Is there anything better than a homemade version of a highly-processed childhood favorite? Or is it a symptom of how boring and ill-focused my life has become that I find it so thrilling?
I’m breaking a cardinal rule I set a while ago for this blog by publishing a cookie recipe. But I’m sure I’m the only one who even remembers that post. You’ll be happy know that this is in no way a healthed-up cookie. I think I’ve made peace with cookies. I say enjoy them, eat too many, and move on.
Vanilla Wafers Recipe
This recipe is adapted ever so slightly from The Commonsense Kitchen. These little gems are so so much better than their grocery store counterparts.
5 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup milk
2 cups unbleached cake flour or all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Farhienhiet.
Cream the butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl. Add the egg, vanilla, and milk and mix well. Sift in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir well.
Spoon the dough into a gallon-sized freezer bag. This is a bit easier if the corner of the bag to be filled up is resting inside a large wide-mouthed glass. Cut off the tip of one of the corners and pipe the dough onto ungreased cookie sheets at least one inch apart.
Bake for 12-15 minutes until the bottoms begin to turn golden brown. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool. Serve or store in an airtight container.
Yield: 4 dozen cookies
Prep-time: 15 minutes
Bake-time: 15 minutes
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12:32 am on November 28th, 2011
Hey Cindy, your Homemade Wafer is a Recipe Guessing Game on Knapkins. Think your friends can win? http://knapkins.com/guess_games/844?source=blog
10:02 pm on February 7th, 2012
I’ve made these twice now and they are fantastic! They taste exactly like Nabisco ones, but nice and soft in the middle like a sugar cookie. Great recipe!
8:37 am on August 2nd, 2012
How large do I pipe the cookie batter?
Quarter size?
1 inch?
Thanks!
10:45 am on August 4th, 2012
1 or 2 inches
8:34 pm on September 23rd, 2012
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10:30 pm on September 23rd, 2012
Vanilla Wafer… not so much… the BEST drop sugar cookie recipe – I think yes.
I loved how they turned out (like sugar cookies). But I’m still looking for that hard, crunchy texture, any suggestions?
4:58 am on November 15th, 2012
I made this according to the recipe and got 5 dozens of yummy cookies, hope you can post something easy like this again!
10:12 am on December 17th, 2012
These were amazing. I like them better than Nilla’s. I used them to make the most amazing banana pudding i have ever tasted. Thanks for posting this recipe.
4:28 pm on January 23rd, 2013
Great! Thanks Garnetta.
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3:43 pm on February 8th, 2013
Thanks so much! I am going to make these today for a banana pudding recipe =)
Love it.
4:51 pm on February 8th, 2013
Came out great, so delicious thank you! Note: I think the pan does need to be greased! Mine stuck a bit.
8:47 am on February 9th, 2013
Excellent. Thanks Rose.
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