Vanilla Bean Sugar Cookies
This is a light and delicate sugar cookie. I took my Grandma's sugar cookie recipe and added the vanilla beans and I love the enhanced vanilla flavor.
Servings: 12
Calories: 310kcal
Ingredients
- ¾ cup sugar divided
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 ¼ cups all purpose flour
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon cream
- 1 vanilla bean
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cut vanilla bean in half and scrape out insides and stir into cream in a small bowl; set aside.
- In a bowl or saucer combine ¼ cup of sugar and vanilla bean pods and stir around; set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, oil, and sugars.
- Stir in egg and then cream and vanilla mixture.
- Add in dry ingredients and mix until well combined.
- Scoop cookie dough or shape into about 1 ½" balls onto a greased or lined baking sheet.
- Dip a glass into the sugar and vanilla bean mixture and gently smash each cookie.
- Bake for 14-16 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned.
- Cool on baking sheet for about 2 minutes and then move to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 310kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 208mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g