A good friend told me today that a lady is only a woman, with all the drama and complications that come with being a woman, but sugarcoated. So this means that if I were a cookie, I'd be a sugar cookie! Finally good to know where I was getting all this sweetness from. And it was so funny that we had this conversation because I've been wanting to make some soft and chewy sugar cookies and I've been searching really hard for a perfect recipe. I don't like my desserts too sweet, so I always adjust the sugar level to make sure I can actually eat a whole cookie or cupcake when I'm all done baking. My recipes may have less sugar than you're used to, but you are in no way forced to follow this recipe exactly as written. Have fun experimenting!
Ingredients
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon table salt
1 1/2 cups sugar , plus 1/3 cup for rolling
2 ounces cream cheese , cut into small pieces
6 tablespoons butter , melted and still warm
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 large egg
1 tablespoon milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in medium bowl. Set aside.
3. Place 1½ cups sugar and cream cheese in large bowl.
4. Place remaining 1/3 cup sugar in shallow baking dish or pie plate and set aside.
5. Pour warm butter over sugar and cream cheese and whisk to combine (some small lumps of cream cheese will remain but will smooth out later).
6. Whisk in oil until incorporated.
7. Add egg, milk, and vanilla; continue to whisk until smooth.
8. Add flour mixture and mix with rubber spatula until soft homogeneous dough forms.
9. Divide dough into 24 equal pieces, about 2 tablespoons each.
10 Using hands, roll dough into balls. Roll balls in reserved sugar to coat and evenly space on prepared baking sheet. (Each tray will have 12 cookies each)
11. Using bottom of drinking glass, flatten dough balls.
12. Sprinkle tops evenly with remaining sugar.
13. Bake, 1 tray at a time, until edges are set and just beginning to brown, 11 to 13 minutes, rotating tray after 7 minutes.
14. Cool cookies on baking sheets 5 minutes. Using wide metal spatula, transfer cookies to wire rack and cool to room temperature.
Price breakdown:
Flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, milk, vanilla extract, oil, eggs: free (already in pantry and refrigeator)
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in medium bowl. Set aside.
3. Place 1½ cups sugar and cream cheese in large bowl.
4. Place remaining 1/3 cup sugar in shallow baking dish or pie plate and set aside.
5. Pour warm butter over sugar and cream cheese and whisk to combine (some small lumps of cream cheese will remain but will smooth out later).
6. Whisk in oil until incorporated.
7. Add egg, milk, and vanilla; continue to whisk until smooth.
8. Add flour mixture and mix with rubber spatula until soft homogeneous dough forms.
9. Divide dough into 24 equal pieces, about 2 tablespoons each.
10 Using hands, roll dough into balls. Roll balls in reserved sugar to coat and evenly space on prepared baking sheet. (Each tray will have 12 cookies each)
11. Using bottom of drinking glass, flatten dough balls.
12. Sprinkle tops evenly with remaining sugar.
13. Bake, 1 tray at a time, until edges are set and just beginning to brown, 11 to 13 minutes, rotating tray after 7 minutes.
14. Cool cookies on baking sheets 5 minutes. Using wide metal spatula, transfer cookies to wire rack and cool to room temperature.
Price breakdown:
Flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, milk, vanilla extract, oil, eggs: free (already in pantry and refrigeator)
Cream cheese: $0.99
Butter: $0.88
Total: $1.87
I made 12 cookies and had enough batter to make another 24. That comes out to about 5 cents a cookie. Beat that!
Butter: $0.88
Total: $1.87
I made 12 cookies and had enough batter to make another 24. That comes out to about 5 cents a cookie. Beat that!
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