Description
Delicious and easy slice and bake cookies perfect for busy days, made with common ingredients and simple steps.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 different cookie doughs (e.g., sugar cookie dough and chocolate chip cookie dough)
- 1 cup chocolate chips (for chocolate-flavored dough)
- 1 cup dried fruit or nuts (for fruit or nut-flavored dough)
- Sprinkles or colored sugar (for decoration)
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet mixture.
- Divide the dough into two portions.
- To one portion, add chocolate chips; to the other, add dried fruit or nuts.
- Shape each portion into logs and wrap in plastic wrap.
- Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Slice the chilled dough into rounds and place on a baking sheet.
- Sprinkle with colored sugar or sprinkles if desired.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges are golden.
- Let cool before serving or packaging.
Notes
Serve cookies at room temperature. Store baked cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg