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These crispy chewy sugar cookies have a crispy edge, and soft chewy center, with
the best vanilla flavor. They're so simple to make, and the taste is so good!
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 These crispy chewy sugar cookies are one of my favorite cookies of all time. I know
there is also a time and place for a frosted cut out sugar cookie, but please don't rule
these out because they are missing the frosting on top that we've grown so
accustomed to. I'm certain these will become a favorite for you too!

If you're looking for other variations of sugar cookies you could also try my cut-out
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 sugar cookies that don't require baking powder or baking soda. Or some other
popular ones are my salted brown sugar cookies or my key lime sugar cookies.
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 W H Y YO U W I L L LOV E T H E S E C O O K I E S
CRISPY EDGES & CHEWY CENTER- My favorite texture of a cookie has a buttery,
crispy edge and a chewy, soft center.

NO CHILLING OR ROLLING OUT DOUGH- These cookies can be made in a matter of

minutes with no chilling the dough, and no messy rolling and cutting out.

ROLLED IN SUGAR- The sugar coats these cookies and gives such a great texture
and flavor.

I N G R E D I E N T N OT E S
BUTTER- You're going to want to allow your butter to sit out for a bit to come to
room temperature before beginning.

Egg- Allow your egg to sit out ahead of time with the butter.

Vanilla- I love using vanilla paste in my sugar cookies because you are able to see
the flecks in your cookies.

Flour- If you have a scale, weigh your flour out. If you don't make sure you lightly
spoon it into your measuring cup. Using too much flour will result in a thick
cookie that isn't as chewy and soft.

crispy chewy sugar cookie dough balls.

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 crispy chewy sugar cookie dough balls.
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 ST E P B Y ST E P I N ST R U CT I O N S
STEP ONE: Preheat oven to 375 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

STEP TWO: In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Set aside.

STEP THREE: Place the butter and sugar in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle
attachment. Beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

STEP FOUR: Add egg and mix on low until smooth, about 30 seconds. Beat in vanilla.

Wet ingredients mixed together. dry ingredients added.

STEP FIVE: Slowly mix in dry ingredients, being careful not to over mix. I usually stop
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 when I still have some flour remnants around the bowl.

STEP SIX: Scoop the dough into large balls, I like to use a 3 tablespoon cookie scoop
for these. Roll in sugar.

STEP SEVEN: Place 6-8 cookie dough balls on your lined baking sheet. Bake the
cookies for 10-13 minutes. You're looking for a nice light golden brown around the
edges, and some crackling along the top. Be careful not to over bake, or you will lose
the chewy factor we are going for.

6 cookie balls before baking. 6 cookies after baking.

EXPERT BAKING TIPS

I am a strong believer in SALTED butter for everything. It’s such a minimal amount, so
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 although there are plenty of people who probably wouldn’t even be able to tell a
difference either way, I prefer and love salted butter. 

Something I have found to be helpful through the years is not allowing the butter and
eggs to come to complete room temperature when making cookies. This is ideal for
cakes and some bars, but cookies are different. I like to sit my butter and eggs out for
about 15-30 minutes before I begin the cookie mixing process. You want your butter
to be warm enough to make a small finger imprint, but not so warm that you can push
through the butter.

FAQ

Why didn't my cookies spread out as far?

Usually cookies that don't spread out far enough is because they have too much flour
in them, or the dry ingredients have been over-mixed into the dough.

Can I frost these sugar cookies?

Yes, If you are going to frost them I would skip rolling in sugar before baking.

Why did my cookies spread out thin?

If your cookies spread out thin you either used butter that was too soft, or did not add
enough flour.

side view of crispy chewy sugar cookies stacked on a cookie rack.

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 STO R I N G A N D F R E E Z I N G
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 These crispy and chewy sugar cookies can be stored in an airtight container or large
ziplock bag for a few days, although I rarely keep them out IF we don’t eat them the
first day. 

FREEZING

You can freeze the already baked cookies, or the cookie dough balls. I usually put
whatever dough balls I want to freeze on a ¼ baking sheet and throw them in my
freezer for a few minutes, until they are cold enough to stay firm and not stick
together. Then throw them in a ziplock bag and you're ready to go when your kids
want to know what's for dessert for the third time in one day. If freezing already
baked cookies store them in an airtight container, and they will remain fresh for 2-3
months.

a single broken cookie on a cookie sheet.

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brooke

These crispy chewy sugar cookies have a crispy

edge, and soft chewy center, with the best vanilla
flavor. They're so simple to make, and the taste is
so good!

5 from 10 votes

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 PREP TIME COOK TIME
15 mins 30 mins

COURSE CUISINE
Dessert, Snack American

SERVINGS CALORIES
17 255 kcal

INGREDIENTS   US Customary Metric   1x 2x 3x

1 cup salted butter

1½ cups granulated sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoon vanilla this is a good time to use vanilla paste
2¾ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup granulated sugar for rolling cookies in

INSTRUCTIONS  
1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set
aside.
3. Place the butter and sugar in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment.
Beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
4. Add egg and mix on low until smooth, about 30 seconds. Beat in vanilla.
5. Slowly mix in dry ingredients, being careful not to over mix. I usually stop
when I still have some flour remnants around the bowl.
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 6. Scoop the dough into large balls, I like to use a 3 tablespoon cookie scoop for
these. Roll in sugar.
7. Place 6-8 cookie dough balls on your lined baking sheet. Bake the cookies for
10-13 minutes. You're looking for a nice light golden brown around the edges,
and some crackling along the top. Be careful not to over bake, or you will lose
the chewy factor we are going for.

