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Soft Sugar Cookies

These chewy, soft sugar cookies are the best sweet treat for any cookie lover out there! Bake all at once or make ahead of time, they're perfect for every occassion!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Chilling Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 18 Cookies
Calories: 150kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup White Sugar
  • ½ Cup Unsalted Butter, softened
  • 2 ounces Cream Cheese, softened about ¼ cup
  • ½ tsp Kosher Salt
  • tsp Vanilla Extract
  • ½ tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 Large Egg
  • 2 Cups All Purpose Flour

Instructions

  • Cream together the butter, sugar, cream cheese, vanilla extract, and egg.
  • In a separate bowl mix together the flour, kosher salt, and baking soda.
  • Mix the dry ingredients into the wet mixture a little at a time until fully incorporated.
  • Cover and chill dough for at least thirty minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350 and roll the dough into balls. This recipe will yield 18 cookies that are around 1.4 ounces each. (or between a ping pong and golf ball size)
  • Bake for 12 - 14 minutes and let cool fully before eating!
  • (in the photos in this post I tried to make larger cookies but they aren't as tasty and don't bake consistently so don't worry if your cookies aren't the same size)