The Best Soft Sugar Cookies
User Reviews
4.7
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
20 mins
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Servings
3 dozen
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Calories
101 kcal
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Course
Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
The Best Soft Sugar Cookies
Description
This recipe for The Best Soft Sugar Cookies produces soft, delicately sweet cookies combining butter, granulated sugar, and both vanilla and almond extracts for complementary aroma and flavor. The creaming method ensures the butter and sugar mix until fluffy, creating a foundation for tender cookies. The addition of baking soda and baking powder helps give the cookies a light rise and softness without making them cakey. The dough is handled gently to avoid overworking, which could make the cookies tough.
After shaping into balls and spacing them properly on a parchment-lined baking sheet, they are baked at 350 degrees Fahrenheit just until the bottoms show a very light golden tint. This short bake time preserves a soft center and edges that are only lightly set. These sugar cookies work well for casual snacking, dessert platters, or decorating for special occasions once cooled.
Cooling before handling is important as they come off the oven quite soft. They can be stored in an airtight container to maintain freshness and softness for several days.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ¾ tsp almond extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and foamy, about 1 minute.
- Add in the egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract and beat until combined.
- Slowly add in flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Mix until just combined, do not overwork dough.
- Roll dough into 1" balls.
- Place cookies on baking sheet, about 2" apart from each other.
- Bake for 10-11 minutes, or until cookies are very softly browned on the bottoms.
- Allow to cool.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 3dozen
Amount Per Serving
Calories 101 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 101kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Cholesterol | 19mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 83mg | 3% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.7
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