Microwave Mug Sugar Cookie

I was cramming all week to prepare for taking the GRE, but I found some time to take a study break and check out Pinterest for a little bit (ok maybe a lot bit... whatever).  Little did I know I would find the ultimate study break snack. I love sugar cookies, but I would gain a hundred pounds if I made a whole batch... because I would eat them all.... or more likely all the cookie dough before I even baked them.

This single-serving mug cookie was the perfect sweet treat to keep me going with my studies, and it was way tastier (and easier) than any of the other mug recipes I have tried in the past.  I wish these pictures did as much justice as the original recipe at Number 2 Pencil, but you get the idea.


Sugar Cookie in a Cup
created by Melissa at No. 2 Pencil

Ingredients:

• 1 Tbsp Butter
• 2 Tbsp of Granulated White Sugar
• 1/4 Tsp of Pure Vanilla Extract
• Small pinch of Kosher Salt
• One egg yolk
• 3 Tablespoons of All-Purpose Flour
• Colored Sugar for sprinkling

Directions:

Melt the Tbsp butter in microwave (about 15-30 seconds). Then add sugar, vanilla and salt and stir together. Add one egg yolk (just the yolk, separate out the whites!) and stir again. Add flour and stir a final time.  

Sprinkle cookie dough with colored sugar (I recommend adding a TON of colored sugar sprinkles. It definitely makes it a million times better), and heat in microwave for about 45 seconds to a minute. Start checking for doneness at 40 seconds.