Perfect Chewy Sugar Cookies Recipe

Name: Perfect Chewy Sugar Cookies Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 16 min
Total time: 1 h 1 min
Yield: 30 serving
Ingredients: 2 ¾ cups (13 ¾ oz/389 g) all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 cup (8 oz/225 g) Butter; 1 ½ cups (12 oz/340 g) plus ½ cup (4 oz/115 g) granulated sugar; 1 large egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Additional Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 1 min
Servings
30
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American

Perfect Chewy Sugar Cookies Recipe

Naomi Lloyd

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Great as gifts or brought along to dinner parties, my Perfect Chewy Sugar Cookies are a lovely golden color, with a crinkly top and sugary (and chewy!) bite!

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Ingredients

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2 ¾ cups (13 ¾ oz/389 g) all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup (8 oz/225 g) Butter, at room temperature
1 ½ cups (12 oz/340 g) plus ½ cup (4 oz/115 g) granulated sugar, divided
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Notes

Don’t skip chilling the dough or the cookies may spread too much when baking.
Try adding ½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon or Homemade Mix Spice to the sugar before rolling the cookies in it.
Make citrus-chewy sugar cookies by adding 2 teaspoons of lemon, lime or orange zest (or a combination of all three into the dough when you are mixing the sugars and butter.
Elevate these simple cookies into a delicious dessert by serving them with a batch of my Homemade White Hot Chocolate.
Make chewy sugar cookies ahead of time:

For this cookie, I suggest rolling and arranging the cookie balls on a parchment-lined baking sheet before freezing, as they will be all ready to go when thawed. Once solid, transfer to an airtight container and freeze for up to 2 months. To thaw, simply put the frozen cookie dough in the fridge until they aren't rock hard. Then, roll in granulated sugar and bake as directed. This is a super handy way to get prepared for all that holiday baking.
For this cookie, I suggest rolling and arranging the cookie balls on a parchment-lined baking sheet before freezing, as they will be all ready to go when thawed. Once solid, transfer to an airtight container and freeze for up to 2 months.
To thaw, simply put the frozen cookie dough in the fridge until they aren't rock hard. Then, roll in granulated sugar and bake as directed. This is a super handy way to get prepared for all that holiday baking.
If you love chewy cookies, be sure to check out my Molasses Cookies, Oatmeal Cookies and Maple Pumpkin Cookies!