Soft Chewy Sugar Cookies
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
8 mins
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Total Time
23 mins
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Servings
24 -30
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Course
Baked Goods
Soft Chewy Sugar Cookies
Description
The Soft Chewy Sugar Cookies recipe features a dough that combines butter, cream cheese, and sugar, resulting in a tender texture. Chilling the dough makes it easier to roll out and cut into shapes that bake evenly with soft centers and lightly golden edges. The cookies bake quickly at 350°F for about 7 to 9 minutes, enough to set without becoming crisp. The optional buttercream frosting is made by creaming butter and powdered sugar with cream and vanilla extract. Adding cream cheese to the frosting adds creamy tang and balances the sweetness, with flavor options like almond or peppermint extract available. These cookies suit occasions that call for shaped, frosted treats and offer a soft, chewy bite distinct from crisp sugar cookies.
Once baked and cooled, the cookies are ready for frosting spread, making for a sweet finish. The recipe accommodates rolling the dough to desired thickness and cutting into shapes suitable for seasonal or celebratory presentations.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons
- 2 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract pure
- 2 3/4 cups flour plus more for rolling out
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Buttercream Frosting:
- 1 cup butter softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 Tablespoons heavy whipping cream or whole milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or 1/2 teaspoon almond, peppermint, or rum extract
- cream cheese softened (adds a little creamy tang and makes the frosting less sweet, optional, 4 ounces
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar for 4 minutes, until light and fluffy.
- Add cream cheese and beat for 2 minutes.
- Add egg and vanilla and cream together.
- Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir just until combined.
- Wrap dough tightly in plastic wrap and place in refrigerator to chill for at least 30 minutes - 1 hour.
- Sprinkle flour over a surface where you will be rolling out cookie dough. Roll out sugar cookie dough to desired thickness. Cut out into shapes.
- Place on parchment paper or Silpat lined baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 7-9 minutes or until lightly golden on edges but still soft in the center.
- Let cool.
- To make buttercream frosting:
- Cream butter for 4 minutes. If adding optional cream cheese, add and beat for 1 minute. Add powdered sugar, cream, and vanilla and beat for 2 minutes.
- Spread over cookies.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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