The BEST Chewy Sugar Cookies Recipe!
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The BEST Chewy Sugar Cookies Recipe!
Description
This recipe for chewy sugar cookies starts with creaming softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy, creating a rich and smooth dough base. Adding in the egg and vanilla provides moisture and aromatic depth. Incorporating all-purpose flour with baking powder and kosher salt yields cookies with some lift and balanced flavor, while preserving chewiness. Rolling the shaped dough balls in granulated sugar before placing them on the baking sheet forms a subtle crisp shell after baking.
Baking at 350ºF for 8 to 10 minutes produces cookies that are lightly browned on the edges but remain soft in the center. The cookies spread just enough and have a satisfying tender bite without crumbling. They keep well when stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week, and the dough can be frozen for future use.
This recipe allows making cookies conveniently by scoop and roll, avoiding complicated shaping. The sugar coating helps with texture and appearance. Overall, the chewy sugar cookies provide a familiar, enjoyable treat appropriate for various occasions or a simple homemade snack.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened to room temperature
- 1 1/2 /2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 2 1/4 /4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 /2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 /2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 /4 cup granulated sugar for rolling cookies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat.
- Cream together butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add egg and mix until well-combined.
- Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt until well-combined. Stir in vanilla extract.
- Scoop cookie dough by the tablespoon-sized cookie scoop and roll into a ball.
- Add granulated sugar to a large bowl for rolling cookie dough in before baking. Place each ball of cookie dough into the bowl of granulated sugar and roll to coat well.
- Place cookie dough onto baking sheet, spacing about 1 1/2-inches to 2 inches apart. Lightly press each cookie down. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
Notes
- Store baked cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week to maintain freshness.
- Chocolate-free dough balls can be frozen on a parchment-lined tray for 30 minutes before transferring to a freezer-safe bag; freeze up to 3 months.
- When baking from frozen, increase bake time by about 3 minutes, placing cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 36cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 108 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 108kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 18mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 79mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 17mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 165IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 6mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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