Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
This is the best soft and chewy sugar cookie recipe with which the cookies are ready in less than 30 minutes and taste better than the bakery! All you need are pantry staples and your favorite frosting recipe to make these chewy sweet treats.
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter softened
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 egg room temperature
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Lofthouse frosting and sprinkles optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line sheet pans with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a standing mixer, beat the butter until light and fluffy (about 1 minute).
- Add vanilla and almond extracts, granulated sugar and brown sugar. Beat in until well combined.
- Add the egg and egg yolk. Beat for 3-4 minutes on high speed, scraping down the sides of the bowl occasionally to fully cream the wet ingredients.
- Add ½ of the flour mixture and beat in on low speed just until combined. Add the other half of the flour mixture and beat in until combined. Do not overbeat.
- Scoop 2 ½ tablespoon size balls of cookie dough. Roll between your fingertips to form smooth balls. Place balls on prepared sheet pans, spaced 2 inches apart. Press down the center of the ball, just slightly.
- Bake for 8-9 minutes or until cookies have just a hint of brown around the bottom edges and are set on top. Allow to cool for 3-4 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.
- Frost cooled cookies and garnish with sprinkles, if desired.
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Notes
- Pressing the cookie dough down makes them spread out more evenly but you don't have to do this. However, if your cookie dough is cold I would highly recommend it.
- Make sure your baking powder and soda have not expired. These two ingredients react in the dough so they will rise and be light and fluffy.
- Creaming the butter and sugar is very important and helps to keep the sugar cookies soft.
- If desired, you can roll the cookie dough balls in table sugar. This will make them a little crispier around the edges but may change the texture just a bit.
- You don't have to chill the dough for this recipe.
- If you are making these for a holiday cookie decorating party, I recommend baking them the day before so kids don't have to wait for them to cool.
Nutrition
Calories: 171kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 106mg | Potassium: 26mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 257IU | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg
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