Old-Fasioned Cut-Out Sugar Cookie Recipe Without the Eggs (2024)

FAQs

What is a good egg substitute for raw cookie dough? ›

Pull off the top sheet of parchment, then slide the sheet of dough onto a baking sheet, then pop it in the freezer. (You can stack as many sheets of dough onto one baking sheet as you'd like.) Sandwich your dough between two sheets of parchment, roll, then freeze; it makes cut-out cookies a breeze!

Based on our experience and research on egg substitutions the most popular substitutes we found were: Applesauce, Banana, Chia Seeds and Baking Powder.

For recipes which use eggs primarily as a leavening agent you can try a commercial egg replacement product (see above) or the following mixture: 1-1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil mixed with 1-1/2 tablespoons water and 1 teaspoon baking powder per egg.

It turns out that a perfect substitute for eggs is milk. Yep, milk! Since you don't plan to bake the cookies, you just need the milk to add moisture and you won't miss the binding element of the eggs. A lesser known culprit in raw cookie dough is the flour.

Too much sugar and butter can make sugar cookies spread and lose their shape when baked. This one requires a little patience because once you roll out your dough, you are ready to bake. Be patient and bake your cookies when the dough is really cold.

Can you use premade sugar cookie dough for cutouts? ›

Simple metal cookie cutters can transform store-bought slice-and-bake dough into the most festive holiday dessert. For these Christmas cut-outs, all you need is a 16.5-ounce roll of Pillsbury sugar-cookie dough, some flour, and an oven (elbow grease not included).

Nut butter like peanut, cashew, or almond butter can also be used to substitute eggs in most recipes. To replace one egg, use 3 tbsp (60 g) of nut butter. This may affect the flavor of your finished product, and it's best used in brownies, pancakes, and cookies.

Yes, baking with a scoop of mayonnaise can improve your baked goods, and it can serve as a substitute for eggs and fats in a recipe. Sometimes.

How much banana should I use to replace one egg? Generally, half a mashed banana (about 1/4 cup) can replace one egg. However, it's important to consider the moisture content of the recipe as bananas also add moisture.

If you're thinking that choosing an eggless cookie dough recipe makes it safer, think again. It's not just raw eggs that come with a food poisoning risk. Uncooked flour can contain illness-causing bacteria, too. Indeed, eating raw flour was linked to two recent outbreaks of Shiga toxin-producing E.

To create cookies, you typically use whole eggs and their proteins for flavor, leavening, structure, and color. Eggs promote puffiness and spreading in cookies, while also holding the cookie together during baking.

Some baked goods need to be moist to be enjoyed. This is attributed to the mouthfeel and texture that's created, in part by the moisture. Eggs can provide that moisture, so when you're egg free, it's important to account for that. Moisture can be ingredients such as water, milk (or dairy free milk), or juice.

Storage Instructions. Store your no-bake cookie dough in the fridge for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 3 months. For snack-sized bites, roll your cookie dough into balls and freeze on a baking sheet.