Melt in Your Mouth Sugar Cookies - My Recipe Treasures (2024)

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Melt in Your Mouth Sugar cookies are one of my very most favorite cookies. I love to make these Melt in your mouth sugar cookies because they are a little crunchy around the edges and soft and chewy in the middle, making them the best of both worlds.

You can roll them in sugar or even frost them if you want. I like them with a good butter cream frosting, but I like frosting on most things. Also if you are doing a plate of goodies for the neighbors, you could always make it a little more festive by rolling them in red or green sugar. If not, plain sugar is delicious as well.

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So I am really glad to say that my computer is working, yesterday my daughter found her 3 year old on my computer. She was having a good time changing the settings.

Now there is one thing about me, and that is, please do not change my computer or I am in big trouble. Lucky for me she had just made everything 400 times bigger.

I guess she must have known that I am getting a bit older and I do have a hard time seeing things. Ha ha. What in the world would we do without these little ones to keep us on our toes? I just wish that they would share some of their energy with grandma.

What Ingredients Do I Need For Melt in Your Mouth Sugar Cookies?

Here’s a list of ingredients you’ll need to make these cookies (scroll down for the full recipe):

  • Sugar
  • Powdered sugar
  • Butter
  • Eggs
  • Vegetable oil
  • Cream of tartar
  • Flour
  • Salt
  • Baking soda
  • Vanilla

How Do I Make Melt In Your Mouth Sugar Cookies?

Here’s the simple steps you’ll follow to make these cookies (scroll down for the full recipe):

  • In a large mixing bowl, combine both sugars, butter, and oil. mix until nice and fluffy.
  • Then add the eggs, cream of tartar, flour, salt, baking soda, and the vanilla. Mix everything together well.
  • Chill for about 3 hours. (Can make and chill overnight).
  • Roll the dough into 1-2″ balls, roll the dough balls in sugar and place a couple of inches apart onto a baking sheet.
  • Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

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The other funny thing was that I was practicing a few songs with some kids that are doing a nativity this Saturday at my church where we will be having a breakfast. One thing I must tell you is that I can play the piano very little. So I was playing with the top hand only and I didn’t have my glasses, so really I was just playing by ear! Ha ha.

One kid said to me, do you think that we should find someone else to play the piano? It was funny! I was thinking, that is for sure!!! We had a good time anyway. I look forward to watching their cute little nativity.

The kids did enjoy the melt in your mouth sugar cookies. I think that they think that I am a better cook than piano player! I love this time of year. May you all be blessed and may we remember how blessed we all are.

Why Do I Need to Chill the Cookie Dough For Melt in Your Mouth Sugar Cookies?

  • Thedough will be so much easier to work with.
  • It will roll out nicely, and if you’remakingcut-outs,chilled doughwill help you get clean, sharp edges.
  • Baking your cookies when the dough is really cold helps keep your sugar cookies from spreading and losing their shape while baking.

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Another cool thing, the other day, I was going through some of my old recipes. There was a newspaper dated November 1980. Now for some of you that may seem like yesterday and for some of you I am sure that you are thinking that 1980 was back in the olden days.

For me, the olden days were when they didn’t have indoor plumbing or running water. Boy are we all blessed or what? My kids pitch a fit when the light bulbs go out! Ha ha, or if the thermostat reads 69 degrees in the winter and 77 degrees in the summer.

What are Sugar Cookies?

  • A sugar cookie is a cookie with the main ingredients being sugar, flour, butter, eggs, vanilla, and either baking powder or baking soda.
  • Sugar cookies may be formed by hand or rolled and cut into shapes.
  • They are commonly decorated with additional sugar, icing, sprinkles, or a combination of these.

Any way, this recipe that I have been making for years won a grand prize in a cookie contest. Also, my great Aunt had a recipe in the newspaper that she had gotten a 3rd prize on. I can’t wait to try them. She has passed away now, but I love recipes and stories from my ancestors.

Whatever it is, we are very blessed and we know that we could go to the neighbors if we had a problem, or if we needed something, there would be a lot of people at our door asking if they could help. I am so glad to live in such wonderful neighborhood around such amazing people.

