Wanna make soft and chewy sugar cookies in less than 20 minutes? This is the perfect recipe for you! With no need to use a mixer, these homemade vanilla sugar cookies can be made in just one bowl. Plus there is no chill time which means the entire prep takes about 5 minutes to put together. The end result is a buttery, soft, chewy cookie that is perfect to make for the holidays or anytime you crave something sweet.
Preheat the oven to 350° F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. You'll need to reuse them to make all 26 cookies.
In a medium sized microwaveable safe bowl, melt the 1 cup of butter for 30 seconds at a time until completely melted. Add the 1 cup of sugar and mix with a whisk to combine well.
Add in the 1 egg, 1 egg yolk, and the 2 tsp vanilla extract and mix for 30 seconds to one minute to combine well and create some air.
Add in the 2 1/2 cups flour, 1 tsp corn starch, 3/4 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp kosher salt.
Prepare a shallow bowl with 1/4 cup of granulated sugar ( you can eyeball this). Scoop the cookie dough with a 1 tbsp cookie scoop and roll well in the sugar. Repeat with the cookie dough to place 8 cookies per sheet.
Bake for 10 minutes, then immediately scoot the cookies and sprinkle white more sugar. Cool and enjoy!
Notes
I have not tested these without using corn starch, so please do not leave it out. The measurements in grams are based on 1 cup of flour = 120g