Whole Wheat Sugar Cookies Recipes

SOFT WHOLE WHEAT SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In large bowl, combine first 10 ingredients and blend well. Stir in whole wheat flour.
• Shape into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart. Flatten each cookie slightly with a fork.
• Combine sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over each cookie. Decorate with M and M's.
• Bake in pre-heated oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown.

WHOLE WHEAT SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine 1 cup sugar and margarine; beat until light and fluffy. Add milk, lemon peel, vanilla and egg; blend well. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; mix well. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 30 minutes for easier handling.
• Heat oven to 375°F. In small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in sugar-cinnamon mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 375°F. for 7 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets.

NO-ROLL SUGAR COOKIES (WHITE WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR)

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat 1 cup of the granulated sugar, the powdered sugar, butter, oil, milk, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Shape dough into 1 1/2-inch balls. In small bowl, place remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar. Coat balls with sugar. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls about 3 inches apart. Press bottom of drinking glass on each ball until about 1/4 inch thick. If glass starts to stick, press bottom of glass on cookie dough as needed before pressing balls of dough (the fat in the dough helps to grease the bottom of the glass). Sprinkle each cookie with a little additional sugar.
• Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until set and edges just begin to turn brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.

WHOLE-WHEAT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Generously grease cookie sheets.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the margarine, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Stir in the vanilla and eggs. Combine the whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, baking soda and salt, gradually blend into the creamed mixture. Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts if desired. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. For bar cookies, press dough into a 10x15 inch jelly roll pan and bake for 12 to 15 minutes.

WHOLE-WHEAT SUGAR COOKIE RECIPE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk flours, salt, and baking soda.
• In a separate bowl, beat butter and sugar until it's light and fluffy. Scrape the sides of the bowl and add the egg white, vanilla, and almond extract, beat until combined.
• To the butter mixture, add flour mixture, and mix until incorporated. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and chill for at least 4 hours.
• Once dough is ready, preheat oven to 325°F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Lightly dust a work surface with all-purpose flour and place chilled dough directly onto the work surface. Roll dough out to a 1/4-inch thickness. Use cookie cutters to cut shapes in dough, and gently transfer them to baking sheets. Re-roll dough scraps into new large pieces of dough.
• Bake cookies for 12 minutes or until the edges look golden but not browned. Remove cookies from oven, and cool for 5 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
• For the icing, whisk together all the icing ingredients in a large bowl until completely smooth. Mixture should have consistency of a glaze. If you want a thicker glaze, add a little more sugar and any food coloring you like.
• Ice cookies by icing the edges first and then filling it in. Let icing harden before serving. Cookies can be kept in an airtight container for up to 3 days. You can also refrigerate dough for up to 5 days and freeze dough up to 30 days.

WHOLE WHEAT SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix sugar and butter in large bowl until fluffy.
• Add milk, lemon rind, vanilla and egg; mix well.
• Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; mix well.
• Cover and chill for 30 minutes.
• Heat oven to 375°.
• Mix the 2 Tbsp sugar with the cinnamon.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
• Roll in the cinnamon mixture.
• Place 2-inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 7-10 minutes, or until light brown.
• Cool for 1 minute before removing from pan.