Chewy Sugar Cookies

Recipe courtesy Linda McClure (2nd Place)

Show: Sweet DreamsEpisode: Cookie Jar

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (240)

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Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 dozen cookies

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 30 min

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Ingredients

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup softened butter
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 to 4 tablespoons buttermilk
Sprinkles or colored sugar, for decorating

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.

In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Gradually blend in dry ingredients. Add enough of the buttermilk to moisten the dough and make it soft, not wet.

Roll rounded teaspoons of dough into balls and place on a ungreased cookie sheet. With a brush or fingers, moisten the top of each cookie with the remaining buttermilk and slightly flatten the top of each cookie. Sprinkle with raw sugar or colored sprinkles.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until slightly golden. Let stand for 2 minutes before removing to cool on a rack.

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Angela Ypsilanti, MI 10-28-2009
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THESE ARE THE BOMB
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

tHIS RECIPE IS ONE OF THE BEST RECIPES I'VE EVER HAD. wITH ONE OR TWO ADJUSTMENTS THEY WERE GREAT.I ADDED AN EXTRA STICK OF... BUTTER TO GIVE THEM THE BUTTER SUGAR TASTE;(THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING FOR) AND THEY WERE DEEELISH.WE WILL BE MAKING THESE FOR A LONG TIME TO COME.Read more
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Sophia Burke, VA 10-19-2009
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question
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Would royal icing work well w/these cookies? i want to make these cookies n decorate them for an after school club and i... thought since royal icing hardens i could just pile them up on top of each other instead of using a regular icing and having to carefully put them into a container to transport. Read more
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Martha Sibley, LA 09-10-2009
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LIKE AN OLD-FASHIONED TEA CAKE
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've made alot of sugar cookies before but this one is definitely the best. They are so easy to make and they are chewy. I... did a couple of things differently. I didn't have any buttermilk on hand but I did have some dry buttermilk powder from a specialty shop. I added that with 2 TBSP. milk. When it comes to to flatten and brush buttermilk on top of the cookies, I just simply used regular milk. I also baked these in a 325 degree oven for 10 minutes. PERFECT!!!!!!!!Read more
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anne lewisville, TX 08-15-2009
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it was sooo easy and good!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was the first time for me to make cookies from scratch ever. it was so easy and simple. the kids had a lot of fun... decorating it. it stayed moist the next day. i made about 3 dozens..it was gone the next day!!Read more
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Alexis Owego, NY 08-06-2009
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The Best Cookies I Have Ever Made
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I love this cookie recipie. I'm only 12 and I can make these, and they taste magnificent! They are easy to make, but taste... very good. Everyone who has eaten these cookies loved them and asked me to make more. I feel like a little Rachael Ray. : )Read more
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Lisa Elmhurst, IL 08-03-2009
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Delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I think this is a great recipe. I sprinkle them with sugar in the raw because I like the texture. They never last long at... my home. We can't stop eating them. I bake them when I have a little extra buttermilk and tuck some away in the freezer. They come out perfectly.Read more