Healthier (but still) The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies

These sugar cookies are amazing but I wanted to try to cut some calories so I replaced some of the sugar with a sugar-like sweetener. They still taste great and now they are pretty guilt free. If you decide to ice them, I would keep it light -- maybe some cute dots!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 mins
• Total Time: 28 mins
• Calories: 88 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ⅓ cup white sugar
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ cups butter, softened
• 1 cup granular sucralose sweetener (such as Splenda®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Cream together butter, sweetener, and sugar in a large bowl, until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla extract. Stir in flour and baking powder. Cover and chill dough for at least one hour or overnight.

Step 3

Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4- to 1/2-inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1-inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven until golden, about 6 to 8 minutes. Cool completely.