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One Dough Cookie Recipe (Multiple Variations)

A single, reliable cookie dough that can be divided and turned into several different cookie flavors. Add your favorite mix-ins and bake a variety of cookies from one batch of dough.
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American, Canadian
Keyword One dough cookie recipe
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 48 Large Cookies

Ingredients

Basic Cookie Dough

  • 1 pound butter
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt

Yummy Variations

  • ½ cup each chocolate chips, pretzels, Skor pieces
  • ½ cup each peanut butter, coconut, peanuts (add extra dry ingredients, flour, nuts etc.)
  • ½ cup each chocolate chips,raisins, Rice Krispies
  • ½ cup each Skor bits, Cornflake Cereal
  • ½ cup each chocolate chips, raisins, walnuts or pecans

Instructions

Step 1: Make the Cookie Dough

  • Beat the butter in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add the white sugar and brown sugar, beating well after each addition until smooth and creamy. Add the eggs and vanilla and continue mixing until fully combined. Beat for a total of 3 to 5 minutes until the mixture is light and fluffy.
    A large mixer bowl of whipped basic cookie dough with butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla.

Step 2: Add the Dry Ingredients

  • In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix just until combined. Do not overmix.
    The dry ingredients from a one dough many cookie flavours recipe.

Step 3: Divide Dough and Add Mix-ins

  • Divide the finished cookie dough into portions, depending on how many flavors you want to make. Place each portion into a separate bowl and gently stir in your chosen mix-ins until evenly distributed.
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Step 4: Scoop and Bake Cookies

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper. Scoop the dough onto the prepared pans, spacing the cookies about 2 inches apart.
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  • Bake for 7 to 10 minutes, just until the edges are set. Let the cookies cool on the pan for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
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Notes

This recipe is a base dough. Mix-in ideas and flavor combinations are included in the blog post.