Refrigerator cookies, also known as icebox cookies, are a delightful treat that is easy to make and can be customized to your liking. They are a perfect option for busy individuals or families who want a homemade snack without spending hours in the kitchen. With just a few simple ingredients and a little bit of planning, you can have delicious refrigerator cookies ready to enjoy in no time. In this article, we will provide you with a collection of the best refrigerator cookie recipes, ranging from classic chocolate chip to unique and creative flavor combinations. Get ready to explore a world of delectable flavors and enjoy the convenience of making these cookies ahead of time.
Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!
REFRIGERATOR COOKIES
I found this recipe on a website for diabetics, but don't tell anyone and they'll love it when they try it. It is my favorite cookie recipe with sugar or without. At first the nutritionals seemed way off but discovered there were some errors in the quantities. I'm correcting those so the nutritional info should be correct.
Provided by Mysterygirl
Categories Dessert
Time 15m
Yield 24 cookies, 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cream butter, egg and vanilla until mixed and fluffy.
- Beat in dry ingredients gradually mixing well after each addition.
- Mix in dates, coconut and 1/2 cup of the nuts.
- Form dough into two 1-1/2 inch logs.
- roll logs into remaining nuts (1/4 cup each).
- Wrap in waxed paper and chill (or freeze) until firm enough to slice.
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Slice cookies 1/4-inch thick and place on a nonstick cookie sheet.
- bake 10-12 minutes until light golden brown.
- cool on wire racks.
- 2 cookies = 1 fat, 1/2 fruit, 1/4 bread, 95 calories.
REFRIGERATOR COOKIES
"During the holidays, I usually keep at least two rolls of this cookie dough in my freezer in case I need something special in a hurry," writes Dottie Gray of Bartlett, Tennessee.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 25m
Yield about 7 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add milk and vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well. Fold in the cherries and pecans. Shape dough into two 8-in. x 2-in. rolls; wrap in waxed paper and freeze. , To use frozen dough: Unwrap and let stand at room temperature for about 10 minutes. Cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 103 calories, Fat 5g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 12mg cholesterol, Sodium 47mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
REFRIGERATOR COOKIES III
These will freeze well for several months.
Provided by Stephanie
Categories Desserts Cookies Refrigerator Cookie Recipes
Yield 42
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Mix shortening, sugar, eggs, and vanilla together in large bowl. Stir flour, salt, and baking soda together in a separate bowl. Blend dry ingredients in with the shortening mixture. Mix thoroughly with hands.
- Divide dough into 3 parts; shape into cylinders, 1 1/2 inches in diameter and about 7 inches long. Roll in colored sugar (or use finely chopped nuts instead). Chill for several hours or overnight.
- Heat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Cut into 1/4 inch slices, and place on greased cookie sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 104.1 calories, Carbohydrate 13.2 g, Cholesterol 8.9 mg, Fat 5.2 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 1.2 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 73.9 mg, Sugar 6.4 g
THE BEST CHEWY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES RECIPE BY TASTY
There are a few secrets to the best classic, chewy chocolate chip cookies. Number one: Don't use chips; instead, opt for a mix of milk or semisweet and dark chocolate chunks. The second is to let the dough rest overnight or longer for a more complex, toffee-like flavor. Lastly, use an ice cream scooper to get even-sized cookies every time. And that's it! With these little tweaks, the result is a cookie that's textured on the outside, and soft and gooey on the inside. Absolutely perfect!
Provided by Alvin Zhou
Categories Desserts
Time 1h5m
Yield 12 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large bowl, whisk together the sugars, salt, and butter until a paste forms with no lumps.
- Whisk in the egg and vanilla, beating until light ribbons fall off the whisk and remain for a short while before falling back into the mixture.
- Sift in the flour and baking soda, then fold the mixture with a spatula (Be careful not to overmix, which would cause the gluten in the flour to toughen resulting in cakier cookies).
- Fold in the chocolate chunks, then chill the dough for at least 30 minutes. For a more intense toffee-like flavor and deeper color, chill the dough overnight. The longer the dough rests, the more complex its flavor will be.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Scoop the dough with an ice-cream scoop onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, leaving at least 4 inches (10 cm) of space between cookies and 2 inches (5 cm) of space from the edges of the pan so that the cookies can spread evenly.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the edges have started to barely brown.
