Best 6 Soft Sugar Cookies Iii Recipes

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Indulge in a delightful baking adventure with our curated collection of soft sugar cookie recipes. These delectable treats are perfect for any occasion, whether it's a cozy family gathering, a festive holiday party, or simply a sweet treat to satisfy your cravings. With a variety of flavors and textures to choose from, our recipes offer something for every palate. From classic sugar cookies with a hint of vanilla to indulgent brown sugar cookies with a chewy center, each recipe is carefully crafted to ensure a perfect balance of sweetness and texture. Discover the joy of baking with our comprehensive guide, where we provide step-by-step instructions, helpful tips, and stunning photos to guide you through the process. Get ready to create memories and satisfy your sweet tooth with our selection of irresistible soft sugar cookie recipes.

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

SOFT SUGAR COOKIES IV



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This Recipe is a State Fair Blue Ribbon winner. This is an easy sugar cookie recipe, you don't have to roll it out, and the cookies are soft and chewy, unlike other sugar cookies. Anybody can make these.

Provided by Laura Stearns

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Sugar Cookies

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 9

⅔ cup shortening
⅔ cup butter
1 ½ cups white sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
⅓ cup granulated sugar for decoration

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, shortening and sugar. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt, stir into the creamed mixture until dough comes together. Roll dough into walnut sized balls and roll the balls in sugar. Place them on an unprepared cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
  • Bake cookies 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until bottom is light brown. Remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 228.2 calories, Carbohydrate 29.4 g, Cholesterol 29.1 mg, Fat 11.4 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 2.5 g, SaturatedFat 4.8 g, Sodium 180.1 mg, Sugar 15.4 g

SUPER SOFT SUGAR COOKIES



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These no-fail soft and chewy Sugar Cookies are my all-time favorite, made with simple ingredients and easy to decorate for any holiday or party!

Provided by Lauren Allen

Categories     Dessert

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 13

2/3 cup vegetable shortening ((or use half butter, half shortening))
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract ((optional, but makes a great flavor ))
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
8 ounces cream cheese (, softened)
1/2 cup butter (, softened)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3-4 cups powdered sugar

Steps:

  • In a mixing bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar.
  • Add eggs, milk, and vanilla and mix.
  • In a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients--(flour, baking powder, and salt. Slowly mix dry ingredients into the wet mixture until you form a large dough ball. Refrigerate for 20-30 minutes.
  • Lightly flour your counter top. Roll dough ball out until 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch thick. Cut the dough into shapes with cookie cutters (or use a round drinking cup)
  • Place cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 7-10 minutes. Cookies will be very light colored and just set, when you take them out. They will harden as they cool, so don't over bake them.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 378 kcal, Carbohydrate 49 g, Protein 4 g, Fat 18 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Cholesterol 47 mg, Sodium 243 mg, Sugar 29 g, ServingSize 1 serving

SOFT SUGAR COOKIES



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These soft cookies are always a hit, so I often stir up a big batch. I usually add food coloring to the frosting to coordinate with the current holiday. -Coleen Walter, Bancroft, Michigan

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 40m

Yield about 2-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 large eggs, room temperature
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
FROSTING:
1/4 cup butter, softened
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 to 4 tablespoons hot water
Food coloring, optional

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in extracts and eggs, one at a time. In another bowl, whisk together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; gradually beat into creamed mixture. , Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets; flatten slightly with bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. Bake until edges begin to brown, 8-10 minutes. Remove from pan to wire racks; cool completely., For frosting, beat butter, confectioners' sugar, extract and enough water to reach desired consistency. If desired, tint with food coloring. Spread over cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 174 calories, Fat 8g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 33mg cholesterol, Sodium 107mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (17g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

OLD TIME SOFT SUGAR COOKIES



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Delicious and easy drop sugar cookie!

Provided by Sharon Gerstman

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Sugar Cookies

Time 30m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 8

½ cup shortening
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
¾ cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Cream together the shortening and the sugar. Stir in the egg, buttermilk and vanilla.
  • Combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and stir to combine. Chill dough in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Drop mixture by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart on a lightly greased baking sheet. If desired sprinkle tops of cookies with white sugar before baking.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
  • Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 7 to 9 minutes or until set.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 114.5 calories, Carbohydrate 16.7 g, Cholesterol 8.1 mg, Fat 4.6 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 85.8 mg, Sugar 8.8 g

3-INGREDIENT SUGAR COOKIES



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Butter, sugar and Gold Medal™ flour are all you need for this quick and easy sugar cookie recipe. The best part? It's a make-ahead and make-it-your-own recipe. After you mix up the dough, shape it into a log and chill before cutting the cookie dough into slices for baking. Decorate the cookies by rolling them in holiday sprinkles before chilling, or drizzle an easy powdered sugar icing over sliced tops after baking. Either way, it makes the perfect holiday cookie. However you complete them, it's a buttery, tender cookie that melts in your mouth with every bite. With easy 3-Ingredient Sugar Cookies, you can save time and focus on the decorating fun.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 4h

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons holiday-colored nonpareils or coarse decorating sugar, if desired
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 to 3 teaspoons milk
Betty Crocker™ gel food colors, if desired
Holiday-colored nonpareils or coarse decorating sugar, if desired

Steps:

