The secret is cream cheese, which makes these bad boys nice and chewy. Read on for the recipe, adapted from one found on the blog Joyful Momma's Kitchen.
Mix together your flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Combine some of the sugar and cream cheese in one bowl. Put the rest of the sugar in a pie plate.
Mix butter, oil, egg, milk and vanilla extract with the sugar and cream cheese.
Fold the dry ingredients into the wet.
Roll the dough into balls. Roll each ball in the sugar in your pie plate. Place each ball on a cookie sheet.
Use the bottom of a glass to flatten each ball into a disc.
Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 F, then enjoy these ultimate sugar cookies warm from the oven, or store in an airtight container.
Recipe
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups sugar, plus 1/3 cup sugar
2 oz cream cheese
6 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 large egg
1 Tbsp milk
2 tsp vanilla extract
-Preheat oven to 350 F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
-In a medium bowl mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
-Combine cream cheese, butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar in a large bowl. Add egg, milk and vanilla extract and mix until smooth. Put 1/3 cup sugar in a pie plate.
-Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
-Roll the dough into balls, using about 2 Tbsp of dough for each. Roll each ball in the sugar in the pie plate. Place each ball on the prepared cookie sheets.
-Use the bottom of a glass to flatten the dough into discs.
-Put the cookie trays into the oven and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are set.
-Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
Makes about 24 cookies.
