Will they be okay to mail? I’ve made your cookie recipe a few times now and I’ve followed the recipe and it’s steps exactly, and every time I make them they come out very flat. Please, please, please! These look fantastic! I would just have to roll out the dough and use the cookie cutter molds. Beat the sugar and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. I am not sure what I did wrong but the extra butter helped. These cookies don’t have cornstarch in them. Is there anyway you can make a video making this recipe? 4/2019 Happy Easter. Im going to make today. :) Reply. Just a warning though. They came out perfect. I found it very easy to work with. They should stay soft and chewy for several days. Roll dough out on a floured surface to 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick and cut into your favorite shapes. PS: Thanks for the tip about how to know when the butter is the right temperature. My wife said “the best cookies you’ve ever made” which is saying something. I’m just not sure without trying it. I’m so glad you were happy with them! The granbabes are2 1/2 & 4 out. I was wondering if it matters what vanilla extract you need for this recipe. I used a hand mixer, with a tea towel for sugar guard(ha!). The “1/4 cup sugar (additional for rolling)” is for rolling. If they didn’t spread properly, then an ingredient was not measured properly. So it just had to be right. I’ve made 3 batches now and each time they are absolutely perfect. Definitely a keeper of a recipe! But I’m really glad you enjoyed them. I baked them for 7 minutes …. Yes, the honey was likely the problem. Came out delicious. Can I add sprinkles to this so it’s like a birthday cake cookie? Plus I mixed everything by hand after just finding out my mixer conked out but I’m so happy I found your recipe! I love sugar cookies, they are one of my favorite kinds of cookie. I am pretty particular about my sugar cookies, and I only enjoy them thick, soft, chewy, and frosted! This will make a big difference. Recipe Comments. Firstly, despite having only one egg, the resulting flavor is eggy (which is not necessarily a con, based on your personal preference). These sugar cookies are buttery, soft and chewy. Still a great tasting cookie. I use margarine for the shortening. This I believe because they were being polite not to clean me out. These would be my chocolate chip cookie recipe. These were the best sugar cookies I have ever made . Pure vanilla should give better flavor, but either would be fine. because they were always soft...on my 1st try with this recipe, they turned out better than those mall cookies. I much prefer a soft, chewy sugar cookie over the crisp kind. Does this recipe also work using cookie cutters? About half wY through, I realized what I had done. Thanks! We couldn’t stop eating them! I made them exactly according to the recipe and they got rave reviews and disappeared quickly. They looked fine outside, but inside they looked a bit raw perhaps, although they were so soft and chewy. What happens if you use blue bonnet instead of butter? Bring on the sugar! Never miss a post - subscribe to receive emails! Mine turned out crumbly? thanks a lot!! Could this recipe be used to make the cookie base for a fruit pizza? My first batch I added lemon emulsion and vanilla, then drizzled them with lemon icing after they cooled, FANTASTIC! I think we are missing milk. No, I’m not sure that it would be that simple. I like a bigger cookie. If I plan to make the dough today and bake cookies tomorrow, would it turn out differently if I refrigerate the dough over night? I was wondering,if i needed to up the vanilla, or up the sugars or both but how the ratio would work for the sugars. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Cookies came out so yummy on the first try, and really so simple! As I was completely this recipe, I was spectacle of the results since some of the reviews said that the cookie doesn’t flatten. Great to find one that I don't have to roll out and cut. Even a tablespoon or two difference in the flour really affects how it spreads. I made these cookies a couple of weekend ago and they were amazing!! Love them! I followed the recipe almost perfect.. the only thing I did different was make the cookies about 2 Tbsp for each cookie. Thank you for your hard work creating this amazing cookie. Remove just before the edges begin to turn golden. Whisk or paddle? Well the recipe makes about 30 cookies and you need about 1 1/2 tablespoons per cookie, so that’d be about 45 tablespoons. I tried it! That should be fine. This was a great recipe! Perfect! I was asking you that if I send a dozen of these cookies to my daughter in Texas would they be okay to mail? The cookies were so yummy! The best way is by weight with a food scale, but if you don’t have one, give your flour a stir, then scoop it out with a measuring scoop. Just pack them in a ziplock bag and freeze them. edit to add: we've made this recipe a few times now. Please telling me