Emily Vaartstra | Crumbs
Emily Vaartstra | Crumbs
A couple weeks ago, I was all set up to bake sugar cookies for a girls’ night treat, until I frantically rummaged through the fridge only to realize I had no more eggs left. With the clock ticking before my friends would arrive, I did a quick online search on what to replace my eggs with — bananas, tofu, apple sauce and yogurt — but then I found this recipe that gave me a quick fix with more baking powder.
Ingredients:
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1/8 cup sugar
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine butter and sugar in a bowl and mix until it gets light and fluffy.
- Add vanilla and milk to the mixture.
- Combine salt, flour and baking powder in a separate bowl.
- Combine the dry and wet ingredients by using either a spatula or your hands. Dough should be a little bit sticky at this point.
- Add extra flour as needed until dough becomes less sticky.
- Form 12 equal-sized balls, flatten to about ½ inch in thickness.
- Bake on cookie sheets for 8-10 minutes until the bottom is lightly golden.
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