Soft Sugar cookies. This Recipe is a State Fair Blue Ribbon winner. This is an easy sugar cookie recipe, you don't have to roll it out, and the cookies are soft and chewy, unlike other sugar cookies. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in extracts and eggs, one at a time. In another bowl, whisk together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl.

This is an easy sugar recipe that is pretty fool-proof for creating super soft sugar cookies every time! This recipe has a few key elements that help make it really special. The first thing you might notice about this soft sugar cookie recipe is that there is no cream of tartar listed in the ingredients. You can cook Soft Sugar cookies using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Soft Sugar cookies

It's 1/2 cup of sour cream.
You need 1 cup of sugar.
It's 1 cup of butter, softened.
You need 2 of eggs.
You need 1/2 tsp of vanilla.
Prepare 3 cups of all purpose flour.
It's 1 1/2 tsp. of baking powder.
Prepare 1 1/2 tsp. of baking soda.
You need 1/2 tsp. of salt.
It's of Variation: for chocolate cookies, add 3 tablespoons dark coco po.

Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and baking powder in a medium size bowl. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Beat the ingredients together until the butter is light, fluffy and clings to the side of the bowl.

Soft Sugar cookies instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit. In a large bowl combine sour cream, sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix well..
Add flour and mix until blended..
Scoop out teaspoons of dough and roll into balls. (I lightly flour my hands as the dough is sticky). Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet..
Bake 8 minutes: they will look under done. Remove from sheet and place on a rack to cool completely..
Frost with your favorite frosting. (with chocolate cookies).
(With plain cookies).

If you like soft and chewy sugar cookies, then this is the recipe for you! Just thick enough, with a buttery richness and plenty of vanilla flavor. I thought it was about time it was updated. Why are these cookies so soft? First, I use powdered sugar in the recipe, and experience has taught me that using powdered sugar in recipes make them incredibly soft, same as in my a-m-a-z-i-n-g melt-in-your-mouth vanilla pudding chocolate chip cookies.