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Stack of soft sugar cookie recipe on a white scalloped plate. The cookies have delicate crinkles and are sprinkled with rainbow nonpareils, photographed in gentle window light on a wooden surface.

Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe

Pillowy-soft, bakery-style Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe that stay tender for days thanks to cream cheese, a touch of cornstarch, and precise 4-minute creaming. No chilling required.
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Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Best soft sugar cookie recipe, Easy soft sugar cookie recipe, Old fashioned soft sugar cookies recipe from scratch, Soft sugar cookie recipe cut out, Soft sugar cookie recipe for decorating, Soft sugar cookie recipe with icing, Soft sugar cookies with icing, Sugar cookies recipe
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Creaming Time: 4 minutes
Total Time: 29 minutes
Servings: 24
Calories: 186kcal
Cost: $7

Equipment

  • 2 Heavy-bottomed baking sheets (Prevents over-browning)
  • As needed Parchment paper (Easy release)
  • 1 Stand mixer or hand mixer (For 4-minute creaming)
  • 1 2-Tbsp cookie scoop (~30 g portions, even baking)
  • 2 Mixing bowls (Wet & dry)
  • 1 Whisk (For dry ingredients)
  • 1 Silicone spatula (Scrape bowl clean)
  • 1 Digital timer (Nail the creaming time)
  • 2 Wire cooling racks (Proper air circulation)

Ingredients

  • 2 ¾ cups 330 g All-purpose flour - Spoon & level
  • 1 Tbsp 8 g Cornstarch - Tender crumb
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon Fine sea salt
  • 1 cup 226 g Unsalted butter, softened - Room temp
  • 3 oz 85 g Cream cheese, softened - Room temp
  • 1 cup 200 g Granulated sugar
  • ½ cup 100 g Light brown sugar, packed - Moisture & chew
  • 2 large Eggs - Room temp
  • 2 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract
  • 2 Tbsp 30 ml Whole milk
  • Optional glaze 1 tablespoon milk + ¼ teaspoon vanilla Vanilla wash - Brush tops before baking for sheen Grandma’s trick

Instructions

  • saff l-siniyat b-parchma w 7ami l-forn 350°F, w khallit l-mokawin nashfin m3a b3d
    Two hands whisk a mound of flour and cornstarch in a wide ceramic bowl. The dry mixture looks airy and pale, with two whole eggs resting on the counter nearby.
  • kremi zbda w jben krem m3a skkar b-ddabt 4 dqayeq 7tta ywalaw floufin
    Close, macro view inside a mixing bowl where softened butter and flour are being combined. A metal spoon lifts chunky, pale-yellow bits of dough against the turquoise bowl’s side.
  • zid l-baydat wa7da b-wa7da, ba3d dikhil l-vanil w l7lib 7tta kolshi ytwahad
    Overhead of a parchment-lined baking sheet covered with evenly spaced rounds of pale cookie dough. A dusting of flour powders the surface, while a hand holds a small bowl of flour for sprinkling.
  • zid l-khalit nashf 3la tlata b-sor3a 9lila, w skoup korat 2 ma3ali9 w khalli 5 cm
    Open oven with a tray of sugar cookies baking under warm light. The cookies are lightly puffed and glossy on top, spaced apart on the pan, with an empty rack above.
  • dhen b-vanilla wash ila bghiti, tayyeb 9–11 dqaya9 7tta l-janbat ttsabat, b3d khlliha tbrd w 7awel l-shbek
    Stack of soft sugar cookie recipe on a white scalloped plate. The cookies have delicate crinkles and are sprinkled with rainbow nonpareils, photographed in gentle window light on a wooden surface.

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Nutrition

Serving: 45g | Calories: 186kcal (9%) | Carbohydrates: 23.5g (8%) | Protein: 2.2g (4%) | Fat: 9.4g (14%) | Saturated Fat: 5.7g (36%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.46g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2.5g | Trans Fat: 0.35g | Cholesterol: 40mg (13%) | Sodium: 111mg (5%) | Potassium: 27mg (1%) | Fiber: 0.4g (2%) | Sugar: 12.6g (14%) | Vitamin A: 283IU (6%) | Calcium: 22mg (2%) | Iron: 0.7mg (4%)
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