how? 25 minutes. It’s there a recipe for the same cookies but just less like 15 cookies I have a small family so I don’t need to many! I added food coloring for the Grinch effect…Green marbled to perfection! Fantastic! That’s the only way to be sure that it is 100% accurate. We shall see if they spread at all. Yummy & fun, Could you please tell he how much 1 cup of butter is in grams. Just made these and AMAZING! Thanks for the recipe! last minute baking tips general. Just curious, are there any modifications for high altitude. . The sugar cookies will be quite soft when they come out of the oven, if you are going for the chewy version. The cookies look delicious and I can’t wait to try them. I have a tendency to NEVER measure anything out. Thaw them in the fridge or on the counter when you’re ready to eat them. But it turns out, I was worried for nothing. You won’t regret this recipe. You could definitely try it. These cookies are going on almost 20 minutes of baking… are you sure the receipe isn’t messed up? I was wondering which tool to cream the butter and sugar. I followed the recipe as written and weighed the flour and sugars. I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed them! Today I made these cookies with my mom and they were fantastic!!! Brown sugar has more moisture than regular sugar so your cookies may not spread quite as well without it. Hi! Dough is real wonderful to work with. Although I don’t know if it’s our oven but we had to bake them for more than 7 minutes. Thank you! I did cook them an additional 7 minutes for a total of 14 though. absolutely delicious! Can this recipe be used for Christmas Cookies? No need for chilling the cookie dough or pressing the balls flat. It’s just really difficult to say. Wonderful! I make a glaze with powdered sugar, milk, and a little vanilla (and some fun food coloring) to glaze these. You’ll just want to bring the cookie dough back to room temperature before baking it that so that they spread properly. I don’t have parchment paper. Thank you!! I had 3 baking sheets in at once. Still good and very soft just very thick. You can either roll them in sugar or frost them with my favorite frosting that hardens. Because you slice and bake a spiral cookie like that, they may spread a good bit more. But I love soft sugar cookies and every recipe makes them the “normal” way so I wanted to try this one and wow, they came out great!! I got the recipe for the Sugar cookies. Fantastic cookies! But I would say that for cutout cookies these are soft and very nice. In a separate bowl, sift the dry ingredients together. They did however spread out a lot and never really got hard enough to be a cookie. You may not have done anything wrong, they may have just needed a little longer to bake. Everyone LOVED them and wanted this cookie recipe so I sent them this link. They came out great. They were a hit with my family and the guests at our churches Christmas party. We added sprinkles and such to the delight of a 5 year old and her sisters. Prepare for Baking: Preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C). Mine didn’t spread enough and they came out a little almost too crumbly. I added chocolate chips into the middle of the balls and my family loved them! Please read my disclosure policy. I didn't have any shortening on hand, so I just used butter, but they still came out very nice. Not sure how to fix that…. I think the answer depends on how you like your cookies. It was nice and sweet and was a great recipe to complete specially during this unfortunate time. And if they never firmed up, they might just not have been baked long enough. The recipe calls for both baking soda and baking powder and they are both listed in the instructions as well. Still great! Thanks so much! Decorated to the nines with colored frosting, and of course a mix of fun rainbow sprinkles, these cookies … Glad to hear you enjoy the cheesecakes! I just made these sugar cookies tonight . Thank you so much! I had a sugar cookie craving this afternoon and this looked like a great recipe so I gave it a try – delicious cookies! I don’t know if it made a difference or not but they turned out awesome! Yes, I’d just add about a 1/2 teaspoon of salt. So I followed this recipe and the cookies turned out great! No crunch, it’s more like a soft cake texture than a cookie. Mine did not spread either, but I changed the recipe. These look really similar, so I’ll give them a shot. Because of that, they can sometimes spread less. Glad they turned out OK in the end! Also, while I obtain the right texture, theyre not sweet at all. I’m not sure if my baking skills just suck or what, but my cookies didn’t spread like yours looked in the pictures they stayed little balls. I’m so glad that you have enjoyed them so much! Well- they didn’t flatten much and I had to cook them longer; but knowing my kitchen skills I’m certain I did something wrong!!! Congrats! I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed them! More than likely