Vanilla Wafer Cookies Recipe
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Vanilla Wafer Cookies

By: Edith MacBeath 
"Vanilla Wafer Cookies are chewy and irresistible, comments Edith MacBeath of Gaines, Pennsylvania. They're a wonderful way to round out a penny-pinching menu."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.6 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (96)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
15 Min
Ready In:
35 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 21 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter (no substitutes), softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F for 12-15 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove to a wire rack to cool.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 25, 2008 by MrsWifey/Mommy   view full review
We used 3/4 Cup sugar, also tried dropping the cookies but they were puffy, unlike "Nilla...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2007 by Heather   view full review
this is absolutely one of the best drop sugar cookies I've ever made. I made this 9 years ago...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 14, 2008 by CityGirl6969   view full review
These are some delicious buttery cookie i double the vanilla extarct.To give it a more vanilla...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 30, 2008 by MARIAM   view full review
These were a huge hit! I did feel like the sugar was a bit much, so I cut down to 3/4 cup. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 28, 2008 by ChrisM88 Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
This is a great, buttery little cookie to use as a home-made substitute for boxed wafers. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 13, 2008 by cookaholic   view full review
These were SO yummy. Not as hard as the kind you would get in the box at the stores, so that...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 20, 2006 by rkcsilva   view full review
Really good coffee cookie. I changed the vanilla extract to almond. Somewhat thin with...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 26, 2011 by AmberC00kie   view full review
Deee-licious! These don't taste like vanilla wafers, but are delicious, chewy sugar cookies! I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 9, 2008 by dessertqueen13   view full review
I love this recipe! Almost every time I make them, their gone the next day. I'm never buying...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 13, 2008 by KMCL1994   view full review
WOW!!!! All I can say is these bad boys could really hurt someone's diet!! ...

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