I love soft sugar cookies. That is one treat I have NO control of. If you are looking for an easy sugar cookie recipe, you have got to try these cookies.
Sugar cookies are a classic. With this soft sugar cookie recipe it is super simple, just roll and ice and their good to go.
Thick and soft sugar cookies are the best type of sugar cookies. These soft and chewy sugar cookies are a crowd pleaser around the holidays.
While this recipe isn’t meant for cookie cutters our Santa Sugar Cookies or our Delicious Soft Sugar Cookies are great for designing the perfect Christmas cookies. You could also mix it up a little bit and try these cute Reindeer Sugar Cookies Recipe.
What do you need to make chewy soft sugar cookies?
Soft sugar cookie ingredients:
- Softened butter
- Granulated sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- Salt
- Baking powder
- All-purpose flour
- Powdered sugar
- Milk
We made our sugar cookies with unsalted butter, but you can make it with salted butter as well.
With this dough, you can even make it ahead of time (a day or two) and keep it covered in the fridge until you are ready to make them. If you haven’t made the dough in that time, wrap it up tight, put it in a freezer bag and freeze it. When you want to make them, just pull out the froze dough and thaw then roll and bake them.
You can even make the cookies and keep them in an airtight container and freeze them.
This super soft sugar cookies recipe is also able to be doubled if you are looking to bring these delicious cookies to a party or giving them out as gifts to friends and family. Without doubling the recipe you will get around 36 cookies.
related recipe: Our valentine sugar cookies are so soft and the perfect sugar cookie when using cookie cutters. Let the kids help decorate them for any party or holiday.
If you live in a higher altitude you may want to check out these articles to give you tips:
Tips to make the best soft sugar cookies with frosting like the store:
- Use a sheet of parchment paper. If you don’t have parchment paper use a silicone baking mat.
- Chill the cookie dough in the fridge for at least an hour before baking the sugar cookies.
- Pull cookies from the cookie sheet after taking them out of the oven to stop the baking process.
- If you are wanting pure white frosting you might want to consider getting clear vanilla flavor extract as the regular vanilla extract will tint the color of the frosting.
How to make super soft sugar cookies:
Begin by creaming together the softened butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. After the butter and sugar are completely mixed together, add in the eggs and vanilla until they are well combined.
Next, you will need to add in the salt, baking powder, and flour and mix everything together until they are incorporated completely. Then cover the dough with plastic wrap and move it to the refrigerator for at least one hour. This lets the relax and stops the dough from spreading while baking.
When you are ready to start baking the cookies, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Then, line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or your silicone mat.
Take the dough out of the refrigerator and roll the dough into small 1-inch balls and then flatten them with the bottom of a drinking glass until the cookie reaches about a ¼-inch thick repeat this until the sheets are full and your dough is gone.
You could also roll them out and cut them into shape. You will want to spread about 2 Tablespoons of flour on a flat surface to do this.
Put the cookie sheet in the oven and bake the sugar cookies for 8-10 minutes or until the bottoms begin to brown slightly. Move the cookies to a cooling rack and let them cool completely.
While you’re waiting for the cookies to cool completely, begin to make your frosting.
Use either a stand mixer or a large bowl with a hand mixer, beat together the powdered sugar and butter until you achieve a creamy texture. Then, mix in the vanilla and milk until they are smooth.
You can use water if you do not have any milk as well. But, the frosting will not be quite as creamy.
Use food coloring to add to the frosting if you want to! Then frost the cooled sugar cookies with frosting and top with sprinkles of your choice if you desire it.
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Super Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter (softened)
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
Frosting:
- 2½ cups powdered sugar
- 3 Tablespoons butter (softened)
- ½ Tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 Tablespoons milk
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar.
- Mix in eggs and vanilla until combined.
- Add salt, baking powder and flour and mix until well incorporated.
- Cover dough bowl with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for one hour.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Roll cookies into 1-inch balls and flatten with the bottom of a drinking glass until 1/4-inch thick.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until slightly golden brown on the bottom.
- Let cool completely.
- In a stand mixer or large mixing bowl, beat together powdered sugar and butter until creamy. Mix in vanilla and milk until smooth.
- Frost cooled cookies with frosting and top with sprinkles, if desired.
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I adore soft sugar cookies! These look so delicious, I can't wait to try them!
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Made these for Memorial Day and my family loved them. I'm always on the look out for soft cookies, and these were wonderful. I used cream in the frosting and it also was delicious. It's great to have a sugar cookie recipe that I don't have to roll out and cut. Thanks so much.
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Can this recipe be doubled?
