Copycat Pillsbury Sugar Cookies
I used to love making the Pillsbury sugar cookies that come in the tubes in the refrigerator section at the grocery store. They were easy to make & I liked the fact that they turn out flat, soft & just a little chewy. I have literally been trying different sugar cookies for years hoping to come across one that reminded me of Pillsbury sugar cookies. This recipe has been a keeper for me. I’ve made it many times now.
This recipe also reminds me of the sugar cookies they sell at Whole Foods in the fresh baked goods section. I used natural sugar sprinkles with no artificial dyes like the one made by India Tree. I used a size 24 cookie scoop made by Vollrath to make these. I recommend hand mixing because if they get over mixed they will turn out too flat. If you are using a mixer use at low speed.
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup softened butter (2 sticks) I used salted
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- -sprinkles (optional)
- Preheat oven to 350 F. degrees.
- In a large bowl hand cream butter & sugar together. Add in eggs one at a time. Add vanilla.
- Mix in flour, baking soda, & salt.
- Drop by the tablespoon full onto ungreased cookie sheet. Add sprinkles (optional).
- Bake 10-12 minutes or until the edges are just slightly browning. Let cool before removing from cookie sheet.
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OMG! I really love cookies. I want to find new things to make my cookies special. I will absolutely cook this for my children. Can you show me where to buy India tree sugar? Thanks for sharing this.
Hi Sheila, If you search India Tree Sprinkles on amazon you can find them. Like this one: http://amzn.to/2qlK27I
There is also another company I like that is cheaper found here: https://www.fleetfarm.com/search?Ntt=natural+sugar
Just a note: this recipe yields about 4 dozen cookies. I also added a little extra vanilla and olive oil because there was a little too much flour and it was hard to mix. However, the end result is amazing. 10/10 would recommend.
Thanks for the notes Maya. I’m glad the recipe turned out in the end. I make this recipe often & have found that sometimes it does need more or less flour depending on if it is hand mixer or electric mixed.
Turned out rather hard. I tried one batch slightly browned like the recipe calls for, and then the second batch I didn’t let brown at all, and both turned out equally hard.
Hello Janette, I’m sorry to hear your cookies turned out hard, that is not an issue I’ve ever had when making this recipe. Everyone’s ovens bake differently, perhaps pulling the cookie sheet from the oven as soon as they’ve set and gained some color, but not too much would have helped them stay soft.
Good cookies. I found the taste to be more of a cross between a sugar cookie and a butter shortbread cookie than a Pillsbury style sugar cookie.
Hi Heather! I’m glad you thought the cookies were good! Thanks for commenting!
Hello Holly and Katie! Thanks for the recipe! I tried it and they came out beautiful but they had an “eggy” taste. What did I do wrong?
Hi Wanda, I’m not sure why they had an eggy taste, perhaps adding more vanilla or using pure vanilla extract would help to cover up the eggy taste.
Good cookies. I found the taste to be more of a cross between a sugar cookie and a butter shortbread cookie than a Pillsbury style sugar cookie.
I’m glad you liked the cookies. Thanks for commenting!
Hi Katie. I’m excited to try the recipe tomorrow. You are so much braver than I…I never share recipes with anyone because even my best friends will call and ask if I gave them the wrong directions, or wrote the ingredients down wrong. I think it’s because people measure differently, have ovens that are not calibrated the same, or decide that they know better and change 8 out of 10 of the ingredients.??. So my hat is off to you for being so kind to your readers! Thank you for the recipe…I’ve been looking for a good copycat of the Pillsbury cookies for some time!
Hi Grandma M., I hope you like the recipe, it is the closes one I’ve found so far to the store bought Pillsbury cookies. Thanks for taking the time to comment, we appreciate it!
These are DELICIOUS! I have searched for years for a cookie that is a great Pillsbury copy cat and this one is it! It is actually extremely similar to Fuddruckers sugar cookies (which is what my son was asking for when we ended up at your page). Definitely keeping this one! Thank you!
So glad you liked the recipe! Thanks for taking the time to comment, we appreciate it.