Soft Sugar Cookies Recipe

• servings: 26 servings
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

2¼ cups all-purpose flour (270 grams)

1 teaspoon baking soda (6 grams)

½ teaspoon baking powder (2 grams)

¾ cup salted butter (170 grams, room temperature (1½ sticks)

¾ cup granulated sugar (150 grams, divided)

½ cup brown sugar (107 grams)

1 large egg (50 grams, room temperature)

¼ teaspoon lemon zest

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (4 grams)

Pre-prepared frosting (optional)

Sprinkles (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.

Whisk the flour, baking soda, and baking powder together in a bowl. Set aside.

Cream

Using a hand mixer, cream the butter, ½ cup granulated sugar, and brown sugar together on medium speed until light and fluffy.

Mix

Add the egg, lemon zest, and vanilla extract. Mix until well incorporated.

Mix

Continue to mix as you slowly add the dry ingredients until a dough forms. The dough should be thick but not sticky.

Add about ¼ cup of granulated sugar to a shallow bowl.

Scoop up the dough and roll the cookie dough into 2-inch balls.

Roll

Lightly roll each ball of dough in the ¼ cup granulated sugar and place onto the prepared baking sheet.

Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the cookies just start to turn golden brown at the edges. The center of each cookie will look soft with cracks formed on the top.

Cool

Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

Frost

When cooled, frost cookie and add on sprinkles, optional.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 cookie
• Calories: 128 kcal
• Total Fat: 6 g
• Saturated Fat: 3 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
• Trans Fat: 1 g
• Cholesterol: 21 mg
• Sodium: 97 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 18 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Total Sugars: 10 g
• Protein: 1 g