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The Best Soft Sugar Cookies

The Best Easy Chewy Sugar Cookies Ever Recipe - chewy soft sugar cookies without any complicated steps, chilling, or rolling out - in just one bowl in under 20 minutes!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Cookies
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chewy sugar cookies, easy sugar cookies, soft sugar cookies, the best soft sugar cookies
Servings: 3 dozen
Calories: 101kcal
Author: Courtney O'Dell

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and foamy, about 1 minute.
  • Add in the egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract and beat until combined.
  • Slowly add in flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
  • Mix until just combined, do not overwork dough.
  • Roll dough into 1" balls.
  • Place cookies on baking sheet, about 2" apart from each other.
  • Bake for 10-11 minutes, or until cookies are very softly browned on the bottoms.
  • Allow to cool.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 101kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 83mg | Sugar: 6g