Basic Cookie Dough recipe

By aamundson

Ingredients

• 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• NUTELLA SANDWICH COOKIES
• 2 cups Basic Cookie Dough
• 1/4 cup Nutella
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• PEANUT COOKIES
• 2 cups Basic Cookie Dough
• 1 egg white
• 1 cup lightly salted dry roasted peanuts
• LIME COCONUT COOKIES
• 2 cups Basic Cookie Dough
• 6 tablespoons sweetened flaked coconut
• 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
• 4 teaspoons lime juice
• 1/2 teaspoon water

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

1. Sift flour, baking powder and salt onto wax paper.
2. Combine butter, sugar and brown sugar and beat with a mixer until well combined. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture and beat until evenly blended. Dough can be wrapped in plastic wrap and refrigerated up to 3 days. Makes about 4 cups dough.

Use 2 cups Basic Cookie dough in Peanut Cookies, Lime Coconut Cookies and Nutella Sandwich Cookies.

Nutella Sandwich Cookies
Preheat oven to 350F. Line cookie sheets with parchment.
Divide 2 cups of Basic Cookie Dough into 4 pieces. Wrap 3 pieces individually in plastic wrap and refrigerate. Roll remaining piece on a sheet of lightly floured wax paper to about 3/8-inch thickness. Cut into 9 (2-inch rounds); arrange 1 inch apart on cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until tops look done. Let cool on cookie sheet 3 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire rack; let cool completely.
Spread Nutella on half the cookies. Top with remaining cookies. Dust with powdered sugar.

Peanut Cookies
Preheat oven to 375F. Line cookie sheets with parchment.
Shape 2 cups of Basic Cookie Dough into 32 balls.
Whisk egg white in a pie plate. Spread peanuts on wax paper. Working with a few dough balls at a time, roll in egg white and coat with peanuts. Arrange 1 1/2-inches apart on cookie sheets.
Bake 10 minutes or until edges are golden. Let cool on cookie sheets 3 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire rack; let cool completely.

Lime Coconut Cookies
Shape 2 cups of Basic Cookie Dough into two 8-inch logs, roll in coconut and press coconut into dough. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, 3 hours to overnight.
Preheat oven to 350F. Line cookie sheets with parchment.
Cut each log into 16 slices. Arrange 1 inch apart on cookie sheets. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until tops look done and coconut is golden brown. Let cool on cookie sheet 3 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire rack; let cool completely.
Combine sugar, lime juice and water in medium bowl. Whisk well to combine. Drizzle over tops of cookies.