  • In large bowl, beat softened butter and granulated sugar with spoon until well mixed. Stir in flour until moistened, using hands to mix if needed (dough will be crumbly). Knead 5 to 10 times or until dough is smooth.
  • Divide dough in half; shape each half into a log, 5 inches long by 2 inches in diameter.
  • Spread 2 tablespoons of the nonpareils or decorating sugar on plastic wrap; roll one log in nonpareils to cover. Repeat to cover remaining cookie log in nonpareils. Wrap dough logs tightly with plastic wrap. Refrigerate about 1 hour 30 minutes or until firm.
  • Heat oven to 350°F. Unwrap 1 of the dough logs; cut into 1/2-inch slices. On ungreased cookie sheet, place slices 2 inches apart, reshaping if necessary.
  • Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are set. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Unwrap remaining dough log, and repeat slicing and baking. Cool completely, about 40 minutes.
  • To make Powdered Sugar Icing Drizzle: In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and 2 teaspoons of the milk until well blended. If too thick to drizzle, add additional milk, 1/4 teaspoon at a time. Tint with food color. Drizzle over tops of cooled cookies. Sprinkle with nonpareils or decorating sugar. Let stand about 1 hour or until drizzle is set.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 150, Carbohydrate 16 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 75 mg, Sugar 5 g, TransFat 0 g

SOFT SUGAR COOKIES WITH RASPBERRY FROSTING



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In 1994, Lofthouse Cookies hit American grocery store shelves like a frosted meteorite. If you grew up in the suburbs, then you may have had one: soft, cakey, melt-in-your-mouth. Unlike their clamshell counterparts, which contain margarine, these homemade versions are made with butter and cream cheese, both of which add wonderful flavor that margarine alone does not. Be sure to freeze your dough for the full 15 to 20 minutes: Not only does this chill the fat, helping the cookies maintain their shape in the oven later, but it also allows the flour to hydrate and the flavors to concentrate. A relic of childhood shored into the present, these cookies are not unlike the tops of vanilla cupcakes, devoid at last of their dry, frosting-less bottoms. Freeze-dried raspberries lend a welcome tartness to the buttercream, not to mention a plush, candy-pink hue. (Watch Eric Kim make his Soft Sugar Cookies With Raspberry Frosting here.)

Provided by Eric Kim

Categories     cookies and bars, dessert

Time 55m

Yield About 15 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 14

1/2 cup/115 grams unsalted butter (1 stick), at room temperature
3 ounces/85 grams cream cheese, at room temperature
1 cup/200 grams granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups/285 grams cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
Sprinkles, for garnish
1 cup/30 grams freeze-dried raspberries, finely ground in a food processor or spice grinder
1 cup/225 grams unsalted butter (2 sticks), at room temperature
2 cups/245 grams confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch of kosher salt

Steps:

  • Make the cookies: In a large bowl, using a spoon, cream the butter, cream cheese, sugar and salt until smooth and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla extract, and whisk to incorporate some air and to dissolve the sugar crystals, about 1 minute. Stir in the flour and baking powder until just incorporated.
  • Heat oven to 350 degrees and line two rimmed sheet pans with parchment paper. Using two spoons or a cookie scooper, plop out 2-tablespoon/50-gram rounds spaced a couple of inches apart. (You should get about 7 to 8 cookies per sheet pan.) Place the sheet pans in the freezer for 15 to 20 minutes until the dough is no longer sticky and easier to handle.
  • While the dough chills, make the frosting: In a fine-mesh sieve set over a medium bowl, sift the ground raspberries, using a spoon to help pass them through, until most of the ruby-red powder is in the bowl and most of the seeds are left behind in the sieve. (Discard the seeds.)
  • To the bowl, add the 1 cup butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract and salt and, with an electric hand mixer, mix on low speed until the butter absorbs the sugar. Then, turn the speed up to high and beat until the frosting doubles in size, about 2 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula to ensure all the ingredients are incorporated. Transfer the frosting to a small container, cover tightly, and set aside. (You should have about 2 cups of frosting.)
  • Remove the sheet pans from the freezer. Roll the chilled dough into even balls and flatten them slightly with your fingers so they're about 2 inches wide and 1 inch high. Bake the cookies for 13 to 15 minutes, rotating the pans and switching racks halfway through, or until they no longer look wet on top, are still light in color and spring back to the touch. They will puff up and crack slightly. Let cool completely on the sheet pan. (They will continue to cook as they sit.)
  • Using a butter knife or offset spatula, frost each cooled cookie with the raspberry frosting and adorn with the sprinkles.

Tips:

- Use high-quality ingredients: The quality of your ingredients will have a big impact on the final product. Make sure to use fresh butter, eggs, and flour. - Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy: This will help to incorporate air into the dough, which will make the cookies light and tender. - Don't overmix the dough: Overmixing the dough will make the cookies tough. Mix the dough just until it comes together. - Chill the dough before baking: Chilling the dough will help to prevent the cookies from spreading too much in the oven. - Bake the cookies at 350°F for 10-12 minutes: The cookies should be set around the edges but still soft in the center. - Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely: This will help to prevent the cookies from breaking.

Conclusion:

These soft sugar cookies are the perfect treat for any occasion. They're easy to make and always a hit with friends and family. With these tips, you can make sure your cookies turn out perfectly every time. So what are you waiting for? Preheat your oven and get baking!

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