No-Fail Easy Sugar Cookies (Perfect Shapes Every Time!)
If you're looking for a simple, NO CHILL, NO SPREAD Sugar Cookie Recipe that stays soft and chewy.. You've officially found it! Made by literal MILLIONS every single year, this Sugar Cookie has it all.
Prep time: PT15M
Cook time: PT10M
Total time: PT25M
Rating
4.75 stars (408 reviews)
Keywords
sugar cookie recipes, sugar cookies
Ingredients
1 cup (222g) butter room temperature
1 cup (230g) granulated sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg
3 cups (456g) all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 batch Sugar Cookie Frosting
Categories
Dessert
Steps
Preheat oven to 350°F. (180°C)
Cream together the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer for a full 2 minutes.
Scrape sides and add in vanilla and egg. Mix until combined.
Add flour and baking powder to the bowl. Mix slowly at first gradually getting faster until the dough comes together. The texture should be like Playdoh. Add a little flour or water if needed to get it to a soft, pliable consistency.
Use a rolling pin and roll the dough onto a floured surface until 1/4-1/2 inch thick, depending on the size of your cookie cutter. (The cookies will not rise while baking, they will not get thinner while baking. Roll out to your desired FINISHED thickness.)
Use cookie cutters and cut out desired shapes. Transfer the cookies to an un-greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 7-11 minutes or until the centers are puffy and no longer glossy. Pull the cookies out of the oven BEFORE they start turning brown. If they turn brown, the cookie will be dry and 'crackery' instead of soft and chewy.
Frost with your favorite Sugar Cookie Frosting and Enjoy!
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 107 kcal
Carbohydrates: 14 g
Protein: 1 g
Fat: 5 g
Saturated Fat: 3 g
Cholesterol: 18 mg
Sodium: 47 mg
Sugar: 6 g
Reviews
SF on 2025-08-02 (5 stars): Made these as written and they didn’t spread or rise and are chewy and delicious. Thanks for the great recipe!
(11 year old and her mum)
fgfgggggfff on 2025-07-03 (5 stars): exactly as advertised, doesn't spread even without chilling AND they're chewy
Jess on 2025-07-01 (5 stars): Absolutely wonderful recipe! The only change I made is to do only 1 tsp of vanilla extract and then do 1 tsp of almond extract. The almond extract is chef's kiss for a sugar cookie! 😍
Donna Giblin on 2025-06-28 (5 stars): Yum, just baked the dough from the freezer and it was just as perfect. Grandson will be decorating these tomorrow for July 4th party.