Quick Cookie Recipes Anyone Can Make

Desserts are a huge part of our diet. No matter how hard we try to isolate ourselves from such delicacies, it’s still hard to imagine our menu without sweets. No doubt, that we can limit the consumption of sweets, but it is impossible to completely exclude them. That’s why we decided to show you some homemade quick cookie recipes.

The idea of excluding desserts from the diet of families with children is somewhat far-fetched. It is necessary to somehow find the middle ground, where everyone could be satisfied. The first rule and the easiest rule is not to eat store-bought baked goods. They often contain unhealthy ingredients. After all, anyone can cook no less tasty cookies in their kitchen.

15 Minute Cookies

Coconut Cookies

Coconut is very nutritious and has a delicate and pleasant aroma.

Ingredients:

• ¾ cup flour (100 g)
• ½ cup sugar (100 g)
• 2 cups shredded coconut (200 g)
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Preparation:

1. Beat the eggs with sugar.
2. Add shredded coconut, mix.
3. Sift in the flour and baking powder, mix again.
4. Put the dough in the refrigerator for half an hour.
5. Wet your hands with water and form cookies from the dough.
6. Put them in an oven preheated to 350 °F (180 °C) for 15 minutes.

Apple Cookies

There are so many apples of different varieties that are ripe in autumn! Make the most of it and bake an excellent dessert for tea.

Ingredients:

• ⅔ cup sugar (120 g)
• ½ teaspoon vanillin (2 g)
• 4 eggs
• 7 oz margarine (200 g)
• 4 cups all-purpose flour (500 g)
• 3 apples
• 2 teaspoons baking powder (10 g)

Preparation:

1. Rub the eggs into sugar and vanillin. Add in melted margarine, mix. Then add in flour mixed with baking powder. Mix thoroughly.
2. Peel the apples, dice them and add to the dough.
3. Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place small parts of dough on it using a spoon.
4. Put the dough in an oven preheated to 400 °F (200 °C) for 10–15 minutes (until golden brown).

Homemade Oatmeal Cookies

This dessert is going to remind you of wonderful childhood moments and your mom’s amazing oatmeal cookies. Indulge your children with this treat!

Ingredients:

• ½ cup butter (100 g)
• 1 cup sugar (200 g)
• 2 eggs
• 1 ¼ cup oats (100 g)
• 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour (160 g)
• nuts to taste
• dried fruit to taste

Preparation:

1. Rub room temperature butter into sugar with a fork.
2. Then beat it with a mixer until smooth.
3. Add the eggs and mix. Pour in the oats and mix.
4. Add the nuts and dried fruits to taste. Mix everything thoroughly. Add the flour.
5. Form balls from the dough, dip them in flour and shape cookies.
6. Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper, brush it a little with olive oil. Place the cookies in an oven preheated to 400 °F (200 °C) for 15 minutes.

Milk Shortbreads

Grannys used to indulge us with such desserts on vacations. They are so delicious!

Ingredients:

• 3 ¼ cup flour (400 g)
• 1 cup sugar (200 g)
• ½ cup butter (100 g)
• 1 egg
• ⅓ cup milk (80 ml)
• ½ teaspoon baking powder

Preparation:

1. Beat room temperature butter with sugar.
2. Add the egg, milk, baking powder and mix.
3. Add the flour, knead stretchy dough.
4. Roll the dough into a ¼ inch thick (7 mm) layer.
5. Сut out shortbread with a cookie cutter.
6. Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper. Preheat an oven to 350 °F (180 °C).
7. Transfer the shortbread onto the baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes (until the edges are slightly browned).

Banana Cookies

Bananas are nutritious fruits, so these cookies can be taken to work as snacks. They’re not only tasty, but healthy and fragrant.

Ingredients:

• 2 bananas
• 1 ¼ cup rolled oats (100 g)
• nuts to taste
• raisins to taste

Preparation:

1. Mash the bananas with oats. Add in the nuts and raisins.
2. Roll a layer ½ inch thick (1 cm), cut into small squares.
3. Put it in an oven preheated to 350 °F (180 °C) for 15 minutes.

Madeleines

Make this dessert at least once, and the children will ask for such cookies all the time.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup flour (120 g)
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup sugar (80 g)
• ½ cup butter (90 g)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Preparation:

1. Melt the butter a little, add the eggs and sugar to it. Whisk it.
2. Add the flour and lemon juice, mix thoroughly.
3. Put the dough in a Madeleine pan (or any other).
4. Bake at 375 °F (190 °C) for 12–15 minutes.

Whether you need to quickly cook something for breakfast, the guests suddenly stopped by at short notice, or you just want to have a little feast on the weekend in an hour’s time — these recipes will come in handy in any situation. In addition to a short cooking time, cookies will win you over with a minimum of ingredients. You need very little to be happy, and sometimes it is “spoiling” yourself and your loved ones with such a treat. NB: If some types of cookies contain fruits, you can replace them with others of your choice.

Lisa

Like many people nowadays, I love to explore new places. My favorite type is slow travelling, when you can really blend in with locals and learn about new cultures and languages. But I think there are also perfect times for enjoying freshly baked pastry, a cup of fragrant coffee, and a good movie in the comfort of your own home. I guess I'm kind of a cultural omnivore, and I watch different types of movies, but the ones about art and food inspire me the most!