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love these! So
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So Easy my husband loves them! Wish I could post a photo of mine! The icing was also great and made 2 dozen. I used neon food coloring and Was awesome for Christmas
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I made this recipe for my family as a little desert. Sadly, I found that the cookies tasted too much like baking soda. I would not bake this recipe again, but if I were to, I would not use as much baking soda and also add sugar to the cookie dough recipe.
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Try the recipe again. I think it's because you used baking soda instead of baking powder. I just got through frosting my cookies and they're really good!
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It calls for baking powder not baking soda, great cookies I love them!
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how about you READ the recipe right before putting a bad review about it. its not their fault you f*d up their recipe and then it tasted like crap. what did you expect?! baking POWDER not soda and the recipe DOES call for sugar. gosh your cookies must have been disgusting.
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Was this rude comment really nessessary? We need more grace and kindness in this world, and less of this.
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Exactly. Thank you. It's an easy mistake to make when you're not familiar with baking. I'm a great cook, but terrible at baking. I actually didn't realize her mistake until the first comment gently pointed it out. Grace and kindness go a lot further than a humiliating tone and obscenities.
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She's not being rude -- she's being straightforward, honest and to the point lol. Really....I admire her! And she's right -- the poster needs to learn how to read and follow a recipe before slamming it online. There's a saying....measure twice, cut once. The same applies in the baking world ;)
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A bit rough of a comment. Everyone makes mistakes, but don't have to be belittled for it.
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I know you don't have to with this recipe, but will it still work if you want to roll them out and cut them into shapes or is it too soft to hold form?
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Yes, I rolled them out and it was great!
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about how many cookies and how much frosting does this recipe yield?
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Amazing recipe!! I made these with coconut in the batter and half dipped them in melted chocolate and defenitley recommend it!
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Unsalted or salted butter. Excited to make these!!
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Whoops, That was actually a question not a statement.... Unsalted or salted butter?
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How many does it make?
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These are AMAZING! It only yielded 23 cookies for me because the dough was sitting in the fridge and some hungry hands got into it haha! Both the dough and the finished cookies are delicious!
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Could I make the dough and refrigerate overnight, and bake the next day?
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Just give me the recipe, I don’t have time to read comments. Just need the recipe. Please.
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Do you need to do anything different for high altitudes
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Hi how are you.. can we start with the cookies right away instead of putting it in the fridge for one hour will it still come out soft.. and thank you
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If you don't have milk to thin the frosting, is there something else you can use?
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Can you roll it out and use cookies cutters?
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Yes! I did this and it works perfect! Roll it to about a quarter of an inch thick and bake at 350 works perfectly!
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Do they spread as they bake?
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Wow! I just baked these sugar cookies and coming from someone who does't like sugar cookies. ( I made these for my nieces school event) but these cookies are the bomb!!! best sugar cookies ever...
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Ah these were amazing! My icing came out too thin though but i think my butter was too soft so thats why. But these are amazing! My husband ate like 10 in one night lol thanks for the recipe! <3
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Any special instructions on how to store these cookies?
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I don't have any parchment paper. What else can I do???
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I don't have parchment paper or a baking mat, is there anything else?
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Best sugar cookies ever!!
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What should the consistency of the batter be?
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I am new to cookie making and my cookies turned into a blob. They felt too soft and were melting in my hand I feel like I followed the instructions. I am trying again to see if they turn out better maybe I should add more flour? I sure hope I don't get berated like the last person that made an honest mistake and mentioned here. Honestly I felt like I was reading comments from Gordon Ramsey
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They were delicious however my two yr old called the yummy pancakes ?. So if nothing else I have a great pancake recipe?.
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Mine aee super sticky and just looks like batter. I have added more flower but still looks runny. Batter taste great. I may have to make it like a cookie cake. An
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These turned out nice! Thanks for sharing your recipe. ?
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Haven't made them yet but going by the comments I'm going to, this morning! My daughter loves the frosted cookies that are so popular at stores right now, but I can't see paying those crazy prices so now I'll try yours. I will be back to post my results...
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I made these with my family and dipped them in powdered sugar and cinnamon after baking instead of doing the frosting- they are so yummy! We absolutely love this recipe, thank you !!!! ??
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Can you make the dough and freeze to bake later? Thanks!
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We baked these with our 3 year old twins today and they turned out amazing! Thanks so much for the great recipe. One question - how did you get your frosting so white? Ours was a bit off white due to the vanilla extract. Could you use food coloring?
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If you want pure white cookies, you could use white vanilla extract instead, tastes the same but doesn't give light colored baking an off-white color.... you could also go a different route and use almond extract or coconut extract, a few drops of food coloring for color, the possibilities are endless. :)
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For white icing, use clear vanilla extract. :-)
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Can you use unsalted butter?
