Eggless Vanilla Sugar Cookies Recipe – Egg less Baking

Name: Eggless Vanilla Sugar Cookies Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 36 cookies
Ingredients: 228 grams Unsalted butter ((2 sticks)); 250 grams Powdered sugar; 440 grams All-purpose Flour; 1/2 tsp Baking powder; 1 tsp Salt; 1 tbsp Water; 1 tsp Vanilla; 250 grams Powdered sugar; 4 tbsp Milk ((more if needed)); 2 tbsp Light corn syrup; 1/2 tsp Flavoring (Vanilla, Almond or Rose)

December 19, 2017 *Updated* June 21, 2019 By Veena Azmanov 81 Comments

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Eggless Vanilla Sugar Cookies Recipe | Egg-less Baking

These eggless vanilla sugar cookies are light, airy with a shortbread texture that just melts in the mouth. Perfect eggless sugar cookies to decorate with frosting or just to snack on with a cup of coffee. A simple, easy and effortless recipe that will have you baking these cookies in less than thirty minutes. Whether you bake for a daily tea-time snack or to give away as a gift during the holidays.

These eggless vanilla sugar cookies are light, airy with a shortbread texture that just melt in the mouth. A simple, easy and effortless recipe that will have you bake these cookies in less than thirty minutes whether you baking just for a daily tea time snack or to give away as gifts during holidays. — Sugar Cookies, Eggless, Vanilla Cookies, Cookies for decorating

Can you beat a cookie that is light and airy? One that just melts in the mouth? Well, these absolutely delicious cookies all that!! They are such an addiction. The best part is they are so simple, easy and effortless to make.

I have been making these for a while now. Mostly when I have a request for eggless cookies. Most of my customers and blog visitors love my Vanilla Sugar Cookies Recipe. I know it’s very popular. Which is why I was hesitant to share this recipe. I don’t want to take you away from that recipe. And yet I must say I am equally proud of this eggless version.

Just look at that texture! How light and airy those cookies are? Does it matter if it’s with or without eggs? Nah!! My kids enjoyed them either way.

These eggless vanilla sugar cookies are light, airy with shortbread texture that just melt in the mouth. A simple, easy and effortless recipe that will have you bake these cookies in less than thirty minutes whether you baking just for a daily tea time snack or to give away as a gift during holidays. — Sugar Cookies, Eggless, Vanilla Cookies, Cookies for decorating

Let’s talk ingredients and substitutes (Save/Pin)

Butter – I use unsalted butter so I can control the amount of salt. You can use salted butter as well. If you do just omit salt from the recipe
Powdered sugar – This adds lightness to the cookie dough. First, because we cream it until it’s light and fluffy. So don’t skip that part. And second, because powdered sugar has cornstarch added to it, which gives the cookies that shortbread texture that melts in the mouth. You can use one cup regular sugar but you will compromise on the texture.
Baking powder – If you notice there is barely any. And sometimes I omit the baking powder when I need my cookies to be the exact size of the cookie cutter after they are baked. This helps me decorate them with fondant.
Water – You may need only one or two tbsp depending on how you measure the flour. You can use milk, and yet, I prefer water to keep it simple.

Useful Tips and Tools

I’m not a slave to mixers. And yet, when you need some good creaming I have to insist that you use the K-Mix or Kitchen Aid.
A good baking tray is always important. Try using a light colored baking trayBaking tray. Another option is to line the baking tray with Parchment Paper.
If you aren’t going to fill or decorate these cookies a regular rolling pin will work just fine. And yet, a Cookie rolling pin has the side spacers that will also help you with rolling. So all your cookies are leveled and bake evenly.
Also, it is really important to cool cookies completely on all sides as soon as they come out of the oven. So take them off the baking tray to prevent them cooking further and place them on a Cooking rack so they air circulates on all sides. This prevents steam from going back into the cookie thus…… keeping them crispy not soggy.
Always bake cookies on the center rack of your Oven. If you have more than one tray simply bake them one at a time. You can bake two trays at the same time, and yet this can lead to some of the cookies in the bottom tray spreading too much. Also, you can rotate the trays during the baking. This is helpful with some cookies.
Most cookies usually bake between 10 to 12 minutes. These took me about 10 minutes. Since cookies bake quickly they can also get over-baked. This is due to our tendency to get distracted at the last minute. Hence, my solution is a kitchen timer that is always set to 10 minutes. I turn it on as soon as I place the cookies in the oven. This has saved me many cookies since my kids always keep me busy.

