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These are the Best and Soft Sugar Cookies I have ever tasted. These sugar cookies are buttery, soft and just melt in your the mouth and are so easy to make.
Enjoy them with tea, as a snack or share during holidays and watch them disappear in seconds.
With Christmas around the corner, I have been wanting to share these sugar cookies recipe, that I know you will love. The best part about this cookie recipe is you don’t have to be very precise with the ingredients.
Holidays are such a wonderful time to get in the kitchen and do some baking. Some of the desserts I love making during Christmas time are Chocolate Cake, Mini Cheese Cakes and Banana Bread.
Just keep in mind that these are not sugar cut cookies, these are too delicate to cut.
What is a Sugar Cookie?
Sugar cookie is a classic cookie popularly made during holidays like Christmas, Halloween and Hanukkah. The main ingredients used to make the cookies are flour, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Just simple pantry ingredients go into making this melt in your mouth goodness.
These Sugar Cookies are
- soft but still hold well
- buttery with a hint of vanilla
- quick and easy to make
- no chilling of the dough is needed
- stays soft and fresh for several days
Ingredients needed to make Easy Sugar Cookies-
- Butter – soft butter at room temperature. Leave the butter on the counter top for couple of hours before baking.
- All Purpose Flour
- Sugar – regular granulated sugar
- Baking Powder – just make sure the baking powder is not too old
- Egg – one large egg at room temperature
- Vanilla Extract
- Salt – just tiny bit, to balance out all the flavors.
How to make Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe Step by Step –
1- Pre heat the oven to 375 F . Line two large baking pans with parchment paper.
2- Sift the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl and set a side.
3- In a large bowl add the softened butter and sugar.
3- Using a hand mixer cream the butter and sugar until light and well combined, about 2-3 minutes. You can also use a whisk, you may want to whisk for couple more minutes.
4- Add the egg and vanilla and whisk until just combined. ( In the picture you may see that I added the vanilla with flour, I did that because i forgot to add it with the egg)
5- Add the flour and whisk until well combined. When you whisk initially the mixture may look crumbly but will come together soon. When the dough comes together, use a spatula to give a final mix. .
6- The dough should neither be very sticky or crumbly. If it is very sticky pop in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
7- In a bowl add some sugar to coat the cookies. Scope the dough into one inch bowl and roll them into sugar ( I skipped coating the cookies with sugar).
8- Place the balls on the baking sheet and gently press them with the bottom of a glass cup.
9- Bake the cookies in the middle rack of the oven for 9-11 minutes, until they just start to get a hint of color.
10- The cookies will be soft and pale in color and little puffy in the center. They will flatten as they cool.
11- Cool the cookies on the tray for 4-5 minutes, before transferring them to a wire rack to cool. After ten minutes of cooling transfer them to a air tight container to keep them soft.
Tips to make the Best Sugar Cookies-
- Use softened butter, not the melted butter in the recipe. Softened butter combined with sugar will make it creamy and make the cookies moist.
- Make sure the baking powder is not too old.
- Do not over mix the cookie dough. After you add the flour, just mix them untill well combined.
- Do not over bake the cookies, if not you will end up with a hard cookie when they cool.
- Remove the cookies from the baking tray not more than 4 -5 minutes after they come out of the oven.
- Line a parchment paper to avoid the cookies form sticking or getting brown in the bottom.
How do you know when the sugar cookie is done?
When you see that the cookies just start to get a hint of color, that is the perfect time to remove them from the oven.
How do you fix crumbly sugar cookie dough?
If your cookie dough is crumbly, add 1/2 teaspoon of liquid ( it can be either egg, water or milk). Start with just half teaspoon and add more if needed. Do not over mix the dough.
How do I make sure my cookies are soft?
Store the cookies in a air tight container. You can also add a piece of bread in the cookie jar, the bread will turn hard and keep the cookies soft.
Can I freeze the cookie dough?
Roll the cookie dough into balls and place them in a freezer ziploc bag or in air tight container in one layer. To bake, place the frozen dough balls on aparchment paper and bake for 13-15 minutes.
More Cookie recipes –
Best and Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Easy Sugar Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup + 2 tsp all purpose flour
- 1 stick softened unsalted butter at room temperature
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 large egg at room temperature
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/3 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup sugar for rolling optional
Instructions
- Pre heat the oven to 375 F . Line two large baking pans with parchment paper.
- Sift the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl and set a side.
- In a large bowl add the softened butter and sugar. Using a hand mixer cream the butter and sugar until light and well combined, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add the egg and vanilla and whisk until just combined.
- Add the flour and whisk until well combined. When you whisk initially the mixture may look crumbly but will come together soon. When the dough comes together, use a spatula to give a final mix.
- The dough should neither be very sticky or crumbly. If it is very sticky pop in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. You can also add 1/2 tsp to 1 tsp of flour to the dough.
- In a bowl add some sugar to coat the cookies. Scope the dough into one inch bowl and roll them into sugar ( I skipped coating the cookies with sugar). The cookies tasted just good with out the sugar coat.
- Place the balls on the baking sheet and gently press them with the bottom of a glass cup and bake the cookies in the middle rack of the oven for 9-11 minutes, until they just start to get a hint of color.
- Cookies will be soft and pale. Cool the cookies in the tray for 4-5 minutes, before transferring them to a wire rack to cool. After ten minutes of cooling transfer them to a air tight container to keep them soft.
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