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    Home » Holidays » Soft and Chewy Vanilla Christmas Sugar Cookies

    Soft and Chewy Vanilla Christmas Sugar Cookies

    September 18, 2021 by Melinda

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    Missouri Girl Soft and Chewy Vanilla Sugar Cookies. A new take on an old favorite. Make them rounded or press into cookie cutter for cute Christmas shaped cookies. Missouri Girl. Missouri Girl blog.

    I have a confession to make.

    I don’t like sugar cookies.

    At least I don’t like sugar cookies that don’t have the word Pillsbury in it. For years I have made cut-out cookies that look cute and are fun to decorate, but when I go to take a bite, the disappointment starts. One bite and in the trash it goes.

    I think it’s the texture of the cookie. I just prefer soft cookies…which I why I like Pillsbury sugar cookies.

    Soft and chewy. I think it just comes down to personal preference. My husband loves a good old fashioned crisp sugar cookie.

    To each their own.

    I, however, need the soft and chewy sugar cookie so it was time to recipe test. I adapted this recipe from a lemon crinkle recipe that I love. The result is a somewhat nontraditional sugar cookie with out of this world flavor.

    Soft and Chewy Vanilla Sugar Cookies:

    Cream the softened butter and sugar in a medium bowl.

     
    Missouri Girl Soft and Chewy Vanilla Sugar Cookies. A new take on an old favorite. Make them rounded or press into cookie cutter for cute Christmas shaped cookies. Missouri Girl. Missouri Girl blog.
     

    Add the egg and vanilla. Mix until light and fluffy.

     
    Missouri Girl Soft and Chewy Vanilla Sugar Cookies. A new take on an old favorite. Make them rounded or press into cookie cutter for cute Christmas shaped cookies. Missouri Girl. Missouri Girl blog.
     

    Next, add the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Mix on low speed until just combined.

     
    Missouri Girl Soft and Chewy Vanilla Sugar Cookies. A new take on an old favorite. Make them rounded or press into cookie cutter for cute Christmas shaped cookies. Missouri Girl. Missouri Girl blog.
     

    Scoop rounded tablespoons of dough. A small ice cream scoop works well for this.

     
    Missouri Girl Soft and Chewy Vanilla Sugar Cookies. A new take on an old favorite. Make them rounded or press into cookie cutter for cute Christmas shaped cookies. Missouri Girl. Missouri Girl blog.
     

    Drop the dough balls into a small bowl filled with ½ cup powdered sugar. Roll the dough ball around until it is completely coated with powdered sugar.

    Hmm…maybe I should have named these Double Sugared Cookies????

     
    Missouri Girl Soft and Chewy Vanilla Sugar Cookies. A new take on an old favorite. Make them rounded or press into cookie cutter for cute Christmas shaped cookies. Missouri Girl. Missouri Girl blog.
     

    Place the sugared dough balls onto a greased baking sheet.

     
    Missouri Girl Soft and Chewy Vanilla Sugar Cookies. A new take on an old favorite. Make them rounded or press into cookie cutter for cute Christmas shaped cookies. Missouri Girl. Missouri Girl blog.
     

    One of the down sides of making a soft sugar cookie is that you can’t roll out the dough for cookie cut-outs. The dough is just too sticky and they would spread in the oven. So I wondered if instead, I could press the dough into greased, oven-safe cookie cutters?

     
    Missouri Girl Soft and Chewy Vanilla Sugar Cookies. A new take on an old favorite. Make them rounded or press into cookie cutter for cute Christmas shaped cookies. Missouri Girl. Missouri Girl blog.
     

    Bake the cookies until the edges just begin to brown but the center is still a little doughy. The cookies will continue to bake on the warm cookie sheet, out of the oven.

     
    Missouri Girl Soft and Chewy Vanilla Sugar Cookies. A new take on an old favorite. Make them rounded or press into cookie cutter for cute Christmas shaped cookies. Missouri Girl. Missouri Girl blog.
     

    So far so good on the cookie cutter cookies, but will they release from the cutter???

     
    Missouri Girl Soft and Chewy Vanilla Sugar Cookies. A new take on an old favorite. Make them rounded or press into cookie cutter for cute Christmas shaped cookies. Missouri Girl. Missouri Girl blog.
     

    Yes!!!!

     
    Missouri Girl Soft and Chewy Vanilla Sugar Cookies. A new take on an old favorite. Make them rounded or press into cookie cutter for cute Christmas shaped cookies. Missouri Girl. Missouri Girl blog.
     

    Look at how cute these are! The cut-outs did fall a bit in the middle but that just leaves more room for icing. Which is never a bad thing.

    Enjoy!

     
    Missouri Girl Soft and Chewy Vanilla Sugar Cookies. A new take on an old favorite. Make them rounded or press into cookie cutter for cute Christmas shaped cookies. Missouri Girl. Missouri Girl blog.
     
     
    Missouri Girl Soft and Chewy Vanilla Sugar Cookies. A new take on an old favorite. Make them rounded or press into cookie cutter for cute Christmas shaped cookies. Missouri Girl. Missouri Girl blog.
     
     
    Missouri Girl Soft and Chewy Vanilla Sugar Cookies. A new take on an old favorite. Make them rounded or press into cookie cutter for cute Christmas shaped cookies. Missouri Girl. Missouri Girl blog.
     
     

     

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    Christmas sugar cookies in varying shapes

    Soft and Chewy Vanilla Sugar Cookies

    Melinda | Missouri Girl
    This nontraditional soft and chewy vanilla sugar cookie is perfectly soft, perfectly chewy, and just right for your Christmas baking.
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    cooling time 10 mins
    Total Time 35 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 16 cookies

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 stick butter softened.
    • 1 cup sugar
    • 1 large egg
    • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
    • 1 ½ cup all purpose flour
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
    • ⅛ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ cup powdered sugar

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
    • Cream the softened butter and sugar with a hand held mixer in a medium bowl.
    • Add the egg and vanilla.
    • Mix on medium speed until light and fluffy.
    • Add the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
    • Mix on low speed until just combined.
    • Add the powdered sugar to small bowl.
    • Drop 1 rounded tablespoon of batter into the powdered sugar and roll around until the dough ball is fully coated.
    • Place the sugar covered dough ball onto a greased cookie sheet (or gently press into a heat-safe greased cookie cutter- see above).
    • Repeat with remaining batter.
    • Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes until the cookie is just starting to brown around the edges but the center is still soft and slightly doughy.
    • Allow the cookies to remain on the hot cookie sheet for at least 10 minutes to finish baking and cool
    Keyword best cookies, Christmas cookies, Christmas desserts, Missouri Girl, Missouri Girl Home, soft sugar cookies, vanilla cookies
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