Eggless Sugar Cookies
All the mouth-watering delight of sugar cookies, just without the eggs! These eggless sugar cookies are soft, buttery, and incredibly easy to make.
Equipment
1 Hand mixer
Baking Sheet
large and medium mixing bowl
Ingredients
For the sugar cookies
- 3 cups (390 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter 2 sticks softened
- 1 ½ cups (315 g) white granulated sugar
- 7 tablespoons (85 g) whole milk
- 1 teaspoon (4 g) baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon (1 g) salt
- 1 teaspoon (4 g) vanilla
- OPTIONAL: Sprinkles
For the vanilla frosting
- 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter softened
- Pinch of salt
- 3 cups (345 g) powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons (24 g) milk
- 1 teaspoon (4 g) vanilla
Instructions
How to make the sugar cookies
- In a medium sized bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix together and set aside.3 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon salt
- Using a handheld mixer (or a stand mixer with the paddle attachment), cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. This usually takes about 1 minute.1 cup unsalted butter, 1 ½ cups white granulated sugar
- Pour in vanilla and milk. Using a hand mixer, mix until combined. Scrape down the sides with a silicone spatula.1 teaspoon vanilla, 7 tablespoons whole milk
- Pour in half of the dry ingredients. Mix together. (I typically mix using a silicone spatula.) Pour in second half of dry ingredients and mix until the ingredients are incorporated. Try not to overmix as this will create dense cookies.
- Cover and chill in refrigerator for an hour. This will help the cookies hold their shape and produce the taller, chewier texture.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- With a small cookie scoop or a tablespoon, scoop out dough. Then roll into a ball. Place dough balls spaced evenly on the parchment paper.
- Bake 11-13 minutes. You are looking for the edges of the cookies to be formed and the center of the cookie to not be doughy. Try to not overbake! The cookies will continue to set while cooling.
- Allow to cool for 3-4 minutes on the baking sheet then transfer to a cooling rack.
How to make the vanilla frosting
- Add softened butter to a large bowl.1 cup unsalted butter
- Using a hand mixer on low speed, beat the butter until light and fluffy. This typically takes about 1 minute, and I pause halfway through to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Pour in milk and vanilla and stir together.1 teaspoon vanilla, 2 tablespoons milk
- Pour in powdered sugar. Using hand mixer, mix until well combined.3 cups powdered sugar
- Spread on top of cookies and top with sprinkles if desired!OPTIONAL: Sprinkles
Video
Notes
Oven temperatures can vary greatly. Check the cookies at 11 minutes and add time as needed.
Don't skip the chill time, it will produce taller and fluffier cookies.
View the step-by-step pictures above or the video for helpful visuals.
Nutrition
Calories: 243kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 2gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 38mgPotassium: 25mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 386IUCalcium: 19mgIron: 1mg
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