I’ll be sharing 3 more cookie recipes that will use this Simple Cookie Dough as a base, and as those are shared I’ll be linking them up to this post too. When you are ready to cut out the cookies, use some additional flour to roll out the cookies and cut with your choice of cookie cutters. If you are making cut out cookies, it’s best to chill the dough for at least 1-2 hours, this makes it easier to work with as without chilling it can be a little bit sticky. When it comes to holiday cookies, we like to make the cookie dough in advance, and then when we are ready to bake the dough is nice and chilled and ready to go. Drop heaping measuring tablespoons dough 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. This cookie dough can be made in advance to cut some of the prep time. Put 1 portion (1/2 recipe) basic cookie dough, 1 cup semisweet chocolate chunks, 1/2 cup each pecans and walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped, and 1/4 cup semisweet or milk chocolate mini M & Ms baking bits in a large bowl stir until blended. Of course, if you add anything in, be sure to check the labels to be sure that it’s gluten-free as well. That’s the only swap that you will need for this cookie dough recipe! It’s that easy to make it gluten-free. I use Better Batter however, you can use any 1:1 gluten-free all-purpose flour that you prefer. It’s very easy to make gluten-free cookie dough with one swap, gluten-free all-purpose flour. Beat the butter and sugar together, preferably in a mixer. Allowing the butter to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes will bring it to the right consistency for mixing. Step 1: Soften the butter Butter and margarine at room temperature combine more easily and thoroughly with other ingredients in the dough. How do you make this simple vanilla cookie dough gluten-free? Check out our Edible Cookie Dough recipe and more of our favorite no-oven-required desserts. I’ll be sharing with you a variety of cookie recipes over the next few weeks that all use this simple cookie dough. These can be made as cut-out cookies for the holidays or as a base to add things into them such as chocolate chips or sprinkles. This Simple Cookie Dough uses pantry ingredients and can be made as a base to just about any cookie that you can imagine. Make the perfect go-to cookie dough with this simple cookie dough that can be made gluten-free too!

Cookie dough recipe