7/2/22, 1:59 PM Basic Cookie Dough Recipe: How to Make It

Basic Cookie Dough

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

YIELD: 8 cups dough.

Skip the store-bought cookie dough and learn how to make
cookies from scratch—it's easy! Thanks to this basic cookie
dough recipe, you can turn everyday ingredients into five
Taste of Home sensational sweets. Bake some right away, then pop the extra
dough into the freezer for later. —Gloria McBride, Payson, Utah

Ingredients
2-1/2 cups butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1/4 cup 2% milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
7-1/2 to 8 cups (30 to 32 oz.) all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

Directions
1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs, milk and
vanilla. In another bowl, whisk 7-1/2 cups flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed
mixture, adding more flour if necessary. Divide dough into four 2-cup portions. Refrigerate, covered,
until needed.

2. Basic Cookie Dough may be used to prepare the following recipes: Classic Sugar Cookies, Crumb-
Topped Date Bars, Cherry Surprise Cookies, Chocolate Mallow Cookies and Jelly Sandwich Cookies.

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