The Essential Chewy Sugar Cookies
- 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
- Preheat oven to 375u0b0; lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets.
- In a big bowl, beat the butter, sugar, brown sugar, corn syrup, vanilla, nutmeg (if using), baking powder, baking soda, salt, and egg together.
- Stir in the flour.
- Add coarse sugar to a shallow dish; drop the dough by the tablespoonful into the sugar, rolling the balls to coat them.
- Place them on prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake for 10 minutes, until the edges are just barely beginning to brown; they will look soft.
- If you bake the cookies too long, they'll be crunchy, not chewy.
- Remove from oven and cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a rack to cool completely.
unsalted butter, sugar, brown sugar, light corn syrup, vanilla, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda, salt, egg, flour, coarse sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/the-essential-chewy-sugar-cookies-294426 (may not work)