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Sugar Cookies
4.7 from 66 votes

Sugar Cookies

Sugar Cookies are classic, soft cookies with a tender crumb and subtle sweetness. This recipe combines all-purpose flour with baking soda and powder for leavening, and uses creamed butter and granulated sugar for a smooth, rich dough. The cookies bake to a pale golden color with slightly under-baked centers, yielding a pleasant chew and delicate texture.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 32
Course: Baked Goods
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups (354g) all-purpose flour (scoop and level to measure, don't spoon and level)
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cups (300g) granulated sugar
  • 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter softened
  • 1 egg large
  • 1 egg large, yolk
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone liners.
  2. In a mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt, set aside.
  3. In the bowl of an electric stand mixer cream together butter and sugar until well combined.
  4. Mix in egg, egg yolk and vanilla.
  5. Add in flour mixture and mix just until combined. If cookie dough seems very soft chill for 1 hour before proceeding so cookies spread less.
  6. Scoop dough out using a medium cookie scoop (or 1 1/2 Tbsp at a time, and roll into balls if not using a cookie scoop) and drop onto baking sheet, spacing them 2-inches apart.
  7. Bake in preheated oven 9 - 11 minutes, they should appear slightly under-baked. If baking two batches at once then rotate pans halfway through baking.
  8. Cool on pan 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
  9. Store cookies in an airtight container.