I have this slight obsession with finding a sugar cookie recipe that will come as close as possible to my beloved Pepperidge Farm Sugar Cookies that I by at the grocery store. I love these cookies, I mean seriously they’re everything that I want, soft, chewy and positively delicious! I wanted a recipe that would give me those cookies. I found a recipe that absolutely surpasses all my expectationsI’m sorry Pepperidge Farms, I never thought I would say this, but you pale in comparison, yes… it’s true. I don’t ever have to by another boxed or bagged sugar cookie again, this is the one, the softest, chewiest , melt in your mouth sugar cookie I’ve ever made. One recipe obsession down….!. HA HA!!
Printable Recipe
Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
Recipe from the Fallen Souffle blog
Ingredients
* 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup butter, softened
* 1 1/2 cups white sugar
* 1 egg
* 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1 – 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon extract (depending on how lemony you want them to be!)
* 1 tablespoon dried lemon peel
* 1/2 cup sugar for rolling cookies
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
3. Using a mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until smooth and very fluffy.
4. Beat in egg, vanilla extract, lemon extract and lemon peel.
5. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients.
6. Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, and roll in sugar. Place on lined cookie sheets about 1 1/2 inches apart.
7. Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned.
8. Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.
I’m so glad your back! And you brought us such delicious delights. The chicken sounds fantastic! I’d love to have some and follow it up with those scrumptious looking sugar cookies and a popsicle or two!
What a great husband you have – what hillarious bunny pics those were – and the chicken – mouthwatering!
Sugar cookie chicken popsicles… Oh, my!
That ‘simply great chicken’ is a winner for sure.
As for your Chewy Sugar Cookies – there was a great old bakery in my hometown of Augusta, GA. As soon as you walked in – one of the ladies who worked there always handed you two of their Sugar Cookies – saying “You have two hands, don’t you!” I’ll never forget that wonderful childhood memory.
Cosmo Popsicle – my kind of treat!
Lucky you- a new laptop! Your bunny pictures told the story perfectly. Nice hubby.
Those sugar cookies are luscious looking! Kind of chewy? And the popsicles? Love your photo and I bet they were delicious.
Yay for a new laptop!! I SO want one of those Cosmo popsicles, what an awesome idea!
Lucky you! What gorgeous popsicles. I love the photo. The chicken looks delicious and sounds so easy and those cookies are beautiful. I must try them. Great post!
I’ll take a bit of everything especially one of those Cosmo Popsicles!
Love simple chicken dinner.
Ooh the cookies look great!
And too funny (well, not funny that your old one died), but so funny about the computer–I reacted the same way when my old computer died! They just don’t quite understand, huh! 😉
Wow everything looks so fabulous!! You are right Bunny, you don’t realize how your computer becomes an extension of you being until it’s gone. I’m glad you are back!
I feel tipsy just looking at your popcicles.
My computed died a while ago as well..it was pure hell!
New labtop…how fun!
Love all the food that you feature, specially the cosmo popsicle, it is only Monday and I feel I need one of those 🙂
Yay for new laptops!! You know, those things don’t seem to last long these days I tell ya.
Everything, as always, looks amazing. Thanks for stopping by today – yeah, it is HOT.
Glad to hear you’re still on-line Bunny. What would we do without you:D
Yaey for a new computer! =) I definitely have to make those sugar cookies. Your gushing about them and the delicious photo convinced me! I could go for one of those popsicles too.
Thanks for stopping by! You can adjust the heat on the Kung Pao by the number of Chili’s. I pick them out and hubby eats them!
I’m glad you got back online! And hurrah for a new computer. That’s always fun. Love the sugar cookies… it makes me want to abandon my housework and make them on the spot. 🙂
I can’t even think about my computer dying! It’s like an old friend. I took over my hubby’s laptop when I started my blog. What did we do before computers?
Anyway, as usual you girls temp us with juicy looking chicken, warm and comforting sugar cookies, and spiked popsicles that I will keep in mind for the summer!(way too cold here right now) Thanks for a great morning visual!
Hugs to all,
Marie
Living without a computer is definitely not fun! Glad the new laptop saved the day :). The cookies look so tender and delicious, I also like the sweet and savory combo of the chicken!
Everything looks and sounds absolutely amazing!!!
Yay new laptops!! Getting my new one made me really start vamping the site because I just wanted to use it! haha 🙂
Keep up the great work, your site content and photos are amazing!!
oh my – those sugar cookies look wonderful! and I don’t even like sugar cookies! Can’t wait to try them though…