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Chewy Sugar Cookie Recipe
Chewy sugar cookie recipe makes irresistible cookies with a soft center and crispy edges. You’re going to love biting into these melt-in-your-mouth cookies.
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Chewy sugar cookie recipe makes the best chewy sugar cookies you’ll ever taste. These irresistible, soft, melt-in-your-mouth cookies are not only easy to make, but they have a delicious flavor and perfect texture.
With their classic flavor, you can never have enough sugar cookie desserts! Try making Sugar Cookie Bars, Swig Cookies, and Lemon Sugar Cookies.
Chewy Sugar Cookie Recipe Ingredients
You will need:
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1¾ cups granulated sugar, divided
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 large egg
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
PRO TIP: Make sure you use good-quality ingredients for these chewy sugar cookies. They are very straightforward and easy cookies to make, but the final results will taste best when using good quality ingredients.
Substitutions and Additions
VANILLA: You can substitute vanilla bean paste, in equal measurements, for the vanilla bean extract if you want those lovely little vanilla bean specks in your delicious sugar cookies.
SUGAR: You can substitute the ¼ reserved granulated sugar (step 2) for your favorite color of sanding sugar to roll your cookie dough balls in. This will add some fun to your sugar cookies. You can coordinate the colors of sanding sugar for holidays, birthday parties, baby showers, or sporting events to celebrate your favorite team. Adjust your ingredients list to only use 1½ cups granulated sugar in your cookie dough recipe. The other ¼ cup will be your colored sugar.
How to Make Chewy Sugar Cookie Recipe
STEP ONE: In a medium bowl, stir together the all-purpose flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
STEP TWO: In a large mixing bowl, beat together, on medium-low speed, the unsalted butter, and the remaining 1½ cups of granulated sugar for 1 minute. Add the large egg and vanilla extract and continue to beat for an additional 1 minute or until light and fluffy.
STEP THREE: Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, on low speed, just until all the flour has been incorporated. Make sure to scrape down the sides of your bowl as needed.
STEP FOUR: Scoop out the chewy sugar cookie dough using a 1 ½ tablespoon (1 ½ inch) cookie scoop and roll each dough ball into the reserved bowl of granulated sugar. Place the sugar-coated dough balls onto a tray. Repeat until all the cookies are scooped and coated in granulated sugar.
STEP FIVE: Cover the tray of chewy sugar cookie dough balls with a piece of plastic wrap and refrigerate your dough for 1 hour. This allows the butter to firm up, so your cookies do not spread too much.
PRO TIP: You can skip the chilling step, but your cookies will be a bit flatter when baked.
STEP SIX: Preheat oven to 350* F. Line a large baking tray with parchment paper.
STEP SEVEN: Place 8 chilled cookie dough balls onto the prepared baking tray and bake for 11 to 12 minutes or just until lightly golden at the edges.
PRO TIP: Oven temperatures vary and may need to be recalibrated periodically to ensure they are accurate. Make sure to check your cookies at the lower end of the recommended bake time.
STEP EIGHT: Allow the cookies to cool on the baking tray for 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack to cool completely on the counter.
STEP NINE: Repeat steps 7 & 8 until all the chewy sugar cookies have been baked.
How to Serve Chewy Sugar Cookie Recipe
These Chewy Sugar Cookies will soon top your list of favorite sugar cookies! Bursting with buttery, vanilla flavor, they’re ideal for your holiday cookie exchange or a delightful afternoon snack. Enjoy your cookies with a warm mug of homemade hot chocolate, a pumpkin spice latte, or even a scoop of ice cream.
Storage
ON THE COUNTER: You can store your chewy cookies in an airtight container, on the counter, for up to 4 days.
IN THE FREEZER: You can make this sugar cookie dough in advance and freeze your cookie dough balls until you are ready to bake them. Prepare your cookie dough up through step 6. You can scoop all the dough into balls and place them onto one large parchment-lined baking tray. Place the tray into the freezer for 1 hour to flash freeze; then, you can remove the frozen cookie dough balls and store them in a large freezer-safe zip-top bag in the freezer until you are ready to bake them. Label your zip-top bag with the type of cookie and the baking time and temperature for future reference.
If baking your chewy sugar cookies from frozen, place them onto a parchment-lined baking tray and set them out on the counter while your oven preheats. You may need to add an extra 1 to 2 minutes to your baking time if your cookies are still frozen. If you choose this method, you can bake as few or as many cookies as you want and keep the rest in the freezer for up to 2 months.
Chewy sugar cookie recipe has the perfect texture and is so easy to make. You’re going to love sinking your teeth into the soft center and crispy edges that come from making this chewy sugar cookie recipe. Your friends will be begging for the recipe for these delightfully soft sugar cookies. Make them to share, gift, or keep all to yourself anytime the craving strikes.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Can I use cookie cutters with this chewy sugar cookies recipe?
These cookies are slightly too soft to be the best choice for cutting out shapes. Our no-spread sugar cookies would be the ideal choice.
Do I have to chill the dough for these cookies?
While chilling is optional, this great recipe will spread less during baking if the dough is chilled first.
How do you make sugar cookies keep their shape?
Giving your cookie dough time to chill in the refrigerator will help the cookies to keep their shape.
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Chewy Sugar Cookie Recipe
Chewy sugar cookie recipe makes irresistible cookies with a soft center and crispy edges. You’re going to love biting into these melt-in-your-mouth cookies.
Ingredients
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1¾ cups granulated sugar divided
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 large egg
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, stir together the all-purpose flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together, on medium-low speed, the unsalted butter, and the remaining 1½ cups of granulated sugar for 1 minute. Add the large egg and vanilla extract and continue to beat for an additional 1 minute or until light and fluffy.
- Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, on low speed, just until all the flour has been incorporated. Make sure to scrape down the sides of your bowl as needed.
- Scoop out the chewy sugar cookie dough using a 1 ½ tablespoon (1 ½ inch) cookie scoop and roll each dough ball into the reserved bowl of granulated sugar. Place the sugar-coated dough balls onto a tray. Repeat until all the cookies are scooped and coated in granulated sugar.
- Cover the tray of chewy sugar cookie dough balls with a piece of plastic wrap and refrigerate your dough for 1 hour. This allows the butter to firm up, so your cookies do not spread too much. You can skip the chilling step, but your cookies will be a bit flatter when baked.
- Preheat oven to 350* F. Line a large baking tray with parchment paper.
- Place 8 chilled cookie dough balls onto the prepared baking tray and bake for 11 to 12 minutes or just until lightly golden at the edges.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the baking tray for 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack to cool completely on the counter.
- Repeat steps 7 & 8 until all the chewy sugar cookies have been baked.
Notes
Make sure you use good-quality ingredients for these chewy sugar cookies. They are very straightforward and easy cookies to make, but the final results will taste best when using good quality ingredients.
You can skip the chilling step, but your cookies will be a bit flatter when baked.
Oven temperatures vary and may need to be recalibrated periodically to ensure they are accurate. Make sure to check your cookies at the lower end of the recommended bake time.
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