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I tried the recipe and am soooo disappointed. Don't know what I did, but the cookies are really dry. My batter was crumbly no matter how much I mixed? I checked the recipe, didn't miss an ingredient. Any suggestions? Want to try again.
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Love this recipe. Can I freeze these cookies after baking them.
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I just made these for my son to take to school. Best soft sugar cookie recipe yet. Great to find one that I don't have to roll out and cut. They are kid approved from my family. I didn't have any problems with the cookie recipe being dry, or the cookies being dry. Perfect!! Many thanks!!! :)
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I accidentally used baking soda instead of powder (I don't think I've ever had a cookie recipe call for baking powder so it was habit). Could that be causing the metallic after taste I am getting (although my husband doesn't..)
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Hi! I don’t have a fancy stand mixer. I only have a hand held mixer. Would that change anything? What about hand mixing with a spatula? Thank you!
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Just made the cookie dough .....for me it’s like sticky dough/batter .... is this normal ? I plan on leaving it overnight in fridge and rolling it out tomorrow to cut into bunny shapes... I feel like I did something wrong ?! Used the handheld mixer ??? help!
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Hi! Did you try adding a bit of flower? Sometimes that helps!
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I made this recipe for my daughters and OMG!!!! The cookies are amazing, fluffy and soft. This is the best recipe I’ve ever come across for sugar cookies. Follow the recipe to the “T” and you will get scrumptious and out of this world sugar cookies.
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Can hardly wait to try!
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I tried the recipe it was pretty good as a basic muffin recipe. If you are the type who like t sweet I would advise for you to put at least 7x the amount it states. But besides that it was pretty good, it’s going to be breakfast as it turned out tasting like a plain pancake. Maybe next time I’ll add some fruits.
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Whoops I just realized I commented on the wrong recipe lol
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My daughter made these cookies and when she went to make the frosting she had problems. 3 Tbsps of butter to 2.5 cups of icing sugar does not mix up creamy. Am I missing something because most people are raving and no one seems to be having the same issue. Wondering what we are doing wrong. Thanks!
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i am going to be making these today and i was wondering if the milk and eggs should be room temperature or not. thank you
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i decided to wait to make this until i know if the milk and eggs should be room temperature also. thank you
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Hello, I can't wait to cook these with my grand daughter they look amazing! On the other hand no mean comments!
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You are a amazing cook!
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This may be a stupid question but do these have to be stored in the fridge because of the milk in the recipe
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Looking forward to baking these soft cookies as my son bought storebought and the price was exhorbitant
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I'm wondering if using beet sugar instead of cane sugar will ruin the recipe. My son bought the wrong kind, and we live far from any stores, so I'm stuck with it for a couple of weeks. These sound so good - I don't want to have to wait!
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Do these cookies support being iced with royal icing?
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I wanted to find a good sugar cookie recipe, I came across yours. Followed the directions to a tee, they did not come out right. After putting the dough in the fridge the dough was still very sticky....awwww. I guess need to work on it more.
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Followed the recipe exactly and they were delicious ... soft , just what I was looking for in my search .
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Do I need to adjust anything for high altitude baking?
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I just made these as a treat for my husband and kid... AMAZING! I was reading through the comments... I used 1 teaspoon of baking soda instead of the baking powder (the issue is measuring them differently). I also chose to add 1/4 teaspoon of ground nutmeg and 1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, as I didn't want to frost them. Turned out great! Thank you for the recipe!
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Hi … I am looking to make sugar cookies this Christmas with my kids. I want a yummy recipe that I can roll out and use a variety of cutters. I found that the recipe Super Soft Sugar Cookies has much better reviews then the Santa one and the Super Soft Sugar Cookies look tastier. What recipe would you suggest? And what frosting would you use as I am wanting to change them with food colour? Thanks so much. Angela
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I was hoping to bake one of these cookies today. Thank you
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Is it really 15-16 cups of butter. Sorry if I’m reading it wrong
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Hello, I'm looking for a "SUPER SOFT" sugar cookie, that will stay soft. This recipe sounds so easy, but I'm leary to make the cookies because I just don't see how 1/4" thick dough rolled out, w/o sour cream or cream cheese can really make a super soft cookie that will stay soft, unless you only bake it for about 5 minutes??? I've read the comments and so many claim they are super soft, maybe you can explain some of the science behind these? bhschoolu2?? I just don't want to waste ingredients. Thanks for your help, bhschoolu2
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Reading the comments are hilarious! I’m in!
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These are nice and soft - almost cake-like, and very yummy. Make sure you flatten them before baking as instructed, this helps them keep a nice shape. I rolled mine in sprinkles before baking instead of frosting them.
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These were very easy to make. They are good, however a little on the dry side. I would have liked more sweetness in the cookie itself. Thanks for the recipe.
