This is the ultimate sugar cookie recipe and you can print it right here! These Country Crock Sugar Cookies are famous for being the perfect mix of soft and chewy – perfect for iced Christmas cookies! Get your printable recipe and directions below.
If you find yourself buying soft cookies for various holidays and celebrations throughout the year, you’ll want to give this recipe a try. It’s super easy, and the results are better than those soft cookies you get in the bakery at the store.
We use these for icing at Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and even for the St. Patrick’s Day, Halloween, and Thanksgiving parties my kids have at school. These are my go-to cookies.
No matter if you are whipping up a batch for your personal kitchen, getting ready to bake for sale or party, or getting ready to let your kids have some holiday decorating fun, this recipe is sure to please!
If you need more cookie ideas for your event, try out my Grinch Cookies, copycat Lofthouse cookies, or even these red velvet crinkle cookies that taste like cake!
Perfectly chewy but totally soft, this is a fantastic Chewy Sugar Cookie Recipe that will get you in and out of the kitchen in no time.
Country Crock Sugar Cookie Recipe
This super simple and perfectly easy sugar cookie recipe is THE recipe for icing your cookies during every holiday season. Not too hard and not too soft, they balance out the perfect sugary cookie with a satisfying slightly chewy bite.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup Country Crock® Spread (or butter)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
How to Make Sugar Cookies
Preheat oven to 375°. Beat Country Crock® Spread (or butter) with sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
Beat in egg and vanilla, scraping sides occasionally, until blended.
Beat in flour, baking powder, and salt.
Shape dough into balls of about 2 tablespoons.
Arrange 3 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Press balls into 2-1/2-inch circles using the bottom of a glass lightly coated in flour.
Bake for 14 minutes or until the edges are golden.
Cool for 2 minutes on a wire rack; remove from sheets and cool completely.
Decorate if desired.
Sugar Cookie Recipe for Soft and Chewy Cookies perfect for frosting, enjoy this easy sugar cookie recipe and how simple it really is!
- 1 cup Country Crock® Spread (or butter)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
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Preheat oven to 375°. Beat Country Crock® Spread (or butter) with sugar in large bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
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Beat in egg and vanilla, scraping sides occasionally, until blended. Beat in flour, baking powder and salt.
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Shape dough into balls of about 2 tablespoons. Arrange 3 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
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Press balls into 2-1/2-inch circles.
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Bake 14 minutes or until edges are golden.
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Cool 2 minutes on wire rack; remove from sheets and cool completely. Decorate if desired.
FAQs
Q: Is it better to use butter or margarine for cookies?
A: Butter is always better, in our opinion. It has cream in it, so it makes a richer flavor and texture. However, if you love the original Country Crock cookies, this recipe is perfect. It’s a close call for those of us who grew up with margarine cookies. Plus, margarine can be used to make them dairy free if you need to. The result is really good, just not quite AS good.
Q: What is the secret to keeping cookies soft?
A: Butter will keep your cookies softer for longer than margarine. We bake the cookies at 375 so they brown faster on the outside and stay softer inside. Always store them in an airtight container to help keep them soft. You can also swap some of your white granulated sugar out for brown sugar. It will change the flavor of the cookie, but the molasses in brown sugar helps cookies stay softer for longer.
My husband loves soft sugar cookies with frosting, but I love the chewy kind.
I am all about a chewy sugar cookie recipe, all too often mine come out way too hard. I will give this recipe a try against the one I normally use, it’s always the kind of cookies I have ingredients on hand for!