I ate two of these healthy sugar cookies, straight from the oven!
It’s officially December now, which means you have a great excuse to make cookies. Why not go ahead and bake a batch of these to find out if your self-restraint is better than mine?
(As if anyone needed an excuse to bake cookies.)
The perfect sugar cookie should be soft, buttery, and so incredibly delicious it makes you want to polish off the entire batch in a single sitting.
This healthy sugar cookie recipe fulfills all of the above requirements… and yet these cookies are whole-grain, lower in sugar, and cholesterol-free at the same time.
Yes, healthy sugar cookies!
Do you bake cookies during the holidays? My grandmother loved baking Christmas cookies more than anyone else I know. Each year, she’d make at least ten different kinds of cookies. Michelle and I liked to help: she helped by rolling out the dough… and I helped by eating all the finished cookies! My grandfather nicknamed me “Cookie Monster” because, even before my head was tall enough to reach the table, I was stealing cookies off the tray.
Some things haven’t changed much.
Healthy Sugar Cookies
Healthy Sugar Cookies!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup spelt, ww pastry, or all-purpose flour (Update! Click for Grain Free Sugar Cookies.)
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt (just under level)
- 1/4 tsp plus 1/8 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup white sugar, or sucanat, coconut sugar, or evaporated cane juice (or xylitol for a sugar-free version)
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 and 1/2 tablespoons milk of choice
- 1/4 cup butter-type spread, such as Earth Balance (Some readers say you can use coconut oil, but I haven't tried it. I wouldn't recommend using a low-fat buttery spread.)
Instructions
Healthy Sugar Cookies Recipe: Combine dry ingredients and mix very, very well. In a separate bowl, melt the vegan butter, then stir in vanilla and milk. Pour dry into wet and mix again. Form balls or roll out (not too thin), then use a cookie cutter to make shapes. If you want soft cookies, you’ll need to get the dough very cold. (So roll the balls first, then fridge until cold.) Cook in a 325F preheated oven for 9 minutes. They will look very underdone when you take them out, but that’s ok!! Just let them cool for 5 minutes before touching. (I know it’s hard!) These cookies will keep at least four days, in a lidded plastic container. As a general rule, you should store soft cookies in plastic containers and crispy cookies in glass ones.
These are the same vegan sugar cookies I decorated as baby animals and brought to the football party.
More Healthy Cookie Ideas:
These cookies are so yummy and easy! I made these cookies and used an avocado icing on top. It worked really well together. Thanks for the great recipe!
Really want to make these for a New Years party tomorrow! I have one question – I have Truvia Baking Blend, where it says you use half as much Truvia as the sugar in the recipe, so in this case, 1/8 cup of Truvia, instead of 1/4 cup of white sugar. Do you think this would work, or will the batter consistency be different? Thanks!
will buttery sticks work too?
Yes 🙂
these cookies came out soooo good & actually taste like the “real” thing (:
Just made these and they turned out amazing! I really can’t believe the calories count and low fat/sugar content…super impressed!
Can the butter spread be replaced by vegetable oil, or even plain old butter?
If you’re not vegan, you can always substitute butter for butter spread.
Do you have the Nutrition Facts for your Healthy Sugar Cookies? Thanks
Thanks for this – super easy to make and I love the fact that I can eat the raw dough. 🙂 We used your glaze recipe and added orange coloring to decorate Halloween cookies.
Could you please post the nutrition facts for this recipe?
Can you freeze these after baking to make the last longer?
I would probably recommend rolling the dough and freezing before baking.
These cookies are so good! I will definitely make them in the future. Also, I did try using coconut oil instead of the vegan butter, and it worked really well! Thanks for the recipe!
What flour works the best for these?
I made a half batch last night and was very happy with the results! Mine were very soft.
Thanks!
Hi. Love this recipe! Made it a few times and came out great! I don’t know if anyone asked this but can we freeze this recipe to make cookies later? If not what is the best way to freeze a dough for baking later (ala, kids want cookies but don’t have time to make the dough)
You can!
Katie, these are so good!!! My husband made them tonight. We managed to roll out 10 balls in total. We used olive oil instead of “spread” or butter. He did have to add a little extra almond milk to get the dough to stick together as it was very crumbly. Overall we were very impressed.
Has anyone made them that can actually review them honestly????? Not post that you Will make them!!!!!!