Not Too Sweet Sugar Cookies Recipe

These sugar cookies have less sugar than the standard recipe making them the perfect not too sweet sugar cookies.

I am a big fan of sugar cookies, but sometimes they are just TOO SWEET. Yes, I KNOW they're called sugar cookies for a reason, but sometimes that sugar overload can be too much!

This Not Too Sweet sugar cookies recipe makes cookies that are delicious and not overly sweet.  They're truly my favorite.

If you plan on making a frosted sugar cookie, these are a great base because they compliment a super sweet frosting nicely by creating just the  right balance.

They're also perfect with coffee or a nice cold glass of milk. They're considered a good dunking cookie because they don't fall apart too easily.

Not Too Sweet Sugar Cookies Recipe

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp almond extract
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup milk
3 3/4 cups flour
5 tsp baking powder
additional 1/4 cup sugar

How to make less sweet sugar cookies:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease baking sheets or line with parchment paper.

Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy.  Add eggs one at a time.  Add in extracts, milk and oil.  In a separate bowl, mix together the flour and baking powder.  Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture and stir until combined.

Put the additional sugar in a shallow dish.  Roll dough into 1″ balls.  Then roll each ball on the sugar plate to coat.  Place 2″ apart on baking sheets.  Use a wide, flat bottomed glass to press down on each ball to shape into a cookie form.

Bake approximately 10 minutes or until the bottoms are just starting to turn golden brown.

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Yield: 24

Not Too Sweet Sugar Cookies

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This Not Too Sweet sugar cookies recipe makes cookies that are delicious and not overly sweet. 

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup milk
• 3 3/4 cups flour
• 5 tsp baking powder
• additional 1/4 cup sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease baking sheets or line with parchment paper.
2. Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. 
3. Add eggs one at a time. 
4. Add in extracts, milk and oil. 
5. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour and baking powder. 
6. Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture and stir until combined.
7. Put the additional sugar in a shallow dish.  Roll dough into 1″ balls.  Then roll each ball on the sugar plate to coat. 
8. Place 2″ apart on baking sheets. 
9. Use a wide, flat bottomed glass to press down on each ball to shape into a cookie form.
10. Bake approximately 10 minutes or until the bottoms are just starting to turn golden brown.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

24

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 175Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 147mgCarbohydrates: 25gFiber: 1gSugar: 9gProtein: 3g

Nutrition is calculated automatically and may not be accurate.

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