Classic Sugar Cookies

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Need a quick and easy cookie fix? Try these super simple chewy Sugar Cookies! Only a few pantry ingredients and 10 minutes are needed. You’re just one small pot away from the chewiest, sweetest, and most amazing sugar cookies EVER!

Classic Sugar Cookies | The Fastest Recipe EVER

I love a good Chewy Chocolate Cookie, but man oh man, depending on the day, I could hurt someone REAL BAD for a bite of a proper chewy, buttery, vanilla-y sugar cookie. I don’t make my Swig Sugar Cookies or my Cut-Out Sugar Cookies very often anymore because it makes such a mess and it’s a little more time-consuming than the old scoop and bake method. (Plus, I gave all my cookie cutters away when we moved to NYC.)

So off I went into hot pot territory (not the drugs, Mom) and created this recipe, based on my first two posted to the blog earlier in the year. A few corrections and tweaks here and there and several minutes later, I was pulling beautiful, soft, and chewy sugar cookies out of the oven! They cooled while I threw together a simple glaze (an optional step for sure) and then went to town, drizzling away! One dozen stayed classy, and the other dozen looked a little bananas because my kids got ahold of the sprinkles. But both were fantastic and they completely hit the spot.

Main Ingredients Needed

Gather up these cookie-making ingredients to make these amazing Sugar Cookies!

• Butter – this provides a bunch of flavor that soaks into the flour.
• Sugar – to sweeten and keep things light.
• Egg + Egg Yolk – both are used for structure and texture.
• Vanilla + Almond Extract – the almond extract is optional (but delicious). Of course you can leave it out and still have delicious cookies.
• Flour – this fills out the cookies.
• Baking Soda – this helps everything rise and become chewy.
• Salt – to enhance the flavors.

For the Icing

• Powdered Sugar – to sweeten.
• Milk – to thin out the glaze, add as needed.
• Vanilla – to flavor.
• Food Coloring – to color, if desired.

Tips + Tricks for the Best Sugar Cookies

• Recipe Card. I put a lot of details into the recipe card, so take care when reading it through so you don’t miss any steps.
• Oven Temperature. Take note of the 325 bake time. Keep in mind every oven is different, so my time may vary slightly from your time. That’s why I gave you a bake time as well as cookie characteristics to look for before removing them from the oven. Not hard, just something you might want to pay attention to 🙂
• Let the Dough Rest. As the cookie dough rests and cools, the flour will get absorbed. If you let it sit too long, your cookies may not flatten as much as mine did. No problem! Gently flatten the tops of your dough balls before baking. If you notice your cookies are too buttery or too flat, you may need to let your dough cool longer OR add a touch more flour to help with the structure of the cookie.

How to Make Sugar Cookies

This sugar cookie recipe starts out in a pot on the stovetop (I know weird, but trust me it’s all going to work out). Then once the dough is mixed and rests a little bit, you bake it! Cool and drizzle with simple icing! For the full recipe details, check out the recipe card at the bottom of the post!

Step 1: Make the Dough

Melt butter in a medium-sized pot. Remove from heat. Stir in granulated sugar. Add in egg, egg yolk, and vanilla. Mix. Add in the flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir well to ensure a smooth, well-stirred batter.

Let batter sit to let the flour soak into the rest of the batter.

Step 2: Preheat + Prep

Preheat oven. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set them aside.

Step 3: Scoop, Bake + Cool

Scoop cookie dough onto prepared pans, using a cookie scoop. Bake, rotating sheets halfway through baking.

Leave the cookies on the hot baking pans until you can remove them without falling apart. Place onto cooling racks and cool to room temperature before glazing.

Step 4: Glaze

For the glaze, whisk powdered sugar together with milk and vanilla until thick glaze forms. Should be the consistency of white school glue; add the milk in slowly! Add in food coloring if desired and then drizzle over cookies.

Storing + Freezing Sugar Cookies

These Sugar Cookies are best eaten in the first 24 hours after baking; store in airtight containers. Feel free to freeze the baked cookies if you’d like to store any uneaten cookies. Keep cookies in an airtight container, separated by wax paper or parchment, and store for up to 3 months.

You can also freeze the sugar cookie dough so you can bake these fresh and enjoy warm sugar cookies anytime! Simply mix the dough, portion it out using a cookie scoop, and freeze it in a single layer on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Once completely frozen, transfer the dough balls to a plastic freezer bag. Freeze up to three months. When ready, simply place frozen dough balls onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and bake according to the recipe, being sure to add 1-2 minutes extra.

More Cookie Recipes to Try!

• Copycat Swig Sugar Cookies
• Cut Out Sugar Cookie Recipe
• Sugar Cookie Bars
• Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies
• Sugar Cookie Blossoms

The printable recipe card is down below. Happy baking, friends!