- Cool completely before serving.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 273 calories, Carbohydrate 34 grams, Fat 14 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 3 grams, Sugar 23 grams
HONEY REFRIGERATOR COOKIES
Steps:
- Cream together 1/2 cup each of honey, brown sugar, and shortening. Beat in 1 egg; then add 2 1/2 cups flour sifted with 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 cup nut meats. Shape the dough into a roll or loaf, or press it into refrigerator cookie molds. Allow the dough to ripen for a day or two in the refrigerator before you slice and bake it in a hot oven (400°F) for 10 to 12 minutes.
LEMON REFRIGERATOR COOKIES
This recipe brings back warm memories of watching my mom bake when I was a girl. To this day, the holidays wouldn't be the same without these cookies.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 35m
Yield 8 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and extracts. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in pecans. Shape into two 9-in. rolls; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm. , Unwrap dough; cut into 1/8 -in. slices. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 250° for 21-22 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts :
LEMON ICEBOX COOKIES
Tart icebox cookies make an easy and satisfying dessert or snack.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Time 30m
Yield Makes 60
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a food processor, pulse flour, confectioners' sugar, salt, and lemon zest until combined. Add butter and process until sandy. Add egg yolks and lemon juice; pulse until dough comes together. Divide dough in half and form each into a 1 1/2-inch-wide log. Wrap in plastic and freeze until firm, about 2 hours (or up to 1 month).
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. Spread granulated sugar on a piece of parchment; roll logs over sugar to coat. Slice logs into 1/4-inch-thick slices and arrange, 1 inch apart, on two parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until cookies are golden brown around edges, about 15 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 164 g, Fat 10 g, Protein 2 g
CREAM CHEESE REFRIGERATOR COOKIES
These can also be rolled into logs and sliced after the appropriate chilling time. They keep in the freezer for several months.
Provided by byZula
Categories Dessert
Time 2h15m
Yield 2-3 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Blend until creamy the butter, sugar and egg. Beat cream cheese into this mixture, mixing in the buttermilk and vanilla also.
- Beat in the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- After being chilled (a couple of hours or so) this dough may be rolled to paper thinness, cut into shapes and baked.
- Sprinkle before baking with sugar and cinnamon. Preheat oven to 350ºF and bake from 12 to 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1446.7, Fat 64.7, SaturatedFat 39.5, Cholesterol 275.1, Sodium 1257, Carbohydrate 198, Fiber 3.4, Sugar 101.5, Protein 20.2
BROWN SUGAR REFRIGERATOR COOKIES
These cookies double as great make-ahead treats. Freeze the cookie dough for up to two months, slice and bake whenever you're ready!
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 2h55m
Yield 72
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In large bowl, beat brown sugar, butter, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients except nuts. Stir in nuts.
- On plastic wrap, shape dough into 10x3-inch rectangle. Wrap and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm, but no longer than 24 hours.
- Heat oven to 375°F. Cut rectangle into 1/8-inch slices. On ungreased cookie sheets, place slices 2 inches apart.
- Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until light brown. Cool 1 to 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.
Nutrition Facts : Fat 1/2, ServingSize 1 Cookie, TransFat 0 g
REFRIGERATOR COOKIES RECIPE - (4.5/5)
Provided by á-48098
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla, mix thoroughly. Sift together all dry ingredients and add to the mixture gradually, beating after each addition until smooth. (If you want to add, nuts, coconut or chocolate chips, add them now - 1 6 ounce pack of chips or 1/2 cup coconut or nuts.) Shape dough into a roll 2 inches in diameter. Wrap roll in wax paper and chill until firm enough to slice - about 2 hours. Cut into slices 1/8 inch thick and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 400˚F. for 5-7 minutes. Remove immediately.
Tips for Making Perfect Refrigerator Cookies:
- Use high-quality ingredients. This will make a big difference in the taste and texture of your cookies.
- Make sure your butter is cold. This will help the cookies keep their shape while baking.
- Don't overmix the dough. Overmixing will make the cookies tough.
- Chill the dough before baking. This will help the cookies spread less and keep their shape.
- Bake the cookies at the right temperature. The cookies should be baked at a temperature that is high enough to set the dough but not so high that the cookies burn.
- Let the cookies cool completely before storing them. This will help the cookies keep their shape and texture.
Conclusion:
Refrigerator cookies are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. With a little planning, you can have fresh, homemade cookies whenever you want them. Just follow the tips above and you'll be able to make perfect refrigerator cookies every time.
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