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Weight Watchers Recipe of the Day: Simple Sugar Cookies
Here’s a great plain and simple sugar cookie recipe I hope you’ll try. With each passing year, I find myself drawn to recipes that are simple and delicious. And this these old-fashioned sugar cookies totally fit the bill.
I’ve found – through lots of trial and error – that the healthiest thing I can do is treat myself to a freshly baked cookie once in a while because it satisfies my sweet tooth. I naturally control my consumption of sweets by holding out for things that are only homemade and delicious.
If you have trouble controlling yourself around freshly baked cookies, be sure to make them when you have lots of people around to share them with!
Skinny on Plain + Simple Sugar Cookies
These sugar cookies contain the most basic of ingredients and come together in minutes. I was able to mix them and bake them in less time than it would have taken me to run to the store for cookie dough.
Everyone who tries them loves them. And they’re versatile too. These cookies are delicious on their own with a cup of tea or glass of milk. They are also a wonderful accompaniment to ice cream or fresh fruit.
Simple Sugar Cookie Recipe Variations
And the recipe can be modified lots of different ways (be sure to adjust your Points if making any additions or substitutions)…
- Feel free to stir 1/2 cup of nuts, raisins, or coconut into your Sugar Cookie Dough
- Or add a little lemon, orange, or lime zest
- Or make Sugar Chocolate Chip Cookies by adding 1/2 cup of miniature chocolate chips
This recipe is from The Supper Book (affiliate link) by Marion Cunningham, who also authored The Fannie Farmer Cookbook (affiliate link) I received as a wedding gift more than 25 years ago.
The directions say that the recipe makes about 50 cookies. When I make them I usually end up with about 36. It’s a testament to just how much larger our serving sizes have gotten through the years. And probably explains—at least partly—why we keep getting larger!
The cookbook says to bake the cookies 8 – 10 minutes, but I find it usually take mine about 12 minutes to be done – probably because I make mine a bit larger.
I love these cookies made with 2 teaspoons of grated lemon zest added to the dough.
How Many Calories and WW Points in these Cookies?
According to my calculations each cookie has 66 calories and:
3 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
3 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
3 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
2 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
To see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, Click here!
If you like these WW friendly cookies, be sure to check out my other easy cookie recipes including Enlightened Wheaties Cookies with Coconut, Sugar-Free Apple Almond Cookies, Easy Chocolate Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies, Strawberry Shortcake Cookies and Molasses Cookies
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Plain & Simple Sugar Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon milk or cream
Instructions
- Position one of your oven racks in the middle and preheat your oven to 350F degrees. Line your cookie sheets with parchment paper. Alternatively, use ungreased cookie sheets for baking these easy sugar cookies.
- In a small bowl (affiliate link) whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt until well blended and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl (affiliate link) beat the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer (affiliate link) on medium speed until light and fluffy. (This will take several minutes.)
- Add the egg, vanilla, cream or milk and beat thoroughly. (Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula (affiliate link) if necessary, to make sure all ingredients are well blended.)
- Add the flour mixture and with the mixer on low speed, stir until the mixture is just blended.
- Arrange by teaspoonfuls on the prepared cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart.
- Bake, one cookie sheet at a time on the center oven rack, for 8 to 12 minutes until lightly golden around the edges.
- When done, remove from the oven and transfer the cookies with a spatula to wire racks to cool completely.
- Repeat with the remaining dough, being sure to allow cookie sheets to cool completely before using them again. (I often rinse the backsides under cool water to speed up the process.)
Notes
This recipe is from The Supper Book by Marion Cunningham, who also authored the old Fannie Farmer Cookbook I received as a wedding gift more than 25 years ago. The directions say that the recipe makes about 50 cookies. When I make them I usually end up with about 36. It's a testament to just how much larger our serving sizes have gotten through the years. And probably explains - at least partly - why we keep getting larger! The cookbook says to bake the cookies 8 - 10 minutes, but I find it usually take mine about 12 minutes to be done - probably because I make mine a bit larger. I love these with a 2 teaspoons of grated lemon zest added to the dough. Serving size: 1 cookie Click here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site. 3 *SmartPoints (Green plan) 3 *SmartPoints (Blue plan) 3 *SmartPoints (Purple plan) 2 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Source: The Supper Book (affiliate link) by Marion Cunningham
A note about WW Points
If you're following Weight Watchers, all the recipes here on Simple Nourished Living have been updated for the new WW program, with points displayed in the recipe card. The Check the WW Points link in the recipe card takes you to the Weight Watchers App where you can edit it using the WW recipe builder or add it to your day.
(Must be logged into WW account on a mobile device, such as smartphone or tablet).
More Plain & Simple Sugar Cookie Recipes from around the Web
- Sugar Cookies – A simple recipe for cookie cutter sugar cookies found at Real Simple
- Simple Sugar Cookies – found at King Arthur Flour
- Grain-Free Sugar Cookies – found at Eat Yourself Skinny
- Skinny Sugar Cookies – found at SkinnyKitchen
- My Favorite Sugar Cookies – found at Pioneer Woman
Okay, these are simply the best yet, big yum indeed. I added the lemon, so glad I did. Also used a small teaspoon to drop on cookie sheet….think round little wafers, and what I can put between two cookies. Oh boy, could be one of those endless combinations.
So, thanks a million for a terrific recipe.
Absolutely delicious
I hardly ever get a chance to write reviews but had to for this recipe. My family and I LOVED these cookies! I only had buttermilk so I sub it for the milk. I added lemon zest and boy was that a special touch. OMGeeee… so delicious. So soft and pillowy. Headed to the store just for eggs to make these again. 🙂
They are good. Light & fluffy. I cut back on sugar to 1/2 cup , I experimented with putting some strawberry preserves on larger ones. They are still in the oven. Can’t say if it was success.
This was amazing my whole family loved them!!! 🙂
These are FABULOUS! The only thing different I did was round up to a tablespoon for a BIGGER cookie, lol! Thanks for the recipe…Happy Holidays to you & yours!
?Shar
They’re the best!!! ?
I want to say these cookies are awesome! It made 2 dozen for me and my family absolutely loved them. Thank you