5-in-1 Master Cookie Recipe
This batch of dough, with a few tweaks, will yield 5 different cookies. Perfect for your tin of holiday cookies.
Equipment
- oven
Ingredients
- 1 C. butter at room temperature
- 1 C. superfine sugar To make superfine sugar, pulse granulated sugar in food processor for 30 seconds.
- 1/2 tsp. Kosher salt
- 1 egg yolk large
- 1 egg large
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 C. all-purpose flour
Jam Cookies
- 5 tsp. strawberry jam use any jam you like
Spiced Cookies
- 1/2 tsp. molasses
- pinch of cloves
- 1/4 tsp. ginger powder
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. turbinado sugar any chunky sugar will work
Cut-Out Cookies
- 2 tsp. nonpareil sprinkles
Double Chocolate Cookies
- 1 tbsp. cocoa powder either Dutch-processed or natural or a combination of both
- 1/3 C. chocolate chips
Peanut Butter Cookies
- 2 tbsp. smooth peanut butter
Instructions
Master Dough
- In a large bowl use a hand mixer to cream together the butter, salt, and sugar until light and fluffy. 3-5 minutes.
- Add one egg yolk and mix well.
- Add one whole egg and vanilla and mix well.
- On low speed add the flour in a couple of batches or use your hands to work the mixture into a dough.
- Divide the dough into 5 equal parts. Add the add-ins of your choice.
- Wrap the dough and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Baking
- Preheat oven to 375˚F/190˚C for 6-8 minutes.
- Cool for a few minutes before transferring to a rack to cool completely.
Notes
This recipe was inspired by The Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker and Ethan Becker.
Nutrition
Calories: 136kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 2gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 72mgPotassium: 32mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 160IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 1mg
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