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No Roll Sugar Cookies

These soft, thick, and pillowy no roll sugar cookies are perfect for when you need to whip up cookies in a pinch. No rolling pin or cookie cutters needed! Enjoy them plain or top with my delicious cream cheese frosting for cookies and then decorate with colored frosting and sprinkles for any occasion!
Course Dessert
Cuisine Cookie
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 12 Large Cookies
Calories 255kcal
Author Melissa Rose

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup unsalted butter (i.e. 1 ½ sticks)
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 recipe cream cheese frosting

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a small glass bowl, microwave unsalted butter (¾ cup, i.e., 1 ½ sticks) until melted. Pour into large mixing bowl.
  • Add in granulated sugar (½ cup) and powdered sugar (½ cup) and mix for 10 seconds.
  • Add eggs (1 whole and 1 egg yolk) and vanilla extract (2 teaspoons) then mix on medium speed for 20 seconds.
  • Turn mixer to low speed, and add baking powder (1 ½ teaspoons), baking soda (½ teaspoon), and salt (¼ teaspoon). Mix for 10 seconds.
  • Half cup at a time, add all-purpose flour (2 ½ cups) and mix until flour is just incorporated (about 10-20 seconds). Do not overmix.
  • Immediately after mixing, scoop dough into (3 tablespoon sized) balls. Lightly flatten each ball before placing on cookie sheet. (Because this has melted butter, do not let the dough sit out before rolling into balls & baking, or your dough will become dry and crumbly.)
  • Bake at 350°F for 8-10 minutes. (The magic number in my oven is 9 minutes) They may look underdone, but they will finish baking on the hot cookie sheet after you take it out of the oven. (Of course, because ovens bake differently use your best judgment to keep them in a minute longer if they look severely under baked.)
  • After removing from oven, allow the cookies to cool on the hot baking sheet for 10 minutes before removing them from cookie sheet.
  • Enjoy plain or spread or pipe cream cheese frosting on cooled cookies and top with sprinkles!

Nutrition

Calories: 255kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 102mg | Potassium: 86mg | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 375IU | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1.3mg