Our Trusty Cookie Dough Recipe

Healthy Sugar Cookies 

Ingredients

For the Cookies:

1 cup + 6 tbsp (165g) white whole wheat flour
¾ tsp cornstarch
¼ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
2 tbsp (28g) unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
1 large egg, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp butter extract
¼ cup (60mL) honey
¾ tsp vanilla stevia

For the icing (optional):

10 tsp confectioners' style stevia
2 tsp non-fat milk

Method:
Whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the butter, egg, vanilla extract, and butter extract. Stir in the honey and vanilla stevia.

Add in the flour mixture, stirring just until incorporated.

Transfer the dough to the centre of a large sheet of plastic wrap, and shape into a 1”-tall rectangle.

Cover the top with another large sheet of plastic wrap. Chill for 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 175°C, and line two baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper. Leaving the cookie dough between the sheets of plastic wrap, roll it out until 0.5cm thick.

Lightly flour your cookie cutter, and press it into the dough. Peel the unused dough away from the shapes, and place them onto the prepared baking sheets. Reroll the unused dough, and repeat.

Bake the cut out cookie dough at 175°C for 8-10 minutes.

Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

To prepare the icing, stir together the confectioner’s style stevia and milk in a small bowl. Spoon into a zip-topped bag, and snip off the corner. Pipe onto the cooled cookies.