Hands down, The Best SOFT Sugar Cookie Recipe we've ever tested! Learn How to Make Sugar Cookies that everyone will love.
Prep time: PT20M
Cook time: PT10M
Total time: PT30M
Rating
4.9 stars (428 reviews)
Keywords
Best Sugar Cookie, homemade cookies, homemade sugar cookie, sugar cookies,
Ingredients
3 cups all-purpose flour, (measured then sifted)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
3 sticks unsalted butter, (softened (1 1/2 cups))
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar (+ extra for rolling)
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
Categories
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Steps
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line several baking sheets with parchment paper. Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
Place the softened butter and sugar in the bowl of your electric mixer. Cream the butter and sugar together on high until light and fluffy, 3-5 minutes. (Don't skimp on the time here.) Then turn the mixer on low and add the eggs and vanilla extract. Scrape the bowl.
With the mixer running on low, slowly add the flour mixture. Scrape the bowl and beat again for 30 seconds.
Pour some extra sugar into a bowl to coat the cookies. Scoop the dough out and roll into 1-inch balls. The dough should be soft and delicate - don't over-handle. Shake each ball in the sugar bowl to coat, then place on the cookie sheets 2 inches apart. Use the bottom of a drinking glass to press down on each ball, until it's 1/3- to 1/2-inch thick.
Bake each sheet of sugar cookies for 9-11 minutes, until the edges are slightly golden and the centers are just barely set. Cool completely on the cookie sheets.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 cookie
Calories: 113 kcal
Carbohydrates: 13 g
Protein: 1 g
Fat: 6 g
Saturated Fat: 3 g
Cholesterol: 23 mg
Sodium: 55 mg
Sugar: 6 g
Reviews
Solace on 2026-02-28 (4 stars): mine would have been awesome, but for some reason they were SUPERR salty, no clue why
Lisa on 2026-02-22 (5 stars): FINALLY......A GREAT SUGAR COOKIES RECIPE. THANK YOU SO MUCH 100%💯♥️♥️♥️♥️❤️❤️❤️👍🫶👍
Serina Delgado on 2026-02-14 (5 stars): I LOVED THIS RECIPE I MADE IT FOR CHRISTMAS AND NOW IM GOING TO MAKE IT FOR VALENTINES DAY!!!!!!!!!
Ace on 2026-02-10 (5 stars): They came out great with an electric hand mixer. My oven runs a bit too hot so the cookies gained some color on the sides, but besides that they taste delicious!
Leilani Walker on 2026-02-07 (5 stars): I had this too but I like them fluffy. Anyway I feel like they are a bit salty. Anyone else?
Leilani Walker on 2026-02-07 (5 stars): I like it a lot. You don't need to write a paragraph and be like a Karen about this. I'd like to see you bake something actually good.
Leilani Walker on 2026-02-07 (4 stars): Me and my family really love this recipe but there is a bit too much salt. It's really good just maybe don't use so much salt.
Joanne Harrison on 2026-01-18 (5 stars): These cookies are so light and fluffy. My husband and I love them. You really should keep a close eye on that oven, though, as you said, they vary. Mine were golden edged at 6 minutes….Delicious 👩🍳
Jennifer Rembert on 2026-01-07 (5 stars): Hands down. Best sugar cookies. 😘 Thanks.
Jessie on 2025-12-28 (5 stars): Amazing cookies!!! They came out perfectly. I will never use another sugar cookie recipe again, this is the one 🤗
Colleen on 2025-12-25 (5 stars): I tried it and my dough isn't doughy enough to roll on a ball better yet to stick a cup on to flatten it. I'm stuck. I'll just wing it & let y'all know how it went
Cristina Rutter on 2025-12-22 (5 stars): I'm so excited to make these for Christmas Eve! I love sugar cookies with sprinkles, I wonder if I can sprinkle some on right when they come out of the over? I also wonder if I can use colored sanding sugar to roll them in or if that will melt in the oven ... thanks!
April H on 2025-12-22 (5 stars): Thank you for sharing this recipe. I wanted an easy drop sugar cookie and this cookie came out awesome! I took my time creaming the butter and sugar and slowly added the flour. It is definitely a delicate dough. I scooped with a small spoon and dropped them into a bowl of sugar and loosely shaped a ball before placing on my cookie sheet. I just used the spoon to flatten. They were a delightfully light and crispy cookie! My new favorite cookie!! I didn't make the glaze and I found them perfect without it!!
GG on 2025-12-17 (5 stars): I'm not a great baker so I was very happy how easy these were to make and how great they taste! I made the dough the night before and baked them in the morning. I put a chocolate kiss in a few of them when they came out of the oven.
The family loves them.
Carrie on 2025-12-14 (5 stars): These are so good!! My husband just came in with cookie in hand “Don’t lose that recipe. These are what sugar cookies are supposed to taste like- dangerously good.”
I’d say that’s a win!
Diane robb on 2025-12-08 (5 stars): Fun grown up version of a sugar cookie!delightful.
