Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
These sugar cookies are perfectly crisp on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside, and so easy to make!
Servings: 36 cookies
Ingredients
- 3 cups 372 g gluten-free flour (we used King Arthur Measure for Measure)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup butter 2 sticks or 16 tablespoons, softened
- 2 ounces or 3 tablespoons softened cream cheese
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar to roll the dough in optional
Instructions
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl.
- Add the butter, cream cheese, and sugar to a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer for about one minute, until fluffy and fully combined.
- Add the vanilla extract and egg to the bowl with the butter and sugar and mix for about 30 seconds, until fully incorporated, then add in the flour 1/2 cup at a time, mixing constantly, until the dough is formed.
- Chill the dough in the refrigerator for 1 hour, up to overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 350 F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Scoop out the dough by the heaping tablespoon and roll into a ball, then roll each ball in sugar and place 12 dough balls on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, until the cookies have puffed up and just started to brown, then remove from the oven and let cool.
Nutrition
Calories: 131kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 92mg | Potassium: 8mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 192IU | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 0.4mg