NOTES
The butter and eggs should not be completely chilled from the fridge, but should
also not be room temperature. I try to let them sit out for about 15-30 minutes
before I begin my cookie making!

I have given both cups and grams as measurements. Grams will be more precise,
especially when measuring flour. If you don't have a kitchen scale, no problem!
Just lightly spoon flour into your measuring cup to insure its not packed in there.
Light and fluffy is the key.

NUTRITION
Calories: 255kcal Carbohydrates: 36g Protein: 3g
Fat: 11g Saturated Fat: 7g Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g
Monounsaturated Fat: 3g Trans Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 40mg
Sodium: 245mg Potassium: 30mg Fiber: 1g
Sugar: 21g Vitamin A: 350IU Calcium: 15mg
Iron: 1mg

KEYWORD
chewy, cookies, crispy, sugar, vanilla

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COMMENTS

Dayna March 08, 2021 at 11:27 pm

We have made these twice in 4 days. My whole family loves them. I don’t know
how with all that butter you don’t have to chill them first but you don’t! It’s so nice
to just pop them in and not have to wait. Brooke is a magician! We live above
5000 feet so we baked them at 380 for 11 min. We have to adjust baking because
sugar crystallizes faster at this altitude. They turned out perfect!

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 Mandy March 17, 2021 at 8:01 pm

These turned out perfectly and my kids loved helping to form them into balls and
roll them in sugar. We rolled them in green sugar for St. Patrick’s Day. Thank you
for this delicious, simple recipe!

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brooke March 19, 2021 at 1:39 am

So glad you liked them! And perfect addition for St. Patricks Day with green
sprinkles.

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Sara May 08, 2021 at 8:41 pm

I just made these. I never leave comments on recipes but these...are...worth...it!!!

The dough was really crumbly so I was slightly worried about how they’d turn out.
But they are absolutely perfect. I’m so excited to have found salted sweets!

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 brooke May 10, 2021 at 8:26 am

I'm so glad you loved them!

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Maryannk August 14, 2022 at 3:25 pm

Really delicious!!! Will make again , however , bit hard to mix with mixer as I
only have hand held mixer

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Jeri June 30, 2021 at 7:07 pm

Have you used this recipe with cookie cutters? I want to try your recipes and am
supposed to bring 4th of July Sugar Cookies for decorating this weekend.
Thoughts?

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brooke July 01, 2021 at 10:18 pm

I have never tried to roll out these cookies and cut out, I am not sure it would
work correctly for this recipe. But they would be excellent with frosting!

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 Chelsea November 07, 2021 at 10:27 pm

Perfection. Every time.

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Kinzie November 01, 2021 at 4:50 pm

I’m not sure what it is about this recipe, one would think all sugar cookie recipes
are the same but this blows the others away. This is also on repeat with our HS
band kiddos

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Amy November 07, 2021 at 4:55 pm

My go to sugar cookie recipe! These are so soft and the perfect sweetness.
Soooo yummy!

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brooke November 07, 2021 at 5:21 pm

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 Thank you so much Amy! We love these cookies so much too!

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Tara November 07, 2021 at 8:36 pm

This is the only sugar cookie recipe I will ever make now! My husband is
obsessed with these.

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Kim November 08, 2021 at 4:06 am

I’ve never been impressed by a sugar cookie. My kids were asking to make them
and these are delicious!!! We took them to a family event and everyone was
surprised by how much they too enjoyed them. If you’re going to make sugar
cookies, make these!

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Ellie November 08, 2021 at 8:42 am

Let me start off by saying I don’t really like sugar cookies but these are seriously
SO. stinking. good!!

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 Lindsay December 08, 2021 at 8:27 am

These are the best sugar cookies I have ever made! I would like to make them
with frosting for my upcoming Christmas party. I was wondering you what kind of
frosting would you recommend for these? Do you think buttercream or a different
kind? I didn't know if buttercream would be overly sweet.

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brooke December 08, 2021 at 8:49 am

I would do buttercream just because its easiest and works best to frost
cookies. You could put a little almond extract in the frosting to make it less
sweet if you like that.

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Laina August 18, 2022 at 2:21 pm

These are going in the PERMANENT make on repeat Pinterest Board, I made only
one tiny change adding about 1/2 teaspoon of Cardamom. Perfect texture,
excellent instructions thank you for the precise detail on temp of ingrediets,
metric measuring options and detailed baking guide. My daughter requested Big,
crispy on the edgest soft and chewy in the middle sugar cookies and said of
these "I love when I make a specific request and get exactly what I asked for" I
also love when I ask google for something and I get Exactly what I asked for so I
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 can impress my family. Can't wait to try more of your recipes

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brooke August 18, 2022 at 2:40 pm

Oh yay!! Thank you so much! I am so happy to hear they were such a success!

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