This cannabis infused sugar cookies recipe uses a small batch of homemade cannabutter blended with regular butter to produce a large batch of classic sugar cookies that taste great, bake in 8–10 minutes, and deliver a consistent cannabis effect. Made with just 6 ingredients, these are the easiest cannabis edible cookies you can make at home.
Cannabis Infused Sugar Cookies Recipe — Ingredients
- 2¾ cups (330g) all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1½ cups (300g) white sugar
- ½ cup (113g) cannabutter — infused with 3.5g of cannabis
- ½ cup (113g) regular unsalted butter
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
How to Make Cannabis Infused Sugar Cookies — Step by Step
Step 1: Preheat Your Oven
Preheat your oven to 190°C (350°F) before starting. This cannabis infused sugar cookies recipe bakes quickly — 8–10 minutes — so the oven needs to be fully preheated when the dough is ready. If you have an oven thermometer, use it — home oven dials are often inaccurate by 5–15°C.
Step 2: Mix the Dry Ingredients
In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Whisk gently to distribute the leavening agents evenly through the flour. Set this dry mixture aside. No need to sift — this cannabis edible cookie recipe easy approach skips the extra step without affecting the final result.
Step 3: Soften and Cream the Butter and Sugar
Microwave the cannabutter and regular butter together for 30 seconds. Check — it should be soft but not fully melted. If needed, add another 20 seconds. You want soft, workable butter, not liquid. Add the 1½ cups of white sugar to the softened cannabutter sugar cookies base and stir vigorously to combine. The mixture should look creamy and slightly pale.
Step 4: Add Egg and Vanilla
Crack in 1 egg and add 1 tsp of vanilla extract. Stir well to fully incorporate into the butter-sugar mixture. Once the egg is added, do not microwave the mixture again — you’ll end up with scrambled egg in your cannabis cookies. Mix until smooth and uniform.
Step 5: Combine Wet and Dry Ingredients
Add the dry flour mixture to the wet butter mixture gradually. Stir with a spoon — or get your hands in there for the final mixing. The dough should come together into a soft, slightly sticky ball. Don’t overmix, but make sure there are no dry flour pockets at the bottom of the bowl. This is the key technique for how to make cannabis cookies with cannabutter that bake evenly.
Step 6: Portion and Bake
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Scoop tablespoon-sized balls of dough and place them on the sheet — 4 across works well, with rows leaving space for spreading. The cookies will flatten out slightly during baking. Bake on the middle rack at 190°C (350°F) for 8–10 minutes, until the edges are just starting to turn golden. They’ll continue to cook briefly after removal, so pull them out while they look slightly underdone in the centre.
Step 7: Cool on a Rack and Store
Transfer cookies to a metal cooling rack. Let them cool completely before storing in a sealed container. For softer cookies, place a half slice of bread in the container — the cookies absorb a little moisture from the bread and stay soft longer. This batch makes 3–4 trays of cookies.
Dosing Tips for Cannabis Sugar Cookies
Cannabis sugar cookie dosing tips are important with this recipe. Using ½ cup of cannabutter made with 3.5g of cannabis, this batch produces a significant number of cookies — and the dose per cookie depends on how evenly the cannabutter distributed through the dough. Not every cookie will be equal in potency. Always start with 1 small cookie and wait at least 90 minutes before eating more. Edibles can take 45–120 minutes to take effect depending on your metabolism and what you’ve eaten.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I make this cannabis infused sugar cookies recipe without cannabutter?
Yes — replace the cannabutter with regular butter for a non-infused batch. The recipe works perfectly as a standard sugar cookie. To infuse, you need to make cannabutter first: simmer decarboxylated cannabis with butter in a slow cooker or double boiler for 2–4 hours, then strain through cheesecloth.
Why are my cannabis cookies hard instead of soft?
Hard cookies from this cannabis edible cookie recipe easy fix: store them with a half slice of bread in an airtight container overnight. The cookies will soften as they absorb moisture from the bread. You can also microwave a single cookie next to a small glass of water for 10 seconds to restore softness immediately.
Can I use brown sugar instead of white in this recipe?
Yes — brown sugar or a mix of white and brown sugar works. Brown sugar adds a subtle toffee or caramel flavour to the cannabis infused sugar cookies recipe and produces a slightly chewier texture. White sugar alone gives a crispier, more classic sugar cookie result.
How do I make cannabutter for this recipe?
This recipe uses a small batch cannabutter made from 3.5g of cannabis in ½ cup (113g) of butter. Decarboxylate your cannabis first (110°C / 230°F for 40 minutes), then simmer with melted butter in a slow cooker for 2–4 hours. Strain through cheesecloth and refrigerate until solid. For a detailed small batch cannabutter tutorial, check the Herbistry420 edibles section.
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