the flour measurement was a little off, because I have 100% confidence in this recipe. Don’t want to waist all the ingredients if it can’t be done ( new to dessert baking) Having said this, I really do appreciate that you took the time to develop a fun cookie to make that requires no chilling before baking! Or just 1 cup of granulated white sugar with 2 Tbsp of brown sugar ? I also added 1 tsp cinnamon, 2/3 tsp nutmeg and 1/2 tsp ground cloves, and its amazing. This dough seemed more conducive to the rolling out kind of dough for cut out sugar cookies. Soft, sweet but not sickeningly so, moist, chewy, perfect thickness…honestly I can’t think of a single thing to change! This is very incorrect. Soft chewy and taste perfect. Just in case you get any requests for making it gluten free, you now know your recipe is perfect for it! And now the cookies are gone! . I don’t want to have to share with the kids and hubby! First, these cookies are amazingly wonderful. So soft and so good. But seriously, I love a good old fashioned soft sugar cookie. Sometimes refrigerating cookie dough for about 30 minutes can help reduce some of that stickiness. I was so afraid I lost it forever, but here it is. There is not any milk needed in this recipe. Amazingly soft. It’s hard to say for sure without seeing everything but hopefully that helps. You could use lemon extract, although sometimes people think that tastes a little like soap, LOL. They remind me of Lofthouse cookies-only a little smaller. Kids LOVE them. I would say it’d be best to thaw the cookie dough first. Thank you! My boys loved them! I measured it all. Congrats on your addition. This recipe is a keeper, though honestly I like the look and texture of the drier dough cookies a little better, no big deal to flatten them with a spatula and cook a little longer. Thanks for the great recipe. It had to have ingredients I have in my house and I am not a baker, no crazy stuff to drag it out of the depths of the cabinet …. These were perfect! I’m so glad you’re happy with them! Would I be able to make these without baking powder? Really great flavor and texture. She would be getting them in approximately 2 to 3 days. I know worst decision possible. I couldnt believe how delicious and soft these cookies came out! I didn’t have brown sugar so I replaced it with a tsp of organic maple syrup! Allrecipes is part of the Meredith Food Group. Hi Can I use salted butter? I’m always looking for a quick & easy dessert & these cookies are perfect!! however, with recipes that show potential, I am willing to stick with them and tweak them to our liking, but I am abandoning this recipe. Thank you for sharing it! Terrible recipe! Thank you very much for this recipe! I actually substitute the vanilla for orange extract. Can you freeze these cookies for a couple of weeks and they still taste great? i did use a food scale so I’ll what happened. It’s very possible that anyone having issues with spread is having the issue for a different reason because it really depends on a lot of different factors. I think I must’ve added too much because the cookies were flat, cake like, and kinda fell apart. The dough was somewhat crumbly but still rolled into balls nicely. Please send me the info asap…. Not sure I measured everything in grams. Dough was perfect. I did stop dipping them in sugar because after tasty one. Like, for reals. Alteration: added chocolate chips to mine. This recipe doesn’t use sprinkles. Add comma separated list of ingredients to exclude from recipe. Followed the recipe exactly. These cookies are amazing! Combine Dry … I’m sorry to hear that. You can add anything you desire to the dough ( sprinkles, dried fruit or nuts) & they still bake well. Thanks you so much! As for the sugar, to me granulated sugar is regular sugar, so what kind of sugar are you referring to? I have thousands of pinned recipes waiting in the wings for a bored moment. Im about to make these cookies but I am confused on weather is is 2 3/4 cups of flower or 2 cups and also 3/4 cups. Whoops, sorry! I’ve been working on a recipe, but it’s not done yet. You don’t want to overdo the brown sugar here, but I swapped out two tablespoons of white sugar for brown sugar and the result was fantastic. Wow, your oven must run WAY hotter than mine. So good. Thank you! Place ¼ cup sugar in a small bowl. … I even got rid of my first batch thinking I did It wrong, tried again and ended up with the same result. It might seem a little crumbly when you first mix it together, but it should form dough balls fine and bake correctly if everything is measured correctly. I can’t remember exactly how it turned out, but I remember wanting to come back to it and make adjustments because it wasn’t quite right. These look delicious! Hi, can you use a cookie press instead of rolling the balls? I hope you found the fertility posts helpful! Could you make this dough and then use cookie cutters to cut into the dough and decorate them with icing on top as well? This recipe