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soft sugar cookies

Soft Sugar Cookies Recipe

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 24 minutes
Total Time 39 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 145
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, plus extra for rolling
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup sour cream

Method
 

  1. Cream the butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
  2. Beat in the egg, vanilla, and sour cream until smooth.
  3. Gradually mix in the flour, baking powder, and salt until just combined.
  4. Scoop dough into 1.5 tbsp balls, roll in extra sugar, and place on parchment-lined sheets.
  5. Bake at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes until edges are set; cool on the sheet 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.

Notes

The cookies will look slightly underbaked when you pull them out, but they set up perfectly as they cool. Store them with a slice of bread to keep the texture extra soft for days.