Go Back
+ servings
cookies featured

Less-Sugar Sugar Cookies

Roni Noone
Less-Sugar Sugar Cookies are fun to make, use whole grain flour, less sugar, less fat, and make a manageable amount. Best of all, kids love to help make and eat them! 
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Any
Servings 12 servings
Calories 100 kcal

Ingredients
  

Decorating Glaze

  • 2 tablespoon powder sugar
  • 1 teaspoon water or ¼ teaspoon extract + ¾ teaspoon water
  • squirt of food coloring

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF.
  • Weigh out the flour.
    1 ½ cups White Whole Wheat Flour
  • Combine the flour, baking powder, and nutmeg with a whisker. Set aside.
    1 teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1 ½ cups White Whole Wheat Flour
  • Add the butter, cream cheese, sugar and extract to another bowl.
    2 tablespoon butter, 2 tablespoon low fat Cream cheese, ⅓ cup sugar
  • Using an electric hand mixer, cream the butter, cream cheese, sugar and extract.
    2 tablespoon powder sugar
  • Beat the egg into the sugar mixture for 1 minute.
    1 egg
  • Add about ⅓ of the flour mixture to the bowl.
  • Mix on low speed until just combined the add another ⅓.
  • Finally add the last ⅓ and 1 tablespoon of milk to help incorporate everything if needed.  It will be thick.
    1 tablespoon skim milk
  • At this point you can add some food color if you like.
    food coloring
  • Gather all the dough and form a flat ball.
  • Cover in saran wrap and refrigerate while you make the glazes.
  • Once the glazes are done, rolle the dough out about ⅛ of an inch thick.
  • Have fun with your favorite cookie cutters.
  • Lay the cut cookies on a cookie sheet. They shouldn’t stick but a little non-stick spray never hurt anyone.
  • Bake for around 10 minutes until the bottom just starts to brown. Remove them from the cookie sheet and let them cool.

Decorating Glaze

  • Place all the ingredients in a small bowl.
    1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract, 1 teaspoon water
  • Mix well.

Notes

  • Both times I’ve made this receipe I ended up with 31 cooking but it will depend on the size of you cookie cutters. One of ours was small so I’m estimating the recipe to make 2 dozen. That makes 12 servings of 2 cookies each at normal size.
  • If you don't cream cheese just double the butter. I do all the time in a pinch. 
  • I like nutmeg in these but a pinch of any spice works, I've used cardomon, pumpkin pie, cinnamon, whatever you like! Have fun with the flavors! 

Nutrition

Serving: 2-3 cookies (not including glaze)Calories: 100kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 3gFat: 2gFiber: 2gSugar: 6g
Keyword Cookies, sugar
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!