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Slice and Bake Cookies- 10 Variations

Slice and bake cookies are great for any occasion! With this one simple dough you can make tons of variations and create delicious cookies for holidays, celebrations, or just to enjoy!
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Additional Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 36
Author: Krista

Ingredients

  • Basic Dough
  • 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 1 Cup Butter softened
  • ½ Cup White Sugar
  • ½ Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • Peppermint Bark-
  • Start with base dough recipe and add in
  • ¼ tsp peppermint extract
  • ¼ Cup Crushed Peppermint Candies about 10 starlight mints
  • ½ Cup White Chocolate Chips
  • Pistachio-
  • Start with base dough recipe-
  • Swap 1 tsp Almond Extract in place of Vanilla Extract
  • Add in 1 Cup Chopped Pistachios
  • Optional- 3-4 drops of green food coloring.
  • Toffee-
  • Start with base dough and add in
  • 1 Cup Heath Toffee Bits
  • Sugar-
  • Roll base dough log in sprinkles or sanding sugar. Or frost cooled cookies
  • Chocolate pretzel-
  • Start with base dough and add in
  • ½ Cup Chocolate Chips
  • ½ Cup Chopped Pretzels
  • Mocha-
  • Start with base dough and add in
  • ¼ Cup Cocoa Powder
  • 1 tsp Instant Coffee
  • Tropical-
  • Start with base dough and add in
  • ½ Cup Chopped Dried Pineapple
  • ½ Cup Toasted Coconut
  • Funfetti/ Sprinkle-
  • Start with base dough and add in
  • ¼ cup jimmies
  • Lemon poppy seed-
  • Start with base dough and add in
  • ½ tsp lemon extract
  • 2 tbsp poppy seeds
  • 2 tsp lemon zest
  • Classic chocolate chip-
  • Start with base dough and add in
  • ¾ cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions

  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or in a large bowl with an electric mixer cream butter until light and fluffy.
  • Add in brown sugar and white sugar and continue to mix until well incorporated.
  • Add in egg and vanilla and continue mixing until well blended.
  • In a separate bowl whisk together flour, baking powder and salt until well blended.
  • Gradually add flour mixture into the wet ingredients mixing after each addition until all the dry ingredients are incorporated.
  • Add in any mix ins and mix gently on low.
  • Lay out a piece of wax paper on a flat surface. Scoop the dough into the center of the wax paper. Use the wax paper to help roll the dough into a long shape with a diameter of about 2 inches.
  • Wrap the dough in the wax paper and chill dough in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
  • To bake-
  • Preheat the oven to 350
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Unwrap the cookie dough and place it on a cutting board or other cutting surface. Using a sharp knife slice the cookie dough into ¼- ½ inch slices.
  • Place dough slices on prepared cookie sheet a couple of inches apart.
  • Bake for 10-14 minutes or until they are a very lightly golden brown around the edge and appear dry in the center.
  • Allow to cool for 2-3 minutes on the baking sheet before removing and allowing to cool completely on a wire rack.