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    Milk Cookies Without Condensed Milk

    Modified: Oct 4, 2023 by Parvathy · This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases. 14 Comments

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    Milk cookies recipe using dry milk powder gives the best, super soft, delicious, moist and sweet homemade cookies that is perfect dessert or treat for holidays like Christmas or for birthday parties and more!

    milk cookies

    These are made without consdensed milk so if you do not have sweetened condensed milk also you can make these simple and delicious cookies at home.

    milk cookies

    These are basically eggless sugar cookies flavored with milk powder and they are easy to make and perfect to be enjoyed with a cup of milk or tea or coffee.

    These delicious and moist cookies don't even need any icing or frosting as they are totally delicious without any extra frosting or icing.

    soft milk cookies

    The best thing about the milk powder cookies or milk cookies (without using milk but using milk powder) is that it is super easy to make from scratch at home!

    Contents hide
    1 more cookie recipes:
    2 moist homemade milk cookies with milk powder
    3 making cookie dough with milk powder
    4 how to make milk cookies with milk powder?
    5 ingredients used to make milk cookies
    6 step by step instructions
    7 can you replace butter with oil in this cookie recipe?
    8 how to store the milk cookies?
    9 what kind of flour is best to make the cookie dough in this recipe?
    10 more eggless dessert recipes:
    11 Milk Cookies Without Condensed Milk
    11.1 Ingredients
    11.2 Instructions
    11.2.1 To make the cookie dough:
    11.2.2 To make milk cookies:
    11.3 Notes
    11.4 Nutrition

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    moist homemade milk cookies with milk powder

    These are basically sugar cookies where milk is the main ingredient of the recipe.

    They are usually light yellow or cream/off white in color.

    However these eggless milk cookies are made without milk.

    They use dried milk powder in the recipe to make the cookie dough and so as a result, the cookies are so soft in texture, moist and flavorful.

    This cookie recipe is a variation from the eggless sugar cookies recipe here which you can make with milk & sugar!

    I also have added this  soft & moist m&m cookies recipe which is also eggless and delicious!

    making cookie dough with milk powder

    To make the eggless milk cookie dough, we use all purpose flour, water, baking powder, butter and sugar and also milk powder as the main ingredients and few other ingredients like vanilla extract for flavor (ingredients and steps to make the dough and cookies listed in detail below).

    Adding milk powder to sugar cookie dough helps with increasing the flavor and also makes the cookies more soft, moist and delicious.

    However, I am not sure if you can add milk powder to any cookie dough, because each recipe is different.

    With this cookie recipe using milk powder, we can make delicious and soft cookies that are sure to make great desserts that are easy to make too!

    how to make milk cookies with milk powder?

    milk cookies

    We use the following ingredients to make these homemade delicious cookies from scratch.

    ingredients used to make milk cookies

    • all purpose flour 1.5 cups (I used bleached all purpose flour in this recipe)
    • baking powder 1 teaspoon
    • salt ½ teaspoon
    • dry milk powder 2 tablespoons
    • butter ½ cup melted (at room temperature)
    • sugar ¾ cup
    • water ¼ cup
    • vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

    step by step instructions

    To make the dough

    • In a bowl, mix together the dry ingredients - flour, baking powder, salt and milk powder until all ingredients are evenly combined.
    • In another bowl, add the melted butter and sugar and beat the mixture well to combine. Also add the water and vanilla extract to the butter sugar mixture and stir in to mix well.
    • Add the wet ingredients mixture slowly to the dry flour mixture to get a crumbly mixture. Make sure its mixed well so all the ingredients are evenly combined.
    • Knead well with hands to form the cookie dough.
    • Transfer the bowl with cookie dough to the refrigerator and chill in the refrigerator for about 15 to 20 minutes (do not chill for more time as the dough may harden).
    • Once chilled for about 20 minutes, the dough is ready to be used to make the cookies.
    dry flour in a bowl
    butter sugar mixture
    add butter sugar mixture to flour
    making dough
    milk cookie dough

    To make the cookies

    • Prepare a large cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or foil or non slip baking mat.
    • Make small balls out of the dough (use your palms to make smooth balls) and then slightly press the balls to form the round cookie shape.
    • Place this cookie in the baking sheet. Similarly shape all round cookies out of the dough and place them all in the cookie sheet. Leave enough space in between each cookie, as they will expand in size as they bake.
    cookie dough to make cookies
    cookie dough shaped into rounds
    cookies dough shaped

