The cookies are made quickly in one bowl and bake for only 10 minutes, which means these cookies are a breeze to make. Using more egg than your average sugar cookie, or shortbread recipe, makes these cookies have a tender bite. Specifically, what makes these cookies incredibly soft is the amount of butter, which adds rich flavor, and the use of 2 eggs. That ratio is key for making them soft and pillowy. Just like all baked goods, these cookies are made with the same ingredients as other sugar cookies: butter, flour, sugar, egg, and baking powder, but in a slightly different ratio.
There are just a few tweaks that take sugar cookies from crisp to super soft. If you’ve been on a search for a recipe for a bakery-style soft sugar cookie, search no more! There’s something really special about mastering a classic and my Soft Sugar Cookies recipe has got all techniques to make your sugar cookie soft just the way you want it.ĭecorated to the nines with colored frosting, and of course a mix of fun rainbow sprinkles, these cookies are perfect for all kinds of celebrations!
