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Soft Sugar Cookies
These soft sugar cookies are super simple to make with only 7 basic ingredients! They are not only super soft, but also chewy and perfectly tender on the side with the slightest crunch on just the edges. They are perfect by themselves, with sprinkles, or frosted with sugar cookie frosting.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
26 mins
Servings: 30 cookies
Calories: 130 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- With an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Then add in egg and vanilla and mix until combined.
- In a separate bowl combine dry ingredients - flour, baking powder and salt, and mix to combine.
- Slowly add flour mixture to butter mixture, mixing well between each addition.
- Use a rounded tablespoon to scoop dough then form into a ball and slightly flatten each cookie into a thick disc. Arrange 2 inches apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment or a Silpat liner.
- Bake at 350˚F for 9-11 minutes or until the center is just set. Cookies will continue to bake after they are removed from the oven, so they may not seem completely done when you remove them.
- Let cool 2 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling. Enjoy!
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Notes
- Nutrition facts provided based on my best estimation for the recipe and may not be accurate depending on what brands you use or modifications you make to the recipe. I recommend using a nutrition calculator with the exact brands and measurements you use for the most accurate calculation.
- ©2018 Easy Family Recipes
- The dough should not be sticky and should not be crumbly. If it is sugar cookie dough is sticky, mix in flour one tablespoon at a time until it is not sticky. If the sugar cookie dough is crumbly, mix in water one teaspoon at a time until the dough holds together.
- Do NOT over bake these cookies. Part of what makes them soft is retaining the moisture in the cookie. The cookies continue to bake as they cool, so you will want to bake them so that the edges are done and the center is just set and loses it's sheen. It will seem soft in the center when you remove them, but as the cool the center continues to bake and ends up to be the most soft and delicious cookie.
- Optional: Roll the cookies in sugar or add sprinkles on top before baking and lightly press them into the tops. Bake as directed
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
130kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
19g
(6%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
0g
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
22mg
(7%)
Sodium
45mg
(2%)
Potassium
0mg
(0%)
Fiber
0g
(0%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
0IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0mg
(0%)
Calcium
0mg
(0%)
Iron
0mg
(0%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 30cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 130
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 130kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 22mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 45mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 0mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0g | 0% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 0IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 0mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0mg | 0% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.