Sugar cookies WITHOUT 'baking powder'?

Question

I can't seem to find a recipe for sugar cookies on Google that doesn't require baking powder. I have everything else (butter, eggs, flour, sugar, baking soda, vanilla) but that..

Could I substitute the baking powder with baking soda? Or could someone provide a recipe without it?

I don't have anything like buttermilk or cream.. just the stuff you normally have around.

Answer 1

baking powder is a combination of baking soda and cream of tarter....the cream of tarter is the acid that is needed for the soda to leaven....you can replace the cream of tarter with butter milk(which also acts as an acid,...or add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to 1 cup milk and let set for an hour

If you do not have baking powder ...make a short bread cookie,,,which needs no leavening .

2 cups plain flour

1/4 t salt

1 cup butter

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 t vanilla

you can make powdered sugar by running reg sugar in your blender...if you have corn starch.add 1 T per cup of sugar before blending...or you can omit it.  

Answer 2

Ma Ma's Sugar Cookies --

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup butter flavored shortening

1 cup white sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups self-rising flour

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. stir in the self-rising flour to form a dough. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch in thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Sweet-as-Sugar Cookies --

INGREDIENTS

1 cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

1 cup confectioners' sugar

1 cup vegetable oil

2 eggs

4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cream of tartar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Additional sugar

Nutmeg

DIRECTIONS

In a mixing bowl, cream butter, sugars and oil. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add dry ingredients and vanilla; mix well. Refrigerate dough overnight. From into walnut-size balls and place on greased baking sheets. Combine sugar and nutmeg; dip glass in mixture and flatten cookies with it. Bake at 375 degrees F for 8 minutes. Cool on wire rack.

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Marie Edwards Cookies --

"These are wonderful. Different than normal sugar cookies. Everyone wants the recipe."

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup margarine

1/2 cup butter

1 cup white sugar

1 egg yolk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 egg white

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1/4 cup white sugar

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 15x10 inch jellyroll pan.

In a medium bowl, cream together the margarine, butter, and sugar, until smooth. Stir in the egg yolk and vanilla. Combine the flour, salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon, stir into the creamed mixture.

Press the mixture evenly into the prepared jellyroll pan. Beat the egg white until frothy, and spread it over the top of the dough. Combine the remaining cinnamon and sugar, sprinkle it and the nuts over the top of the cookies.

Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven. Cut into diamonds while still warm, then cool completely before removing from the pan.

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Chewy Sugar Cookies --



INGREDIENTS

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/4 cups margarine

2 cups white sugar

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/4 cup white sugar for decoration

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.

In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and 2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla. Gradually stir in the dry ingredients until just blended. Roll the dough into walnut sized balls and roll the balls in remaining 1/4 cup of sugar. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets and flatten slightly.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned at the edges. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.  

Answer 3

http://kraftfoods.com/kf/recipes/hanukka...

Answer 4

baking powder is baking soda with corn starch.  use 1/2 the baking soda required as a sub.

Answer 5

pilsbury