) before rolling out to cut shapes.
• Once the first 2 cups of flour has been incorporated, turn the dough out onto a well floured surface or pastry mat and work the remaining flour into the dough until you have a firm cookie dough for rolling. *Typically, I use 2 3/4 cups of the flour at this point and save the remaining 1/4 cup of flour for working with the dough while rolling.
• Roll out sugar cookie dough to your desired thickness (usually 1/4 - 1/2 inch depending on your preference) and cut into shapes. Transfer to baking sheet(s) and bake for 6-9 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove from the oven before any browning starts on the bottom edges of your cut out sugar cookies.
• Allow your cookies to remain on the baking sheet for 5-6 minutes as they will continue to bake on the baking sheet. Transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely before storing or decorating. *I recommend allowing your cookies to sit for several hours (and preferably overnight) before decorating with icing, as they can absorb the icing and become too soft.

NO-MIXER SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil on cooking sheet.
• Mix the sugar, oil, egg and vanilla in large mixing bowl.
• Add 1/2 cup of flour, along with baking powder and salt, and mix until well incorporated.
• Add in remaining flour and stir until a thick dough form and all ingredients have been incorporated.
• Shape into 1 inch balls and arrange on cooking sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
• Add large nut or candy on top, if wanted. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 to 7 minutes and transfer to a plate or rack to cool completely.