EVOO Sugar Cookies

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Description

Extra-virgin olive oil replaces butter in a simple sugar cookie recipe. The result is a rich, dense cookie to sink your teeth into. These are great for dunking in your tea.

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • ⅔ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • ½ cup chocolate chips (Optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Cream together eggs
  3. olive oil
  4. and sugar in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and pale gold in color. Add flour
  5. baking powder
  6. and salt and mix until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips. Shape dough into a ball and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  7. Use a teaspoon to drop spoonfuls of dough onto the prepared baking sheet
  8. leaving about 2 inches of space in between as cookies will spread. Refrigerate leftover dough to bake in batches.
  9. Bake in the preheated oven until just golden around the edges
  10. about 8 minutes. Allow to cool for 2 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a cooling rack.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 24 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 4 mins

Servings: 36

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