5.0 from 132 votes
Drop Sugar Cookies
Drop sugar cookies will satisfy that sweet tooth in under 30 minutes with no rolling pin required - just drop and bake for delicious cookies!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 36 cookies (depending on size it may be around 2 dozen)
Calories: 118 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Cookie
- ⅓ cup shortening
- ⅓ cup Butter, softened
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1½ cups + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Frosting
- ½ cup Butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl or stand mixer cream shortening, butter, and sugar until fluffy. Add egg, vanilla, and almond extracts and mix well.
- Combine baking powder, salt, and flour in a separate bowl. Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet mixture until blended.
- Using a cooking scoop, lightly roll the dough ball in your hands, place them on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Press the top of the cookies halfway down.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes.
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Frosting
- Beat butter until fluffy using a hand mixer. Add vanilla and milk. Blend lightly. Add powdered sugar one cup at a time. The texture should be solid but soft. Frost cookies.
Notes
- Store. Keep these drop sugar cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for about a week or in an airtight freezer-safe container for about 3 months.
- Keep these drop sugar cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for about a week or in an airtight freezer-safe container for about 3 months.
- Freeze. Freeze dough in log form or flash-freeze cookie dough balls. Store in an airtight freezer-safe container in the freezer for up to 3 months. Thaw dough before baking.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
118kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.4g
Cholesterol
16mg
(5%)
Sodium
69mg
(3%)
Potassium
22mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.1g
(0%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
139IU
(3%)
Calcium
9mg
(1%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 36cookies (depending on size it may be around 2 dozen)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 118
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 118kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 16mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 69mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 22mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 139IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 9mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.