These sugar cookies are amazing but I wanted to try to cut some calories so I replaced some of the sugar with a sugar-like sweetener. They still taste great and now they are pretty guilt free. If you decide to ice them, I would keep it light — maybe some cute dots!
Original recipe makes 5 dozen cookies
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups butter, softened
1 cup granular sucralose sweetener (such as Splenda®)
1/3 cup white sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
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PREP
20 mins
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COOK
8 mins
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READY IN
1 hr 28 mins
Directions
- Cream together butter, sweetener, and sugar in a large bowl, until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla extract. Stir in flour and baking powder. Cover and chill dough for at least one hour or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4- to 1/2-inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1-inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake in preheated oven until golden, about 6 to 8 minutes. Cool completely.
Nutrition
Calories: 90 kcal
Carbohydrates: 10.2 g
Cholesterol: 26 mg
Fat: 5 g
Fiber: 0.3 g
Protein: 1.5 g
Sodium: 54 mg
