Yield: 32 cookies
Vanilla Meltaway Cookies
Vanilla Meltaway Cookies are the original Meltaway Cookies. With a soft shortbread vanilla cookie base and a sweet vanilla royal icing on top, they melt in your mouth. Quick and easy to prepare, you will certainly have everyone begging for you to share this amazing recipe.
Ingredients
Cookies
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Icing
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk, or water
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a stand mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla extract, mixing until combined. Add flour mixture 1/2 cup at a time, mixing until completely combined.
- Roll 1 tablespoon of dough into small circles and then press with hands (or with the bottom of a cup) into a disk shape. Place on prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 8 minutes. Cookies will not look browned or cooked, but they are! Remove from oven and let cookies rest on baking sheet for 5 minutes. Then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- For icing, in a small bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract – until smooth.
- Using a spoon, smooth icing onto top of each cookie and let set for 10 minutes, or until hardened. Store leftovers in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 cookie, Calories: 116kcal, Carbohydrates: 14g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 6g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 0.2g, Cholesterol: 21mg, Sodium: 28mg, Potassium: 14mg, Fiber: 0.2g, Sugar: 8g, Vitamin A: 187IU, Calcium: 8mg, Iron: 0.4mg