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Soft Chewy Sugar Cookies
5 from 39 votes

Soft Chewy Sugar Cookies

Soft Chewy Sugar Cookies blend butter, cream cheese, and sugar to create a tender dough that bakes into cookies with a delicate chewiness and lightly golden edges. The dough is chilled before rolling and cutting into shapes, ensuring the cookies hold their form while remaining soft inside. These cookies can be topped with a smooth buttercream frosting that includes cream cheese for subtle tang and balanced sweetness. The frosting allows flavor variations using different extracts.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
8 mins
Total Time
23 mins
Servings: 24 -30
Course: Baked Goods

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

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  1. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar for 4 minutes, until light and fluffy.
  2. Add cream cheese and beat for 2 minutes.
  3. Add egg and vanilla and cream together.
  4. Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir just until combined.
  5. Wrap dough tightly in plastic wrap and place in refrigerator to chill for at least 30 minutes - 1 hour.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Let cool.
  9. To make buttercream frosting:
  10. 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.
  11. Spread over cookies.