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Home / Latest Posts / Recipes / Drop Sugar Cookies

Drop Sugar Cookies

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 12/13/19Updated: 3/02/23

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Soft and chewy these Drop Sugar Cookies are easy and delicious and the perfect solution to that sugar cooking craving.  No frosting is required but a few sprinkles can be fun. The best part is there is no chilling, no rolling, no cutting!

I have several other amazing sugar cookies on the blog.  A couple of my favorites are these Chocolate Sugar Cookies, Coconut Lime Sugar Cookies, and if you prefer a nice thick, soft sugar cookie try these Lofthouse Copycat Sugar Cookies.

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The Perfect Sugar Cookie

I love a good sugar cookie and for me a good sugar cookie is slightly crisp on the edges and chewy the rest of the way through.  Next to a chocolate chip cookie, a sugar cookie is my favorite cookie.

A good sugar cookie should stand on it’s own.  It should be delicious with or without frosting . The perfect sugar cookie should also be able to be made and consumed whenever the craving hits, I don’t want to have to wait two hours for the dough to chill.  I also want it to be quick.  There is definitely a place and time for a rolled and frosted sugar cookie, but when the sugar cookie craving hits, I want it quick!

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This Easy Drop Sugar Cookie fits all my criteria for the perfect sugar cookie.  No chilling, no rolling, no cutting. It’s crispy on the edges and chewy the rest of the way through.  I can enjoy them just as they are or add a few sprinkles if the mood hits.

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How to Make Drop Sugar Cookies

Let your butter sit out for about 15 -20  minutes, you don’t want it too hard or too soft.  If your butter is too soft your cookies will spread too much. Cut butter into small pieces.

Beat sugar and butter together until just creamed.  Add in remaining ingredients and just mix until combined.  Don’t over mix cookie dough, it makes your cookies tough.  I only use my mixer on low or medium low to make sure I don’t over mix the cookie dough.ball of sugar cookie dough with sprinkles

Use a scoop to form balls of dough.  Roll into sprinkles if desired.

Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake at 375 for 10-11 minutes.   Allow them to cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet and then move them to a cooling rack.

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Drop Sugar Cookie Variations

  • Crispy or soft. If you want a really soft and chewy cookie, bake them for 10, if you want them slightly crisp on the edges and soft in the middle, bake for 11 minutes.  If you want a crisper cookie bake for 12 minutes.
  • Add some sparkle. Instead of sprinkles, roll cookie dough balls into granulated sugar before baking to give them a little extra shine.
  • Flavor variation. Use almond extract instead of vanilla extract – one of my favorite variations.
  • Cookie spread.  If you find that your cookies are spreading more than you’d like due to warm weather, warm butter etc, chill the dough for 30 minutes.

stack of sugar cookies with sprinkles

I am a big believer that sugar cookies are not just for the holidays and this easy drop sugar cookie recipe makes them doable all year long.

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For some other favorite cookies recipes try these:

  • Cranberry Orange Cookies
  • Maple Cookies
  • Toffee Almond CookiesFor all of my other favorite kitchen products and tools visit my Amazon Store. Did you know I wrote a cookbook?  Check out the Holiday Slow Cooker Cookbook for 100 delicious recipes

Drop Sugar Cookie Recipe

5 from 14 votes
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Easy Drop Sugar Cookies

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
Soft and chewy these Drop Sugar Cookies are easy and delicious and the perfect solution to that sugar cooking craving.  No frosting is required but a few sprinkles can be fun. The best part is there is no chilling, no rolling, no cutting!
serves: 36 cookies
Prep:15 minutes
Cook:25 minutes
Total:25 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter slightly softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • sprinkles for decoration

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • In a mixer, cream together sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add in eggs and vanilla. Mix just until combined.
  • Add in flour, salt, baking soda. Mixing on low just until combined. Don't over mix.
  • Form balls of dough and roll into sprinkles if desired. Place on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
  • Bake for 10-11 minutes. Ten minutes for soft cookies and 11 minutes for cookies that are slightly crisp around the edges and soft in the middle.
  • Allow to cool on baking sheet for a few minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 130kcal (7%) Carbohydrates: 19g (6%) Protein: 1g (2%) Fat: 5g (8%) Saturated Fat: 3g (19%) Cholesterol: 23mg (8%) Sodium: 112mg (5%) Potassium: 16mg Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 11g (12%) Vitamin A: 171IU (3%) Calcium: 4mg Iron: 1mg (6%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:Cookies
Cuisine:American
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  1. Molly Moran says

    Posted on 12/10 at 9:21 pm

    Made these sugar cookies with my 12 Girl Scouts and they were delicious. So simple and easy to make. As much as I love the cookie cutters, these drop sprinkled cookies were easier and packed the same Xmas cookie deliciousness. This will be my new Xmas cookie go-to!

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