Frugal Recipe for Sugar Cookie Lovers!
Wow! I recently stumbled upon a BOGO sale for vegetable oil that I could not pass up — each bottle came to $1.30! After stocking up on that fantastic find, I had over six bottles of vegetable oil sitting in my pantry. Hanging out. Waiting around for something fun to do (smile)! Then it hit me!
I use vegetable shortening for my cookies instead of butter…
Can’t I just use oil?
I can! and I did!
The result is a cookie that is light, fluffy, and full of the vanilla and sugar flavor we wanted AND my kids say they are the “Best Cookie I’ve Ever Made!” That’s pretty impressive because I make cookies all the time. Of course, if they are the best cookies ever, I need to share them with you, right? Look for the Best Sugar Cookie Recipe Ever (below).
Best Sugar Cookie Recipe Ever
(A Butter Free Sugar Cookie Recipe)
Ingredients:
- 4 eggs
- 1 – ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 4 tsp vanilla
- 1- ½ cup sugar
- 4 cups flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup additional sugar
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper or baking mats.
In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
Using your stand mixer, mix eggs, vegetable oil, vanilla, and sugar until well combined. Slowly add flour mixture.
Pour ¼ cup granulated sugar into a small bowl. Roll 1 tbsp of dough with your hands and cover with sugar. Gently press cookie flat between the palm of your hand before setting onto your baking sheet.
Bake for 8 minutes.
What is your favorite cookie?
These look really good to me. I don’t care for colored sprinkles so these are perfect!
This looks like an amazing sugar cookie!
This recipe sounds yummy. I am going to try this
Never a bad time to make sugar cookies, very nice recipe, they look so fluffy and light
That is a super simple sugar cookie recipe. I plan on making cutout sugar cookies with my kids soon. Im sure i could use this recipe for regular sugar cookies for my husband.
A favorite with coffee
Easy recipe. I like sugar cookies and the kids can decorate these if they want!
I would bake this with my daughter
I love sugar cookies! But Macadamia nut cookies are my favorite 🙂 great recipe!
So great, nice an deasy, haven’t had these in so many years.
Very interesting recipe! I’ve never tried one with oil. The cookie looks delicious!
This recipe looks so easy! I would love to make it for my hubby!
I haven’t tried oil in cookies, but if it makes them tasty, I’d try it. Nice idea.
This sounds so good, thanks for sharing,
These look so good! Sugar cookies are one of my favorites!
These look really good. I want to make them now. Thank you
These are so easy. I really love this recipe!
I love sugar cookies. This looks like an easy recipe.
I love cookies and especially baking them. And I am really looking forward to making this recipe!
These look so yummy!
We enjoy sugar cookies very much and I always love an easy recipe. Thanks for sharing!
We give out homebaked goodies for different events and these are a great recipe that can go for many different times of the year. Thank you for the recipe.
My kids love decorating cookies and with sugar cookies they can be very creative.This recipe is ideal, simple recipe.
This sounds like a great sugar cookie recipe! I love that it requires so little ingredients and that you don’t roll them out. This would definitely be quick; I will have to try these soon! Thank you so much for sharing.
One of my favorite cookies!