Soft Whole Wheat Sugar Cookies Recipes

WHOLE WHEAT SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine 1 cup sugar and margarine; beat until light and fluffy. Add milk, lemon peel, vanilla and egg; blend well. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; mix well. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 30 minutes for easier handling.
• Heat oven to 375°F. In small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in sugar-cinnamon mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 375°F. for 7 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets.

SOFT WHOLE-WHEAT GINGER SPICE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F. Stir together flours, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, pepper and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream together butter and one cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and then stir in water and molasses. Gradually stir dry ingredients into molasses mixture. Shape dough into walnut-sized balls and roll them in remaining two tablespoons sugar.
• Place the cookies two inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet and flatten slightly. Bake for 8-10 minutes in preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for five minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

HEALTHY WHOLE WHEAT MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350°F.
• sift first four ingredients together.
• in another bowl, mix butter, molasses and vanilla, then add eggs.
• add sifted ingredients and whole wheat flour, thoroughly mix.
• add raisins and mix.
• drop a tsp about 2 inches apart and bake for 10 - 12 minutes or until lightly browned.

NO-ROLL SUGAR COOKIES (WHITE WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR)

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat 1 cup of the granulated sugar, the powdered sugar, butter, oil, milk, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Shape dough into 1 1/2-inch balls. In small bowl, place remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar. Coat balls with sugar. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls about 3 inches apart. Press bottom of drinking glass on each ball until about 1/4 inch thick. If glass starts to stick, press bottom of glass on cookie dough as needed before pressing balls of dough (the fat in the dough helps to grease the bottom of the glass). Sprinkle each cookie with a little additional sugar.
• Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until set and edges just begin to turn brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.