Soft Chewy Sugar Cookies
Classic soft and chewy sugar cookies with a secret ingredient!
Servings: 24 -30
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup Butter softened
- 1 cup + 2 Tablespoons Sugar
- 2 ounces Cream Cheese softened
- 1 Egg
- 2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
- 2 3/4 cups Flour plus more for rolling out
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- Buttercream Frosting:
- 1 cup Butter softened
- 4 cups Powdered Sugar
- 2 Tablespoons Heavy Cream or Whole Milk
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract or 1/2 teaspoon almond, peppermint, or rum extract
- Optional: 4 ounces Cream Cheese softened (adds a little creamy tang and makes the frosting less sweet)
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar for 4 minutes, until light and fluffy.
- Add cream cheese and beat for 2 minutes.
- Add egg and vanilla and cream together.
- Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir just until combined.
- Wrap dough tightly in plastic wrap and place in refrigerator to chill for at least 30 minutes - 1 hour.
- Sprinkle flour over a surface where you will be rolling out cookie dough. Roll out sugar cookie dough to desired thickness. Cut out into shapes.
- Place on parchment paper or Silpat lined baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 7-9 minutes or until lightly golden on edges but still soft in the center.
- Let cool.
- To make buttercream frosting:
- Cream butter for 4 minutes. If adding optional cream cheese, add and beat for 1 minute. Add powdered sugar, cream, and vanilla and beat for 2 minutes.
- Spread over cookies.