Sugar-Coated Butter Cookies
Created by KittenCal on November 6, 2011
- Servings: 35-40
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 8-10m
- Recipe #2119
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (absolutely no substitutes!)
- 1 1/4 cups sugar (have a sweet tooth, then increase to 1 1/2 cups)
- 2 egg yolks (from large or extra-large eggs)
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract (can use up to 1 tablespoon if you like)
- 2 tablespoons Jell-O instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoos baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Sugar, for coating
How to Make
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Step 1: In a mixing bowl cream the butter with sugar for about 2 minutes.
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Step 2: Add in egg yolks, vanilla and dry pudding mix; beat for about 2 minutes.
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Step 3: In a small bowl combine the flour with baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and beat until well combined (mixture will be crumbly at first).
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Step 4: Chill dough for about 3 hours.
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Step 5: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Step 6: Grease a large baking sheet.
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Step 7: Pour about 1/2 cup sugar into a bowl.
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Step 8: Roll a heaping teaspoonful of cookie dough in the sugar, then place onto baking sheet leaving about 2 inches between the dough (these cookie spread while baking).
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Step 9: Bake for about 8 minutes (for a crispier cookie bake longer).
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (21.2 g)
- Calories 100.3
- Total Fat - 5.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.9 g
- Cholesterol - 1.1 mg
- Sodium - 44.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 12.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.2 g
- Sugars - 7.3 g
- Protein - 0.7 g
- Calcium - 3 mg
- Iron - 0.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg