Vanilla Cookies with Vanilla Bean Glaze

Try these velvety soft and chewy vanilla cookies with a vanilla bean glaze. Our Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Bean Paste adds real vanilla bean specks for an impressive flair.

Ingredients

Vanilla Cookies:

Vanilla Bean Glaze:

  • 2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
  • 2-4 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Bean Paste

Directions

Vanilla Cookies:

Preheat oven to 375°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone mat; set aside.

In a large bowl, sift together flour baking powder and salt; set aside.

In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt butter and shortening. Using an electric mixer, add sugar and blend ingredients well. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla bean paste. Gradually add dry ingredients, stirring just until combined.

Roll dough into 3/4-inch balls, or about 2 teaspoons. The dough will be soft. If dough is too sticky, use floured hands. Place on prepared cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart.

Bake for 8-10 minutes, or just until tops begin to crack. Remove cookies to wire rack and cool completely before glazing.

Vanilla Bean Glaze:

Place sifted confectioners’ sugar in a small bowl and add 2 tablespoons of milk and vanilla bean paste. Mix until all of the sugar is incorporated. Add additional milk as needed; glaze should be on the thick side. Dip tops of cookies in glaze and allow to dry.

Notes:

Recipe by Kitchen Gidget

Vanilla Cookies:

Vanilla Bean Glaze:

  • 226 grams confectioners’ sugar, sifted
  • 2-4 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Bean Paste

Directions

Vanilla Cookies:

Preheat oven to 190°C. Line baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone mat; set aside.

In a large bowl, sift together flour baking powder and salt; set aside.

In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt butter and shortening. Using an electric mixer, add sugar and blend ingredients well. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla bean paste. Gradually add dry ingredients, stirring just until combined.

Roll dough into 3/4-inch balls, or about 2 teaspoons. The dough will be soft. If dough is too sticky, use floured hands. Place on prepared cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart.

Bake for 8-10 minutes, or just until tops begin to crack. Remove cookies to wire rack and cool completely before glazing.

Vanilla Bean Glaze:

Place sifted confectioners’ sugar in a small bowl and add 2 tablespoons of milk and vanilla bean paste. Mix until all of the sugar is incorporated. Add additional milk as needed; glaze should be on the thick side. Dip tops of cookies in glaze and allow to dry.

Notes:

Recipe by Kitchen Gidget

  • Nielsen-Massey time icon

    20 minprep

  • Nielsen-Massey time icon

    10 mincook

  • Nielsen-Massey yield icon

    6dozen

This Recipe Uses

Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Bean Paste