Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe
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Soft and chewy sugar cookies topped with cream cheese frosting and colorful sprinkles, fun to decorate. Perfect for holidays, parties, or any celebration, they're easy to make and endlessly customizable.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 26- 16 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted and cooled)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar (firmly packed)
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk (discard or save the white for another use)
- 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour (see note 1)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup white sparkling sugar (or additional granulated sugar)
- 8 ounces cream cheese (full-fat, at room temperature)
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (at room temperature)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3-1/2 cups powdered sugar
- Rainbow Sprinkles
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 106M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 25m
- Cook
- 11m
- Sodium
- 141mg
- Total sugar
- 31g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 68mg
- Calcium
- 21mg
- Iron
- 0.56mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 25M
- SODIUM
- 141MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.