Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 2-1/4 c. unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 t. baking soda
1 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
1-1/2 c. sugar plus 1/3 cup for rolling
2 oz. cream cheese, cut into 8 pieces
6 T. (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted and still warm
1/3 c. vegetable oil
1 large egg
1 T. milk
2 t. vanilla
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Directions: |
Directions:1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together in medium bowl. Set aside.
2. Place 1-1/2 c. sugar and cream cheese in large bowl. Place remaining 1/2 c. sugar in shallow dish or pie plate. Pour warm butter over sugar and cream cheese and whick to combine. Whisk in oil until incorporated. Add egg, milk and vanilla and continue to whisk until smooth. Add flour mixture and mix with rubber spatula until soft homogeneous dough forms.
3. Divite dough into 24 equal pieces, about 2 T. each. Using hands, roll dough into balls. Working in batches, roll balls in reserved sugar to coat and evenly space on prepared baking sheets. Using bottom of drinking glass flatten dough balls until 2 inches in diameter. Sprinkle tops evenly with 4 t. sugar remaining in shallow dish, discarding any remaining sugar.
4. Bake, until edges are set and just beginning to brown 11-13 minutes.
Chewy coconut lime sugar cookies: Follow recipe for sugar cookies, whisking 1/2 c. sweetened shredded coconut, chopped fine, into flour mixture. Add 1 t. finely grated lime zest to sugar and cream cheese mixture in step 2 and substitute 1 T. lime juice for vanilla. |
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