    To bake the cookies

    • Preheat oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit.
    • Place the cookie sheet in the preheated oven and bake for about 10 to 12 minutes for moist and soft cookies.
    • Once done, immediately transfer the cookie sheet from the hot oven, otherwise the cookies will turn hard due to overbaking.
    baked cookies
    • Allow the cookies to completely cool down before transfer them to air tight containers or cookie jars or serve them once cooled enough along with tea or coffee as you like!
    eggless milk cookies

    Notes: Keep in mind that the cookies will harden to the right consistency once they are cooled enough.

    The cookies may appear too soft when you take them out of the oven, but they will be perfect once they are completely cooled.

    can you replace butter with oil in this cookie recipe?

    You may replace butter with oil as well if you wish to reduce the calories, however, the flavor is the best when you use butter.

    So I wouldn't recommend replacing butter with oil for this cookie recipe thought it will work.

    how to store the milk cookies?

    If you wish to store these homemade cookies for later use, you can store them in cookie jars or air tight food containers and store in the refrigerator for few more days.

    I have stored these cookies in room temperature for about a day without any issues during mild warm weather.

    what kind of flour is best to make the cookie dough in this recipe?

    I used bleached all purpose flour in this cookie recipe.

    The unbleached all purpose flour should also work though there may be some small differences in texture.

    If you have bleached all purpose flour at home, I recommend using that for the best results.

    more eggless dessert recipes:

    • strawberry cobbler from scratch with fresh strawberries
    • apple cobbler from scratch with fresh apples
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    • instant pot rice pudding
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    • eggless mango ice cream
    • eggless chocolate mug cake
    • eggless vanilla cake

    Below you can get the recipe for cookies using milk powder in detail.

    milk cookies

    Milk Cookies Without Condensed Milk

    Milk cookies recipe using dry milk powder as the main ingredient makes a super easy, moist, soft and delicious sugar cookies even beginners learning to bake can make quickly and easily!
    These cookies are made without using sweetened condensed milk and they are eggless and they make the perfect dessert cookies which you can enjoy with a cup of cold milk or coffee or tea.
    4.75 from 8 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: milk cookies, milk powder cookies, soft cookies
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
    chilling time for dough: 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
    Servings: 16 cookies
    Calories: 134kcal
    Author: Parvathy

    Ingredients

    • 1.5 cups bleached all purpose flour may use unbleached all purpose flour too
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 2 tablespoons dry milk powder
    • ½ cup melted butter at room temperature
    • ¾ cup sugar
    • ¼ cup water
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    Instructions

    To make the cookie dough:

    • In a bowl, mix together the dry ingredients - flour, baking powder, salt and milk powder until all ingredients are evenly combined.
    • In another bowl, add the melted butter and sugar and beat the mixture well to combine. Also add the water and vanilla extract to the butter sugar mixture and stir in to mix well.
    • Add the wet ingredients mixture slowly to the dry flour mixture to get a crumbly mixture. Make sure its mixed well so all the ingredients are evenly combined.
    • Knead well with hands to form the cookie dough.
      Transfer the bowl with cookie dough to the refrigerator and chill in the refrigerator for about 15 to 20 minutes (do not chill for more time as the dough may harden).
      Once chilled for about 20 minutes, the dough is ready to be used to make the cookies.

    To make milk cookies:

    • Preheat oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit.
      Prepare a large cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or foil or non slip baking mat.
      Make small balls out of the dough (use your palms to make smooth balls) and then slightly press the balls to form the round cookie shape.
    • Place this shaped cookie dough in the baking sheet.
      Similarly shape all round cookies out of the dough and place them all in the cookie sheet.
      Leave enough space in between each cookie, as they will expand in size as they bake.
    • Place the cookie sheet in the preheated oven and bake for about 10 to 12 minutes for moist and soft cookies.
      Once done, immediately transfer the cookie sheet from the hot oven, otherwise the cookies will turn hard due to overbaking.
    • Allow the cookies to completely cool down before transfer them to air tight containers or cookie jars or serve them once cooled enough along with tea or coffee as you like!

