Whole-Wheat Sugar Cookie Recipe
These whole-wheat sugar cookies are easy to make, have real and wholesome ingredients and can be rolled out and cut into shapes for any occasion.
Ingredients
Cookies:
- 1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
- ½ cup all-purpose flour unbleached
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 4 ounces butter at room temperature, unsalted
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg white
- 1 ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract pure
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract pure
Icing:
- 2 cups confectioners sugar sifted
- 2 egg large, whites
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice freshly squeezed
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk flours, salt, and baking soda.
- In a separate bowl, beat butter and sugar until it’s light and fluffy. Scrape the sides of the bowl and add the egg white, vanilla, and almond extract, beat until combined.
- To the butter mixture, add flour mixture, and mix until incorporated. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and chill for at least 4 hours.
- Once dough is ready, preheat oven to 325°F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Lightly dust a work surface with all-purpose flour and place chilled dough directly onto the work surface. Roll dough out to a ¼-inch thickness. Use cookie cutters to cut shapes in dough, and gently transfer them to baking sheets. Re-roll dough scraps into new large pieces of dough.
- Bake cookies for 12 minutes or until the edges look golden but not browned. Remove cookies from oven, and cool for 5 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
- For the icing, whisk together all the icing ingredients in a large bowl until completely smooth. Mixture should have consistency of a glaze. If you want a thicker glaze, add a little more sugar and any food coloring you like.
- Ice cookies by icing the edges first and then filling it in. Let icing harden before serving. Cookies can be kept in an airtight container for up to 3 days. You can also refrigerate dough for up to 5 days and freeze dough up to 30 days.
Notes
- Nutrition information is calculated without the icing.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24 cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 83
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 cookie | |
| Calories | 83kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 50mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 25mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 119IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.