Sugar cookies are the ultimate in sweet tooth satisfaction. Such a versatile cookie too. If it’s crispy you’re looking for, just bake them longer. If you love a softer cookie, bake for a shorter time. This recipe has a light and buttery flavor that you’ll love. No wonder they’ve been popular for years. What makes these cookies skinny is using a combination of reduced-fat butter and canola oil instead of full-fat butter and using egg whites and eggs. Each mini cookie has 37 calories and under a gram of fat. They create a wonderful cookie jar of goodness, will keep in an airtight container for at least a month and they freeze great too!
Ingredients
Ingredients for Cookies:
- ¼ cup canola oil
- ¼ cup reduced-fat butter
- 1 cup extra-fine sugar, such as C&H Bakers Sugar or regular sugar, see shopping tip
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 egg whites
- 1 egg, I like Egg-Land’s Best eggs, see shopping tips
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar, make sure it’s a fresh jar
- 1¾ teaspoons baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Ingredients for Rolling:
- ⅓ cup white sugar or colored sugar of your choice such as blue and white for Hanukkah or red and green for Christmas
Instructions
- In an electric mixer or large bowl using a hand mixer, beat together the oil, butter, and sugar. Whip until smooth about 1 minute.
- Mix in the eggs and vanilla. Add flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. Mix until well blended.
- Place the batter in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour to firm up.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking pans (cooking sheets) with parchment paper, see shopping tip.
- In a small bowl, add the ⅓ cup sugar for rolling.
- Scoop the batter into rounded 1-inch pieces and roll in sugar. Place each on prepared baking pans.
- Bake the cookies for 11 minutes, then rotate pans and bake for about 12 more minutes. This will create a crispy cookie when cooled. If you desire softer cookies, bake for 7-8 minutes, rotate pans, and bake for another 7-8 minutes. Repeat with remaining batter.
- Store cooled cookies in an airtight container. Crispy cookies will last for several weeks. Soft ones will last a few days if they last that long!
Notes
*To make these cookies into snickerdoodles: instead of rolling them in colored sugar, before baking, roll them in a blend of cinnamon/sugar before baking. Use 4 tablespoons sugar and 1 tablespoon cinnamon.
Makes about 105 cookies
Prep Tips
Lining cookie sheets with parchment paper is a fabulous way to create perfectly baked cookies. It insures that the cookies don’t burn on the bottom before they’re baked through. To make these cookies, snickerdoodles, instead of rolling them in colored sugar, before baking, roll them in a blend of cinnamon/sugar before baking. Use 4 tablespoons sugar and 1 tablespoon cinnamon
Shopping Tips
C&H Bakers Sugar (extra fine sugar) is a much finer grain of sugar. Using it in cookies creates a much crispier, lighter dough. Most supermarkets carry it in the baking section where all the sugars are sold. It comes in a carton. If you choose not to use it, substitute with regular sugar. Egg-Lands Best eggs are better for you than regular eggs. This brand contains more vitamin E, 100 mg of Omega 3 and 25% less saturated fat than regular eggs. These can be found in most supermarkets. There are other brands with these added benefits. Parchment paper is available in most supermarkets in the plastic wrap and foil aisle. It’s packaged the same. Smart and Final also sell it packaged in flat sheets. If you bake cookies often, it’s worth buying.
Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS 1
Prep Tips
Lining cookie sheets with parchment paper is a fabulous way to create perfectly baked cookies. It insures that the cookies don’t burn on the bottom before they’re baked through. To make these cookies, snickerdoodles, instead of rolling them in colored sugar, before baking, roll them in a blend of cinnamon/sugar before baking. Use 4 tablespoons sugar and 1 tablespoon cinnamon
Shopping Tips
C&H Bakers Sugar (extra fine sugar) is a much finer grain of sugar. Using it in cookies creates a much crispier, lighter dough. Most supermarkets carry it in the baking section where all the sugars are sold. It comes in a carton. If you choose not to use it, substitute with regular sugar. Egg-Lands Best eggs are better for you than regular eggs. This brand contains more vitamin E, 100 mg of Omega 3 and 25% less saturated fat than regular eggs. These can be found in most supermarkets. There are other brands with these added benefits. Parchment paper is available in most supermarkets in the plastic wrap and foil aisle. It’s packaged the same. Smart and Final also sell it packaged in flat sheets. If you bake cookies often, it’s worth buying.
Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS 1
| SKINNY FACTS: for 1 mini cookie 37 calories, 0.8g fat, 1g protein, 7g carbs, 0g fiber, 32mg sodium, 5g sugar |
Skinny Facts
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 37kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 1gFat: 0.8gSodium: 32mgSugar: 5gPlus Points: 1