makes amazing sugar cookies for decorating. The reason is that the moisture gets soaked up by the dry ingredients more when it has sat for longer. I measured everything using a kitchen scale, thank you for including the grams, I prefer to bake that way. Based on some of the comments, I was worried that I wouldn’t measure the flour correctly, but everything worked out because they’re DELICIOUS! Making the cookie balls a little smaller can make them spread less. I was soo undecided on which cookie recipe to go with, but I went with my gut on this one, and Im so glad that I did. I baked them for my toddler to decorate, but I keep eating them! Thank you for this recipe and bringing a ray of light to my life during what has turned out to be such a horrible year. And the last problem and I feel the most important was that they have very little flavor. The dough can be a little bit sticky so it may have been OK. Today I baked these cookies for the first time. However brown sugar has more moisture than regular sugar, so that can affect the results. First off it’s simple… no crazy special ingredients … no waiting for the dough to rest in the fridge… I was planning to make cake mix cookies with my kids colored green like grinch cookies- but it’s 40 miles to the grocery store and I didn’t have a cake mix…. Thanks for that! One place says 1.5 tbsp and one place says 1.5 inches. I’m definitely adding these to my favorites list! Can you roll this dough out and use heart cookie cutters or will it fall apart? Family makes often. These were great thanks for. I have rehearsal at my house weekly with our band and worship team, and I usually like to bake treats. I really liked them, so thank you for the recipe. I am 100% positive this recipe is excellent as written. Recipe … I’m sure I’ll be making them again- perhaps I’ll even do it the right way! I may have made my cookies larger than recommended so I left them in the oven an extra minute or two. I used the measurements by weight and hand mixed, and I highly suggest this. Clara. Thank you!!! If your dough was dry it is because you added too much flour or not enough of something else. My first batch the dough would form together into balls, but was not sticky, was more crumbly. I’m so glad you were happy with them! You may need to make other small adjustments too, but it’s hard for me to say for sure without trying it myself. One of my friends was asking if I could make cookies like this but turn them into a peanut butter cookie. Thanks again for the recipe !! They’re dangerous because you want to keep eating them all! My daughter says these cookies taste the way Christmas smells! But, in this case I did end up measuring correctly because I didn’t have time for meds ups and they turned out perfectly! Add the flour mixture and beat on medium-low speed until completely incorporated. If you roll them as written an place them on your cookie sheet, that's exactly what you will get when you take them out ten minutes later - a great tasting cookie ball. I want to make these now. I don’t know how to make them that size (I’m a newbie at baking, sorry!)? They turned out perfect and barely lasted in the house, and I may have just had a few for breakfast! However, mine stayed fluffy and puffy, almost like a snickerdoodle. https://www.tasteofhome.com/collection/our-best-sugar-cookie-recipes Maybe wax paper or a silicone baking mat? My dough didn’t come together, can’t make balls to roll! they came out really delicious !! The cookies are best for 2-3 days generally. So glad you enjoyed them! Thank you so much. Believe it or not, cookies are really susceptible to changes when things are measured even a little differently. I followed the directions exactly and baked for 8 minutes, which was just right for them to be almost underbaked. Roast beef is a classic main dish for holidays, family get-togethers, and elegant dinners alike. These cookies are delicious! Yes, you just may want to leave out the additional salt. Made these this afternoon…following the recipe EXACTLY…and they are absolutely perfect! The recommended baking time for this super soft cut-out sugar cookie recipe is 7-8 minutes, or until lightly browned. If you’re wondering how to make soft and chewy sugar cookies, then you have to try this recipe. I will definitely be using this recipe in the future. Since they are not super sweet on their own, the frosting isnt to much. They are amazing!!! They were definitely still soft and chewy in the inside. I’ve never tried brown sugar in a sugar cookie but I love brown sugar! The cookies may spread a little more, but should be ok. Have you ever tried this recipe for cutouts, or is it too ‘soft’? For substitute sugar I use xylitol. Thank you! Make sure you have  plenty of time and no interruptions. Also, what is your cookie sheet like? Sugar cookies are such versatile cookies – there’s one for every occasion! It’s one cup and 2 tbsp of sugar AND 2 tbsp of brown sugar. 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