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healthy Lofthouse cookies recipe

Delicious Healthy Lofthouse Sugar Cookies without Sour Cream

Easy healthy Lofthouse sugar cookies without sour cream! My healthy Lofthouse style cookies can be made in 1 hour and taste just like the original Lofthouse cookie! You only need a few simple ingredients in my Lofthouse cookie recipe, like gluten free flour, baking soda, and baking powder. No sour cream, no cream of tartar and no cornstarch needed! And the best part: no refined sugar!
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
cooling time 10 minutes
Total Time 41 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 188 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

For the cookie:

  • 3 cups gluten free flour or white wheat flour
  • ¾ teaspoon baking powder (aluminum free)
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ cup organic unsalted butter, softened or unrefined softened coconut oil
  • ½ cup full fat Greek yogurt or unsweetened coconut milk yogurt
  • ½ cup honey or pureed dates
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

For the frosting (optional):

  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1-2 tablespoon vanilla soy milk sub any other kind of milk
  • 1 drop natural red food dye can also use beet root powder
  • 2 cups raw cane unbleached powdered sugar more if you want it to be fluffier

Decorations:

  • ½ cup naturally dyed rainbow sprinkles

Instructions
 

For the cookies:

  • Get your butter out of the fridge to soften. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking tray with either parchment paper.
    In a medium sized mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside.
    3 cups gluten free flour, ¾ teaspoon baking powder (aluminum free), ½ teaspoon baking soda
    lofthouse cookies recipe
  • In a separate bowl, beat the butter until soft and fluffy. Beat in the yogurt, honey, egg, and vanilla until well combined.
    ½ cup organic unsalted butter, softened, ½ cup full fat Greek yogurt, ½ cup honey, 1 large egg, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until fully incorporated.
    Lofthouse style frosted sugar cookies
  • Roll the cookies into balls. In the palm of your hand, press the cookie until it is flat. Place the cookie on the prepared baking sheet. I baked 8 per sheet.
    ball of sugar cookie dough in hand
  • Bake for 5-7 minutes. They will not look done, but as you let them cool on the cookie tray the centers will finish cooking.
    After they have cooled on the cookie tray, transfer them to a cooling rack as you prepare the frosting.
    flat sugar cookie before baking

For the frosting:

  • Beat the butter until it is light and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract, soy milk, and food dye.
    Beat in the powdered sugar, starting with 1 cup. Add another cup if you like your frosting to be fluffier.
    Spread the frosting on the cookies and top with rainbow sprinkles.
    ½ cup butter, softened, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, 1-2 tablespoon vanilla soy milk, 1 drop natural red food dye

Notes

HOW TO STORE LOFTHOUSE COOKIES- Store them in an airtight container for up to 4 days at room temperature. They are best if eaten within the first 2 days.
HOW TO MAKE HEALTHY LOFTHOUSE COOKIES- Use white wheat or gluten free flour. Use honey or maple syrup in place of the sugar. For a healthy lofthouse frosting recipe, try my coconut whipped cream recipe and natural rainbow sprinkles. These lofthouse cookies without frosting are also a great treat!
HOW TO MAKE GLUTEN FREE LOFTHOUSE COOKIES- If you want gluten free lofthouse sugar cookies, simply replace the 3 cups of all-purpose flour with 3 cups 1:1 gluten free flour or sorghum flour. The rest of the ingredients are gluten free.
HOW TO MAKE DAIRY FREE/ VEGAN LOFTHOUSE COOKIES- use vegan butter; coconut Greek yogurt, and vegan butter in the frosting.
 
Nutrition facts on this recipe are only an estimate, nutrition information on any recipe from thehintofrosemary may vary based on the ingredients you choose.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 188kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 2.6gFat: 7.7gSaturated Fat: 4.9gCholesterol: 28.1mgPotassium: 27mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 236IUCalcium: 17.5mgIron: 0.19mg
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