    Notes

    Keep in mind that the cookies will harden to the right consistency once they are cooled enough. They may appear too soft when you take them out of the oven, but they will be perfect once they are completely cooled.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 134kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 124mg | Potassium: 57mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 198IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg

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    Comments

    1. R says

      April 14, 2021 at 6:13 pm

      Thanks for this recipe! I have not had milk cookies before but I wanted to try this because I had milk powder, and they turned out delicious! Like a soft sugar cookie. Mine spread too much and began to fuse so I had half a dozen big cookies instead hahaha.

      Reply
      • Recipe Garden says

        April 14, 2021 at 7:11 pm

        Hi, I am so glad you like the cookies! Yes, they are soft in texture and very delicious 🙂 The cookies will spread as they get baked so it's a good idea to leave enough space between the cookies before you bake them. If you do not have enough space in the baking sheet, you can bake in multiple batches! Thank you so much for the feedback!!

        Reply
    2. Taylor says

      August 22, 2021 at 9:11 pm

      . This was my first time making milk cookies and the first time that I have used milk powder for anything. The recipe was super simple and easy to follow. About 5 minutes after they came out of the oven (about 1o minutes ago) my son grabbed one his eye lit up! He said they were delicious and a 10 out of 10...I will definitely be making these again!
      Thank you for sharing !

      Reply
      • Recipe Garden says

        August 22, 2021 at 9:25 pm

        Hi Taylor, Thank you so much! I am so happy to hear that your son liked the cookies very much 🙂 Thanks again for sharing your feedback, much appreciated!

        Reply
    3. Graess says

      December 22, 2021 at 8:20 am

      Hi what is the reason for chilling the dough before shaping? Is it just to make it easier to shape? If so, do I have to thaw the shaped cookie before baking? Thanks!

      Reply
      • Recipe Garden says

        December 22, 2021 at 2:36 pm

        Hi, the cookie dough needs to be chilled, because otherwise the cookies spread a lot while baking. These milk cookies tend to spread even after chilling the dough, so without chilling it will spread even more which is not recommended. You do not need to thaw the dough before making the cookies, just use the chilled dough to make the cookies! Hope this helps. Thank you.

        Reply
    4. Jeanette says

      January 09, 2022 at 8:23 am

      These sound delicious. I have two questions. Are you saying they will only stay fresh on the counter for one day but will stay fresh and moist in the fridge after that? I normally avoid the fridge for fear it will dry out my cookies.
      Secondly, what do you think about subbing lemon extract for the vanilla (or perhaps in addition to) as I love all things lemon.
      Thank you so much for responding.

      Reply
      • Recipe Garden says

        January 09, 2022 at 12:56 pm

        Hi Jeanette, Thank you for stopping by! I haven't tried keeping these cookies at room temperature for more than a day but you may try and see. I think it should be ok for one more day if you used fresh ingredients and especially since it's winter now. Storing in the refrigerator may dry cookies a bit but these are very soft cookies so I didn't really see an issue with these cookies. In case you think it's dry when you take them out of the refrigerator, you can keep the cookies in the counter for about 30 minutes before enjoying them, as it will soften them again. Hope this helps! Thank you so much !

        Reply
    5. Jeanette says

      January 15, 2022 at 6:44 am

      Could you just add a quick addendum re my lemon extract question? Thanks. 🙂

      Reply
      • Recipe Garden says

        January 15, 2022 at 2:23 pm

        Sorry I missed that. I suggest adding about 1/2 teaspoon of lemon extract and see how you like the flavor! Hope this helps. Thank you.

        Reply
    6. JJ says

      August 28, 2022 at 8:18 pm

      What do you reckon may be the result if I use coconut oil instead of melted butter?

      Reply
      • Recipe Garden says

        August 28, 2022 at 8:19 pm

        It should work I think but the flavor could be different. Hope it works for you!

        Reply
    7. Val says

      October 25, 2022 at 4:38 pm

      Delish and simple 🤍 I added lemon zest to make them lemon flavoured. Delish!

      Reply
      • Recipe Garden says

        October 25, 2022 at 4:43 pm

        So glad to hear this! Also great to know it worked well with the lemon zest, that's a wonderful idea to add the lemon flavor to the cookies. Thanks so much for sharing and your feedback is much appreciated 🙂

        Reply
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