Soft, Moist Sugar Cookies

I know there are a lot of sugar cookie recipes out there. Some people like the crunchy, hard ones that people give around Christmas time. I always keep them until my guest leaves and then throw them away. Others, like me, want their sugar cookies soft and moist.

I was given an amazing recipe for soft sugar cookies - then I lost it. In a fit of desperation I tried to make my own recipe and it WORKED! Woo hoo! 

Here is that recipe!

Step 1 Ingredients

Ingredients

Cookies:                                                        

6-7 tbsp. butter (softened)                         
1 1/3 c. sugar                                                 
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract                                   
1 egg
2 1/4 c. flour
3 tbsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/3 c. milk

Equipment

cookie sheet
beater

**  The powdered sugar is for whatever frosting recipe you use. I don't have one I'm willing to share. This is not because it's so good and I want to make sure that only I can make it, but because it's so bad and I only used it to make my cookie prettier for the photo. The cookies don't even really need frosting.

Comments

[mbarry]

These cookies taste awesome (I hate hard sugar cookies) but I had a really hard time working with the dough...It refrigerated overnight so I know it was cold. I gave up on cookie cutters and even when I formed balls with my hands, the dough stuck to them too! Did I miss something?

[Caulerpa]

I don't usually have trouble with this recipe so maybe you could try using a smidge less butter? If you try less butter let me know if it works!

[n24k]

best cookies ever!!!!!!! thanks a lot!!!!!
this is the first time in my life that cookies taste nice!
:)

[itxhurt2know]

i <3333 sugar cookies. especially these soft ones. mmmmmmmmm.... you should definately make me a batch for my birthday. (its okay you still have time.. my birthday is in March haha...)

xoxo Azn Juliet xoxo

[pattermon]

Why let it set for two hours?

[Caulerpa]

I think they just cook better. I'm really impatient so I usually try to skip steps like this but I've found they tend to bake better when refrigerated. Also, it is WAY easier to cut them into shapes if the dough is cold.

[sladek]

I presume "c." is short for cup?
If so, how big of a cup?

[Caulerpa]

A cup is ~16 tablespoons.

[AidanG]

Or 8 oz, by volume. It's an English measure.

[Joe Martin]

This looks perfect, I love soft cookies and you can't really buy them! I will try this

=D

[Caulerpa]

Let me know how they turn out for you! :]

[Joe Martin]

I'll try them today however I'm not very good with the cup system so I don't know how they'll turn out! :)

haha

[Caulerpa]

good luck!