Powdered Sugar Sugar Cookies

Posted on December 9th, 2010 by peanutbutterfingers

Temperatures were approaching 60 degrees as I got off work late this afternoon.

That’s dog park weather! dog park 039As I opened the gate to the park, Sadie dashed in, sniffed around and found a ball within 2.5 seconds.

dog park 046 “Throw the ball for me” barks ensued.

I obeyed…dog park 035dog park 062 …And she was grateful.

dog park 054 Black nose and all. :D

After the park, we came home and enjoyed leftovers of last night’s bolognese blunder casserole.

Then, Christmas cookies happened. dog park 009 I made these cookies last night and was pleased with the outcome, as I did some experimenting and wasn’t quite sure what to expect. dog park 008I wanted to make basic sugar cookies, speckled with red and green M&Ms for a little festivity.

I searched around my recipe box for some recipes and closed it after getting the gist of proper flour to sugar ratios.

Then I got an idea!

Why not use powdered sugar in the cookies? I love powdered sugar and figured it might add a little somethin’ somethin’ to standard sugar cookies.

After tasting the dough, I had a feeling the cookies would be winners! dog park 005In Ryan’s words,“These are perfect.”

One thing I must say is that the cookies are not doughy, but have a more chewy, crispy texture which I actually really enjoyed. If you’re looking for a grab-and-go delicious cookie, these are the ones for you!

Powdered Sugar Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 c. flour
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 c. (2 sticks) butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 c. powdered sugar
  • 3/4 c. sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 c. red and green M&Ms

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 375.
  • Combine flour, salt and baking soda in a bow and set aside.
  • Beat butter, sugars and vanilla together until creamy. Beat in eggs one at a time.
  • Slowly beat flour mixture into sugar mixture until fully combined. 
  • Fold M&Ms into dough.
  • Drop small spoonfuls of dough onto a cookie sheet and bake for 8 – 10 minutes until edges are golden brown.

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25 Responses to “Powdered Sugar Sugar Cookies”

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    Katy (The Singing Runner), on December 9th, 2010 at 8:23 pm Said:

    Mmmmm these sound delicious! I’m making sugar cookies tonight so I may try to make these! :)

      

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    Healthy Chocoholic, on December 9th, 2010 at 8:23 pm Said:

    Sadie is sooo cute!!!! And those cookies look yummy! What a great idea!!!!

      

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    Karen, on December 9th, 2010 at 8:25 pm Said:

    I like the addition of the M&M’s to give it a holiday touch!

      

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    Courtney @ Sweet Tooth, Sweet Life, on December 9th, 2010 at 8:51 pm Said:

    They sound delish!
    Ahhh, what I would give for 60 degrees…. ;)

      

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    Tiffany @ Conor & Bella, on December 9th, 2010 at 8:53 pm Said:

    I’ve put powdered sugar in a cookie recipe before. They came out awesome!

      

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    Holly, on December 9th, 2010 at 9:13 pm Said:

    I think I’ve said this before, but I just love how creative you are in the kitchen. You can always think of the coolest recipes- and even create delicious recipes out of random ingredients :) I’ve never thought to put powdered sugar instead of sugar in sugar cookies- but it seems like they would be extra good :D

      

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    Annette, on December 9th, 2010 at 9:19 pm Said:

    Sounds interesting with powdered sugar…I do love my sugar cookies fluffy though! I have found that sour cream in a dough recipe makes ‘em way fluffy and soft. I like the m & m idea!

      

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    Amanda (Eating Up), on December 9th, 2010 at 9:22 pm Said:

    I’ve thought about using powdered sugar too! Glad to know that it works :-)

      

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    Melissa (MelissaLikesToEat), on December 9th, 2010 at 10:06 pm Said:

    Those look like the most perfect, festive Christmas cookies!

      

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    Jenna, on December 9th, 2010 at 10:07 pm Said:

    cookie heaven :)

      

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    Emily, on December 9th, 2010 at 10:21 pm Said:

    Yumm!! I am so into Christmas cookies right now…I want to try all recipes!

      

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    Shanna, like Banana, on December 9th, 2010 at 10:31 pm Said:

    Hmm, never used powdered sugar *in* the cookies…good to know it works ;)

      

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    Meg, on December 9th, 2010 at 10:36 pm Said:

    These are SO CUTE, and so is Sadie ;)

      

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    Bess @ Bess Be Fit, on December 9th, 2010 at 10:54 pm Said:

    you always inspire me to make things…I’m highly tempted to go make sugar cookies right now (i have red and green icing waiting to decorate the cookies with)…but its a little late. looks like I’ll be doing it tomorrow! :)

      

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    Gabriela @ Une Vie Saine, on December 9th, 2010 at 11:24 pm Said:

    Oh yum!! I actually have a batch of plain old sugar cookies in the oven as I type this…classic holiday fave!!

      

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    Heather (Heather's Dish), on December 10th, 2010 at 12:58 am Said:

    the M&Ms are so festive in these cookies! sign me up :)

      

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    Hope, on December 10th, 2010 at 9:40 am Said:

    This sounds so good! I would have never thought to use powdered sugar. 60 degrees?! Wow..it was 20 degrees here this morning.

      

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    Bethany, on December 10th, 2010 at 10:01 am Said:

    Those look delicious!! I’m going to have to try that!

    Also, your puppy is adorable!

      

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    Kelly, on December 10th, 2010 at 10:19 am Said:

    Deelish!

      

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    Holly @ couchpotatoathlete, on December 10th, 2010 at 10:21 am Said:

    I feel like I never use powdered sugar, how sad is that? I have a cookie exchange party tomorrow, I might have to whip some of these up!

      

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    Rachel @ The Avid Appetite, on December 10th, 2010 at 1:16 pm Said:

    I love sugar cookies! And obviously anything with red and green is perfection :)

      

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    Amber K, on December 10th, 2010 at 1:34 pm Said:

    My husband and I are chewy cookie people. Probably why my fave cookies ever are molasses!

      

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    Laura, on December 10th, 2010 at 7:02 pm Said:

    Julie…swap the regular M&M’s for the Mint M&M’s! Their amazing…I made them a few years ago and now they are everyone’s favorite!

    :)

      

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    Jenna, on December 11th, 2010 at 10:59 pm Said:

    mine came out doughy:( delish but doughy. why!?

      

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    The Urge to Bake– ALL day « Greek Yogurt & Apple Slices, on December 13th, 2010 at 9:43 pm Said:

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