Sugar Cookies Lab513 recipes
← All sugar cookie recipes

Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies

bakingamoment.com · 2016 · 36 cookies (approx.)

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

More sugar than 85% of recipes and more egg than 78%.

What the 16 “chewy” sugar cookie recipes do differently →

Get the method at bakingamoment.com →This page has the ingredients and the numbers. The instructions and photos are on the original recipe, which Recipe Lab does not republish.

How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 513 sugar cookie recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More sugar than 85% of recipes: 95% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 64%.
  • More egg than 78% of recipes: 24% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%.
Fat: 61%, 51st percentileSugar: 95%, 85th percentileEgg: 24%, 79th percentileLeavening: 2.1%, 73rd percentileSalt: 0.7%, 51st percentileFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter ((1 1/2 sticks), softened)≈ 170 g
  • 1 1/3 cup granulated sugar≈ 267 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 large egg yolk≈ 18 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour≈ 281 g
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch≈ 32 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 2 g

flour 281 gbatter 835 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 513 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Fat61% · 51st percentile
  • Sugar95% · 85th percentile
  • Egg24% · 79th percentile
  • Leavening2.1% · 73rd percentile
  • Salt0.7% · 51st percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
8 to 12 minutes
median 11 minutes

Keep exploring

Recipes most like this one

Nearest by baker's percentages: fat, sugar, egg, leavening, salt.

Do something with it

Or browse all 513 sugar cookie recipes.