Small batch of sugar cookies
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
9 mins
Total Time
24 mins
Learn to make a small batch of sugar cookies recipe. This easy sugar cookie recipe requires no chilling. The cookies hold their shape and taste great.
Servings: 8 Cookies
Course:
Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
Sugar Cookies
Calories: 150 kcal
Ingredients
- ¼ cup Butter Unsalted, Room temperature
- ⅓ cup Sugar Granulated
- 1 Egg yolk From large egg
- 1 tbsp Full fat sour cream OR greek yogurt OR cream cheese
- ½ tbsp Vanilla extract
- 1 cup All-purpose flour
- ⅛ tsp Salt
- ⅛ tsp Baking powder
Instructions
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Cream sugar and butter in a deep bowl.
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Add egg yolk and vanilla extract. Mix until everything is well-blended.
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Add sour cream and mix again. I think sour cream added some moisture to these cookies and prevented them from becoming very hard.
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Add flour, baking powder and salt.
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Mix everything. The batter will start to curdle and look odd. That’s perfectly normal… you haven’t done anything wrong.
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When the curdling happens, it’s time to use your hands to start mixing until you form a ball of cookie dough!
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Roll this dough between 2 sheets of wax paper or parchment paper.
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Use a cookie cutter to cut out cookie shapes.
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Bake these cookies on a cookie tray, lined with parchment paper at 350 degrees for 6 minutes. Then rotate your tray and bake for another 3 minutes. Your baking times may vary depending on the thickness of your cookies. Cookies are done when they are light golden brown along the edges.
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Allow the cookies to cool down completely before removing them from the parchment paper. Enjoy!
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
- You are only using an egg yolk... NOT the whole egg!
- To make Orange sugar cookies, replace vanilla extract with ½ tbsp orange extract or orange oil and also add ½ tbsp orange zest. You can add more or less zest depending on your preference.
- To make Almond sugar cookies, add ¼ tsp vanilla extract and ½ tsp almond extract.
- To make Spiced sugar cookies, add ½ tsp cinnamon powder and ¼ tsp nutmeg powder.
Nutrition Facts
Small batch of sugar cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 150
Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6g
9%
Saturated Fat 3g
15%
Cholesterol 35mg
12%
Sodium 45mg
2%
Potassium 32mg
1%
Total Carbohydrates 20g
7%
Sugars 8g
Protein 2g
4%
Vitamin A
4.1%
Calcium
1.1%
Iron
4.6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.