Chewy Sugar Cookies

Chewy Sugar Cookies

Soft Chewy Sugar Cookies. These buttery, vanilla scented, Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies demonstrate how utterly delicious the simple things can be.

sandwich cookies too, by using a little chocolate ganache as a filling which is quite delicious as well. This is yet another great freezer cookie idea for holiday baking!

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sugar for rolling cookies
• 1 tsp finely minced lemon lime or orange zest (if making a citrus version)

Instructions

1. Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
2. Cream together the butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar until quite light and fluffy.
3. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract. (Add the citrus zest here if using it.)
4. Fold in the dry ingredients until a soft dough forms.
5. Refrigerate the dough for an hour or so, especially if you are working in a hot kitchen.
6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
7. Roll the dough into about 1 inch balls.Roll the balls into additional sugar before placing them on lightly greased, or preferably parchment paper lined baking sheets, about 2 inches apart. I like to press them down lightly with the flat bottom of a drinking glass.
8. Bake for 8-10 minutes just until the bottom edges begin to turn brown. These should still be quite light in color when baked.
9. Cool for just a few minutes the pan before transferring the cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
10. These freeze very well for weeks in airtight containers.

Recipe Notes

Prep time includes an hour for chilling the dough.

Recipe Source:rockrecipes.com