Easy Sugar Cookies

Name: Easy Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 18 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups/256 grams all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled; 0.75 teaspoon baking soda; 0.5 teaspoon kosher salt; 12 tablespoons/170 grams salted butter (1 1/2 sticks), at room temperature; 1 cup/200 grams plus 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 large egg, at room temperature; 1 large egg yolk, at room temperature; 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

18 servings

Soft and perfectly chewy, here is our best recipe for sugar cookies.

Ingredients

cups/256 grams all-purpose flour
spooned and leveled
2
baking soda
¾ tsp
kosher salt
½ tsp
tablespoons/170 grams salted butter
at room temperature, 1 1/2 sticks
12
cup/200 grams plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1
egg
at room temperature
1 large
egg yolk
at room temperature
1 large
pure vanilla extract
1 tbsp

Directions

1
Heat the oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt.
2
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together the butter and 1 cup sugar until fluffy, about 2 minutes, scraping down the sides as necessary. Beat in the egg and egg yolk until creamy, then add the vanilla, again scraping down the sides of the bowl. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat on low until just combined.
3
In a small bowl, place the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Roll the dough into golf-ball-size balls (about 2 tablespoons each), then roll each one in the sugar.
4
Transfer the dough to parchment-lined baking sheets, at least 3 inches apart. Bake the cookies until just set and dry in the center, 10 to 12 minutes. Do not overbake. Transfer each sheet to a rack to cool for a few minutes, then transfer the cookies to racks to cool completely.