Last week I found a recipe for Vanilla Wafers and couldn’t wait to try them. I’ve never had a homemade version of these, instead relying on the kind that comes in a box. I decided to give them a try since they seemed fairly easy to make. I’m glad I did, they are LOTS better then the store bought kind. My family thought so to, and I barely saved enough to make my banana pudding recipe. These are some extremely tasty cookies.
Vanilla Wafers
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons vanilla
- 1 tablespoons whole milk
Directions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl and set aside.
- Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl after 1 minute.
- Add the egg and incorporate on medium speed for 30 seconds.
- Add the vanilla and milk and blend on low speed for 15 seconds. Add the flour mixture and mix on low speed just to incorporate.
- Scoop the batter in teaspoon-sized balls and arrange them on parchment paper lined cookie sheets. (I got about 30 cookies)
- Use the heel of your hand to slightly flatten each ball.
- Bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown, rotating pan halfway for more even baking.
- Allow cookies to cool completely before removing them from the pan.
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Recipe Source: Loving My Domestic Life
april
April is a dedicated wife and almost empty-nester mother of five, as well as Mamaw to two adorable grandbabies. She resides in Southern Indiana, along with her husband Joe and their daughter Melissa, and enjoys the quite life on their 3 acre homestead. She enjoys blogging about her adventures in frugal allergy-free cooking, gardening, household tips, and her family.
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Probably 10 times better than store bought ones!!
Yes they are! :)
Not sure if it is because it is almost 1 am, or if it is because I am hungry, but when you scroll down the page, it looks like those cookies are coming at you.mmmmm I want a cookie.
lol It DOES look like that! :)
Oh after looking at your banana pudding recipe and seeing this I think I am going to skip going to the store for vanilla wafers! I just got a double score!
my kids love the nilla cookies…I'm going to have to try this one!
This is a wonderful recipe… thank you for sharing…will work perfectly in the solar oven!… come visit when you can…Twitter: SolarChief
KBraden~Hope you like it!Tara~They taste so much better homemade, I barely could save enough from my family to make my banana pudding. They devoured them!Sharlene~A solar oven? I've heard of them, but never actually seen one. Off to check it out…
Vanilla wafers are one of my favorite cookies, I can not wait to try them homemade!! Sounds delicious!! Great blog, I found you from Michelle at all home cooking, all year long :)
Thanks for dropping in Andrea and your kind words. Hope you get to try the cookies soon, they're worth it.
These would be so good with ice cream. It's always nice to see homemade versions of store bought stuff.