The Essential Chewy Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (or 1/4 t. lemon oil, also optional) (optional)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• 2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup coarse sugar or 1/4 cup granulated sugar, for coating

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°; lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets.
• 2 in a big bowl, beat the butter, sugar, brown sugar, corn syrup, vanilla, nutmeg (if using), baking powder, baking soda, salt, and egg together.
• 3 stir in the flour.
• 4 add coarse sugar to a shallow dish; drop the dough by the tablespoonful into the sugar, rolling the balls to coat them.
• 5 place them on prepared cookie sheets.
• 6 bake for 10 minutes, until the edges are just barely beginning to brown; they will look soft.
• 7 if you bake the cookies too long, theyâ??ll be crunchy, not chewy.
• 8 remove from oven and cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a rack to cool completely.