Weight Watchers Caramel Cookies 1 Point Each Recipes

CARAMEL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream butter, sugar, egg and vanilla extract. Add remaining ingredients and beat thoroughly.
• Scrape dough out of bowl and onto a large piece of plastic wrap. Roll dough into a log, about 2 1/2-inches wide; completely wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate until firm, at least 20 minutes or up to overnight.
• Cut dough into 1/8-inch-thick slices and arrange on several large ungreased cookies sheets about 1- to 1 1/2-inches apart. Bake until lightly browned around edges, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Allow cookies to cool on cookie sheet for about 1 minute and then remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Yields 1 cookie per serving.

WEIGHT WATCHERS CARAMEL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400.
• Use an electric mixer to cream the butter, sugar, egg and vanilla extract in a large bowl.
• Add in the rest of the ingredients and beat until completely mixed.
• Lay out a large piece of plastic wrap. Scrape all of the dough out of the bowl onto the plastic wrap and then roll it into a log. Make it about 2 1/2 inches wide.
• Wrap the dough completely with the plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator until it is firm. At least 20 minutes or you can leave it in there overnight.
• Once the dough is firm, slice it into cookies (about 1/8 of an inch thick) and place them on ungreased cookie sheets about 1 inch apart.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until they are lightly browned around the edges.
• Allow cookies to cool completely.

WEIGHT WATCHERS CARAMEL COOKIES - 1 POINT EACH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream butter, sugar, egg and vanilla extract. Add remaining ingredients and beat thoroughly.
• Scrape dough out of bowl and onto a large piece of plastic wrap. Roll dough into a log, about 2 1/2-inches wide; completely wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate until firm, at least 20 minutes or up to overnight.
• Cut dough into 1/8-inch-thick slices and arrange on several large ungreased cookies sheets about 1- to 1 1/2-inches apart. Bake until lightly browned around edges, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Allow cookies to cool on cookie sheet for about 1 minute and then remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Yields 1 cookie per serving.
• Notes: Add some spice to these cookies by sprinkling a pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg into the batter.

WEIGHT WATCHERS CLASSIC SUGAR COOKIES - POINTS = 1

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and nutmeg; set aside.
• Place butter and cheese in a large bowl; cream using an electric mixer. Add sugar and beat until batter is pale yellow; beat in vanilla extract and egg.
• Add about 1/3 of flour mixture and 1/3 of milk to cheese mixture; mix batter on low speed until just combined. Repeat 2 more times with remaining flour mixture and milk, until thoroughly combined into cheese mixture.
• Shape dough into a ball and loosely cover with plastic wrap. Using your palms, press down on plastic wrap to flatten dough into a hamburger shape; refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and up to 2 days.
• Sprinkle a teaspoon of flour on a flat work surface. Pull off about 1/3 of dough and, using a rolling pin, roll out dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Using a 3-inch circular cookie cutter, cut cookies out of dough and place on ungreased baking sheets. Roll up dough scraps and add back to dough ball. Pull off another 1/3 of dough and repeat process until all dough is used - recipe will make approximately 45 cookies.
• Sprinkle cookies with colored sugar and bake until edges just start to turn golden, about 10 to 12 minutes. Remove cookies to wire racks and cool completely. Yields 1 cookie per serving.