How to make Eggless Vanilla Sugar Cookies (Save/Pin)

Ingredients can be found in the recipe card below with conversions

Method

Prepare

Sift flour with baking powder and salt – set aside.
Combine the water, vanilla together.

Mix dough

Cream butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes).
Add the vanilla and water – mix well.
Lastly, add flour in two batches and foam a smooth cookie dough.
If cookie dough feels dry -add one additional tbsp of water (no more).
Wrap the cookie dough in cling wrap and chill until firm.

Cut and Bake cookies

Preheat the oven to 180 C/ 360 F.
Roll chilled cookie dough about 1/4 inch thick on a lightly floured surface with cookie cutters of your choice.
Place on a cookie tray and bake on the middle shelf for 8 to 10 minutes.
Depending on thickness these can take up to 12 minutes. You only need a slight color on the edges.
Cool on a cooling rack completely before you transfer to a cookie jar or decorate.

For the Eggless frosting

Sift the powdered sugar so there are no lumps.
Combine all ingredients until light and fluffy.
Add more powdered sugar or light corn syrup to bring to consistency.

Storage

This cookie recipe can be halved or double without any issues.
The dough can be kept in the fridge for up to 4 days, or
Frozen for up to three months. If frozen thaw in the refrigerator over-night before you roll out.
The baked cookies will stay at room temperature for up to 2 weeks but best eaten within a few days.

Eggless Chocolate Sugar Cookies Recipe

These rich, dark and delicious eggless chocolate sugar cookies are an addiction with their light and fluffy texture combined with the dark chocolate that just melts in the mouth. A simple easy and effortless recipe that will have you making these more often than you plan

Frequently asked questions

Is it ok to chill cookie dough overnight? Do I have to make the cookies immediately?

Sugar cookies have a good shelf life as a dough as well as cookies. The dough, if wrapped well can usually stay in the fridge or 5 to 6 days before rolling and baking. Alternatively, you can roll the cookies and place them on a parchment lined tray wrapped well with cling wrap for about 3 to 4 days. Sugar cookies dough can be frozen for a month or more if wrapped well. A great dough to have on hand in the freeze during the busy festive season.

Can I reduce the chilling time for these sugar cookies?

These cookies will cut and bake better when properly chilled. If you don’t have enough time I highly recommend using my recipe for no-chill sugar cookies instead. (these are not eggless)

Can I add more flour to ensure these cookies do not spread?

I have tested and tried these cookies if you follow the recipe and bake them at the right temperature they will not spread. You can also try my other no spread sugar cookies recipe (These are not eggless)

Should I refrigerate the cookies after baking?

No, baked sugar cookies should not be refrigerated after baking. They can last for two weeks at room temperature if kept well in a cookie jar. Never leave cookies out for long as they tend to get soft.

Why are my sugar cookies flat?

Always, follow the recipe correctly unless you know and what the outcome different. Adding extra flour will give you dry, crumbly cookies. Too much sugar or butter can make the cookies spread and lose their shape when baking. Rolling the cookies too thin will give you hard flat cookies.

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These eggless vanilla sugar cookies are light, airy with shortbread texture that just melts in the mouth. A simple, easy and effortless recipe that will have you bake these cookies in less than thirty minutes whether you baking just for a daily tea time snack or to give away as a gift during holidays. — Sugar Cookies, Eggless, Vanilla Cookies, Cookies for decorating

Eggless Vanilla Sugar Cookies Recipe

Author: Veena Azmanov

4.99 from 51 votes

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Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Calories: 117kcal

$15

Adjust Servings Here: 36 cookies

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Ingredients

For the Eggless Vanilla Sugar Cookies

228 grams Unsalted butter (2 sticks)
250 grams Powdered sugar
440 grams All-purpose Flour
1/2 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Salt
1 tbsp Water
1 tsp Vanilla

Eggless Sugar Frosting

250 grams Powdered sugar
4 tbsp Milk (more if needed)
2 tbsp Light corn syrup
1/2 tsp Flavoring Vanilla, Almond or Rose

Metric – US customary

ADJUST SERVINGS HERE – 36 cookies

Conversions – Switch between Metric & US for other measurement options

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