Vanilla Wafer Cookies Recipe
Crisp, buttery vanilla wafer cookies made with 8 simple ingredients — ready in under 30 minutes and perfect for snacking, gifting, or using in banana pudding and cheesecake crusts.
Servings: 24
Calories: 91kcal
Cost: $2.66, $0.11 per serving
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
- 3/4 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1 Large Egg room temperature
- 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter softened
- 1 Tablespoon Milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Beat together the butter and sugar in a large bowl with a hand held mixer or stand up mixer until creamy. Then add in the egg and vanilla extract until combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
- Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix on low speed until just combined. Be careful not to over mix.
- Then add in the milk and stir until combined.
- Scoop the cookie dough into 2 teaspoon size scoops onto a baking sheet at least 2 inches apart. Gently flatten out the cookies with damp fingertips.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes until the edges of the cookies are a light golden brown.
- Allow the cookies to sit on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Then move them to a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 91kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 65mg | Potassium: 14mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 129IU | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 0.4mg
