Are you looking for a delicious cookie recipe that's easy to make at home? Then look no further than our heavenly Angel Pillow Cookies Recipe! These melt-in-your-mouth treats are made with a unique combination of vanilla bean paste, cornstarch, and powdered sugar.
Perfect for any occasion, these powdered sugar cookies are sure to delight and impress your family and friends. So don't wait - try out this recipe today and enjoy the deliciousness of these angel pillow cookies!
Why we love these Pillow Cookies
These Pillow Cookies are a simple little cookie with a light vanilla and butter flavor. Texture wise, expect to be delighted because they’re as light as pillows (thus the name) and melt right in your mouth!
These cookies are the perfect balance of sweet and airy, and are sure to be a hit with the whole family.
You'll love the light and fluffy texture of these cookies, which makes them the perfect accompaniment to a cup of tea or coffee. So grab your ingredients and let's get baking!
On a side note, when I bake ball-shaped drop cookies like this, I LOVE using the Wilton Muffin Top Pan instead of a regular baking sheet.
It helps them hold their round shape and keeps them spaced evenly.
Are you looking for other recipes like my Pillow Cookies?
Check out these cookie recipes that I have shared over the years, like this really easy Chewy Chocolate Chip M&M’s Cookies Recipe.
I think you will love them all, especially our easy 2 Ingredient Oatmeal Banana Cookies Recipe! Of course, this is just a small selection of our cookie recipes. We have LOTS and lots of recipes on the blog that are easy to make and totally delicious, like our Frosted Meltaway Cookies Recipe!
Take a look and see if there is anything that sounds tasty to you! You can also click the “Cookie Recipes” tab in our FOOD Index and you will see a listing of ALL of the cookie recipes I’ve shared over the years.
- Pumpkin Spice Cookies Recipe
- Whole Wheat Chocolate Chips Cookies
- Lemon Blueberry Cookies
- Jelly Bean Cookies
How to Make this Angel Pillows Cookie Recipe
Here are the ingredients you need to gather to get started making these Pillow Cookies
Keep in mind, all of the ingredient amounts you’ll need are in the printable recipe card below.
- All Purpose flour and Powdered sugar
- Cornstarch and salt
- 1 vanilla bean, split in half
- Granulated sugar and butter
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Directions for making this Pillow Cookies Recipe
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
In a food processor, blend all of your flour, powdered sugar, cornstarch and salt together until they are thoroughly combined.
Using a knife, scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean and add it to the food processor. Then add in your butter and process it again until a dough ball forms.
Roll about a tablespoon of dough into a ball and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Tip! The Wilton Mini Whoopie Pie pan is perfect for baking these!
Bake your cookies at 350 degrees F for 10-12 minutes, or just until the edges start to brown. Cool your cookies for about 2 minutes and then roll the top of each cookie in sugar and set them aside on a baking rack to cool.
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To print this Angel Pillows Cookie Recipe, simply click the recipe card below!
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Angel Pillow Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1-½ cups all purpose flour
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 vanilla bean split in half
- 1 cup butter diced, cold
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a food processor or using a mixer, blend flour, powdered sugar, cornstarch and salt until combined.
- Using a knife, scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean and add to the food processor.
- Roll about a tablespoon of dough into a ball and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Add butter and process until a dough ball forms.
- Bake for 10 minutes, or just until the edges start to brown.
- Cool for 1-2 minutes.
- Roll the top of each cookie in granulated sugar and move to cooling rack to finish cooling.
Mon-Cheri Harmon says
There should be a link to make this printer friendly. I don't care to re-post this, I just wanted to print it but it has too many ads so I will pass.
Jenn says
the ads do not show up when you click the print option! 🙂
Melanie says
These look simply delicious! Can you make this with Earth Balance Vegan Butter?
Jennifer says
Yes! You can use vegan butter! I made these with a vegan butter substitute last year and they were just as amazing, it doesn't have any effect on the flavor or consistency of the cookies.