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Vanilla Wafers
These easy to make vanilla wafers are done in under 30 minutes and require no chilling! Recipe includes a how-to video!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
23 mins
Servings: 55 cookies
Calories: 39 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg room temperature preferred
- 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 Tablespoon milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Combine butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and use an electric mixer to beat together until creamy and well-combined.
- Add egg and vanilla extract and stir on medium/low speed until completely combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
- Add about half of the flour mixture to the butter mixture and stir on low-speed to combine.
- Add milk and stir again on low speed until combined.
- Finally, add remaining flour mixture and stir until combined.
- Scoop dough into two-teaspoon sized scoops and drop onto prepared baking sheet, spacing cookies at least 2” (5cm) apart. Lightly flatten with damp fingertips.
- Bake on 350F (175C) for 12-14 minutes or until cookies are light golden brown around the edges.
- Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes on baking sheet then transfer to cooling rack to cool completely. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
39kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
5g
(2%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
7mg
(2%)
Sodium
23mg
(1%)
Potassium
12mg
(0%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
56IU
(1%)
Calcium
4mg
(0%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 55cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 39
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 39kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 7mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 23mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 12mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 56IU | 1% |
| Calcium | 4mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.