Description
Craving irresistible homemade soft and chewy sugar cookies that melt in your mouth? Buttery, sweet, and perfectly golden, these classic treats promise to delight your senses with their simple yet heavenly charm, drawing you into a world of pure baking bliss.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 3/4 cups (218 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup (113 g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 large egg, room temperature
Leavening Agents:
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Flavor Enhancers and Finishing:
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
- 1/4 cup (50 g) granulated sugar (for rolling)
Instructions
- In a spacious mixing bowl, whip butter and sugar together using an electric mixer at medium speed until the mixture transforms into a pale, airy consistency, approximately 2-3 minutes.
- Introduce egg, vanilla, and almond extract into the creamed mixture, blending thoroughly until all components integrate smoothly.
- Prepare a separate mixing vessel and sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, ensuring uniform distribution of dry ingredients.
- Gently fold dry ingredients into wet mixture, stirring carefully to prevent overmixing and maintain delicate texture.
- Form dough into uniform spheres, approximately 2 ounces each, then delicately roll in additional sugar for a crisp exterior.
- Refrigerate prepared dough balls for 30 minutes to enhance flavor development and prevent excessive spreading during baking.
- Activate oven and preheat to 350°F (175°C), positioning rack in center position for consistent heat circulation.
- Arrange chilled dough balls on parchment-lined baking sheet, maintaining 2-3 inch intervals to allow proper expansion.
- Bake cookies for 11-12 minutes, monitoring until edges appear golden and centers develop characteristic puffy, cracked surface.
- Allow cookies to rest on baking sheet for 10 minutes, enabling gentle cooling before transferring to wire rack for complete cooling and serving.
Notes
- Use room temperature butter for smoother creaming and better cookie texture, ensuring even mixing and incorporation.
- Avoid overmixing the dough to prevent tough, dense cookies by stopping when ingredients are just combined.
- Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes to prevent spreading and create a more concentrated, rich flavor profile during baking.
- Customize the recipe by swapping extracts or adding mix-ins like chocolate chips, sprinkles, or chopped nuts for unique variations.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 122
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 114 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 17 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg