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    Soft & Chewy Vanilla Butter Cookies

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    By Alisa Fleming on October 25, 2007 Dairy Free Desserts

    Special Diet Notes: Vanilla Butter Cookies

    By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, nut-free, peanut-free, optionally soy-free, vegetarian.

    5.0 from 1 reviews
    Soft & Chewy Vanilla Butter Cookies
     
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    Prep time
    20 mins
    Cook time
    10 mins
    Total time
    30 mins
     
    Kristen finds that butter-flavor Crisco provides the same buttery taste as actual butter. But if you can, opt for a non-hydrogenated brand instead.
    Author: Kristen Doyle at Just Baking
    Serves: 36 cookies
    Ingredients
    • 1 cup butter flavor shortening
    • 1 cup sugar
    • ½ cup brown sugar
    • 2 eggs
    • 1½ tablespoons water
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 3 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    Instructions
    1. Preheat oven to 375°F. (You will have to chill the dough for 30 minutes, so you may want to do this when you put the dough in the fridge to chill).
    2. In a large mixing bowl, beat together Crisco, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, water, and vanilla until well mixed.
    3. Add the flour, baking soda and salt to the mixing bowl and mix well.
    4. Cover and refrigerate dough for 30 minutes.
    5. Roll dough into 1 inch balls; slightly flatten and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
    6. Place in preheated oven and bake for 8-10 minutes or until very light brown. (I always take my cookies out right before they look like they are done. I then allow them to sit on the cookie sheet for a couple of minutes to firm up.)
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    Alisa Fleming
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    Alisa is the founder of GoDairyFree.org, Food Editor for Allergic Living magazine, and author of the best-selling dairy-free book, Go Dairy Free: The Guide and Cookbook for Milk Allergies, Lactose Intolerance, and Casein-Free Living, and the new cookbook, Eat Dairy Free: Your Essential Cookbook for Everyday Meals, Snacks, and Sweets. Alisa is also a professional recipe creator and product ambassador for the natural food industry.

    23 Comments

    1. Alissa on December 18, 2017 4:50 am

      The notes at the top of the recipe say they are egg-free and yet the recipe calls for 2 eggs. Is there a way to actually make them egg-free?

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on December 18, 2017 8:08 am

        I’m sorry Alissa – I had someone helping update the recipes and add the special diet notes, and there were a few errors. This was a submitted recipes, so I haven’t tested it egg-free myself. You could trial your favorite egg substitute. But I highly recommend these cookies, which are already egg-free, as an alternative – http://www.godairyfree.org/recipes/dairy-free-sugar-cookies-roll-cut

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    2. Kristin on December 13, 2017 11:12 pm

      This recipe is not gluten free if you use regular flour.

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on December 14, 2017 5:33 pm

        Thank you for catching that Kristin. I’ve got a helper updating the recipes, and that was an error. Fixed!

        Reply
    3. Melissa Collins on December 11, 2016 8:55 pm

      Made them and add the candy cane creme filling from a different recipe… amazing!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on December 12, 2016 4:27 pm

        That’s fantastic! Glad you enjoyed Melissa!

        Reply
    4. Rachel Holper on November 15, 2016 2:30 pm

      I’m preparing my Christmas cookie list…would these be firm enough to cut out and frost…replace sugar cookies? Thank you!!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on November 16, 2016 11:40 am

        I haven’t tested this recipe that way Rachel, but they might work. If not, we have this roll & cut recipe, too – http://www.godairyfree.org/recipes/dairy-free-sugar-cookies-roll-cut

        Reply
    5. Shannon on October 24, 2016 9:06 pm

      These were SO yummy! Made them tonight, my son and husband loved them! Thanks!!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on October 28, 2016 8:37 am

        Awesome, so glad you enjoyed the recipe Shannon!

        Reply
    6. Linda on March 1, 2015 1:52 pm

      These are delicious! They came out perfectly. I’m thinking about making them again with lemon or orange extract.

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on March 1, 2015 5:12 pm

        That sounds like a marvelous easy swap!

        Reply
    7. Carol on December 6, 2013 11:26 am

      Wow! Thank you so much for posting these! I am currently making them and I am loving how they’re coming out. I am experimenting with rolling the dough in sugar and sugar with cinnamon before baking them and they look lovely!
      I hope the people in my family who recently decided to go dairy-free will like these. So far, my picky daughter loves them… well, it’s a cookie after all!
      Thank you again!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on December 9, 2013 8:52 am

        Awesome! I hope they all love them and thanks for the feedback Carol!

        Reply
    8. Joell on October 4, 2013 5:26 pm

      SO DELICIOUS!!! I’m breastfeeding and my son can’t handle the dairy. I used the earth balance coconut spread and it worked great. Thanks!

      Reply
    9. Sarah on September 27, 2013 12:09 pm

      These are my familys FAVORITE cookies! The onky thing I changed was using coconut oil instead of the buttery sticks. These are sooo good!!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on September 29, 2013 8:03 am

        Awesome! And thanks for letting us know that coconut oil works well for you.

        Reply
    10. Diana on April 23, 2013 5:35 pm

      This is the email i got reguarding crisco flavored butter!

      For the most up-to-date and correct information, we would suggest checking the ingredient information located on your package. We would also suggest checking the ingredient information with each purchase to be aware of any ingredient changes.

      Additionally, our Crisco® Butter Flavor Shortening has been dairy-free and safe for those with dairy allergies since October 2008 when we began using a unique butter flavor derived entirely from vegetable ingredients.

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on April 23, 2013 6:49 pm

        Thanks Diana!

        Reply
    11. Ginny on March 30, 2013 1:17 pm

      These worked out quite nicely. I needed a dairy-free dessert for a potluck and these were quite a hit!

      Reply
    12. Amanda on February 2, 2013 6:36 pm

      They are in no way the consistency of a cookie. It was more like a muffin that came out. While they did taste OK, it was not as good as you described in your recipe.

      Reply
    13. Sharon Edwards on December 15, 2012 12:23 pm

      Would it be possible to display the measurements in weights? I tried previously and my measures (have measuring scoops) didn’t work out! Also would soya butter be ok to use?? Also you mention sugar, do you mean granulated or caster??? The flour I assume is plain. Thanks S x

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on December 15, 2012 12:50 pm

        Sharon, according to the online calculators, 3 cups flour would be 384 grams. You might find this helpful going forward – http://allrecipes.com/howto/cup-to-gram-conversions/. Yes, it is plain flour and granulated sugar. As for the soya butter (margarine), I can’t guarantee that it would work as margarine does behave differently than shortening in cookies. They tend to be a little thinner and chewier when using margarine, but that doesn’t mean they won’t be good, just different.

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