Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe

Ingredients (18)

• 16 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted and cooled)≈ 227 g
• 1 cup granulated sugar≈ 200 g
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar (firmly packed)≈ 73 g
• 1 large egg≈ 50 g
• 1 large egg yolk (discard or save the white for another use)≈ 18 g
• 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract≈ 6 g
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract≈ 1.1 g
• 3 cups all-purpose flour (see note 1)≈ 375 g
• 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
• 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• 1/4 cup granulated sugar≈ 50 g
• 1/4 cup white sparkling sugar (or additional granulated sugar)≈ 50 g
• 8 ounces cream cheese (full-fat, at room temperature)227 g
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (at room temperature)≈ 114 g
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)≈ 2.1 g
• 1/8 teaspoon salt≈ 0.8 g
• 3-1/2 cups powdered sugar≈ 420 g
• Rainbow Sprinklesn/a

flour 375 gbatter 960 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% · 57th percentile · median 61%
• Sugar73% · 62nd percentile · median 64%
• Egg18% · 53rd percentile · median 18%
• Leavening1.6% · 58th percentile · median 1.3%
• Salt0.8% · 58th percentile · median 0.7%

Oven

Temperature

325°F / 165°C

median 350°F

Time

9 to 14 minutes

median 11 minutes