That is one reason I love blogging. I hope that in some small way, I am helping some people out there. Simplifying their lives by posting recipes that taste good and that work great for my family, and I hope they work great for your families too.

Tips and tricks for Melt in Your Mouth Sugar Cookies:

  • In place of the vegetable oil, try coconut.
  • You can make this dough a few days ahead of time.
  • When I am taking these cookies somewhere extra special, I add some frosting the color that suits the event.

More Delicious Cookies For You:

Copycat Crumbl Raspberry Cheesecake Cookies

Home Made Oreos

Coconut Lime Swig Cookies

Soft Ginger Snaps

Honey Cookies

Yield: 48 cookies

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Melt in your Mouth Sugar cookies are perfect for any time of year, but these melt in your mouth cookies are perfect for Christmas.

Prep Time10 minutes

Cook Time10 minutes

Additional Time3 hours

Total Time3 hours 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, combine both sugars, butter, and oil. mix until nice and fluffy.
  2. Then add the eggs, cream of tartar, flour, salt, baking soda, and the vanilla. Mix everything together well.
  3. Chill for about 3 hours. (Can make and chill overnight).
  4. Roll the dough into 1-2" balls, roll the dough balls in sugar and place a couple of inches apart onto a baking sheet.
  5. Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

Nutrition Information

Yield

48

Serving Size

1

Amount Per ServingCalories 140Total Fat 9gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 5gCholesterol 18mgSodium 82mgCarbohydrates 14gFiber 0gSugar 6gProtein 1g

This data was provided and calculated by Nutritionix

Melt in Your Mouth Sugar Cookies - My Recipe Treasures (2024)

FAQs

How to make premade sugar cookie dough better? ›

A teaspoon or two of extracts will noticeably boost flavor when blended into your sugar cookie mix. Vanilla is the obvious choice. For a more intriguing flavor, add both vanilla and almond extracts. Rum, maple and anise are other delicious varieties to consider.

What do overmixed cookies taste like? ›

Overmixing your batter can lead to runny cookies.

I mixed the batter more than I should have both during the creaming stage of the recipe and after adding the flour. As a result, the cookies came out light and airy, and I was able to taste the butter more prominently in this batch than in others.

Why do my homemade cookies taste like flour? ›

Improper flour measurement is the #1 cause of your cookie dough being too dry or the cookies tasting like flour.

How to keep Pillsbury sugar cookies soft? ›

Baking at 375 degrees F as opposed to a lower temperature will help cookies stay soft: they'll bake faster which means they aren't in the hot, drying air of the oven too long. Pull the cookie sheet out of the oven when the cookies are just set: underbaking is better than overbaking.

Is it better to refrigerate sugar cookie dough before baking? ›

Refrigerating the dough allows the flour to fully hydrate and helps to make the cookie dough firmer. Firm dough prevents the cookies from spreading too much, which is why chilling the dough is a crucial step for cut-out and rolled cookies.

How do you keep sugar cookie dough from falling apart? ›

There are a few things you can do if your cookie dough is too dry and crumbly. First, try adding more liquid to the dough. This could be milk, water, or even just additional eggs. If that doesn't work, you could also try melting some butter and adding it to the dough.

What happens if you don't put enough butter in cookies? ›

Butter is an emulsifier and it makes cookies tender. It also adds in the crispy-around-the-edges element. Adding too much butter can cause the cookies to be flat and greasy. Adding too little butter can cause the cookies to be tough and crumbly.

What happens when you put too much butter in cookies? ›

But one unexpected error bakers can make is adding too much of a good thing, butter. Although butter generally makes it all better, bakers who go overboard with it are dooming their cookies to a greasy and crumbly texture.

What makes cookies fluffy and not flat? ›

Room temperature butter is just the right consistency to incorporate air when it's creamed with sugar. These trapped air pockets result in risen, fluffy cookies. If the butter is any warmer, it won't incorporate enough air and your cookies will have less rise.

Why poke holes in sugar cookies? ›

So by poking the holes in, the cookie. will ensure that the cookie shape does not spread, which sugar cookies love to do.

Do you grease a cookie sheet for sugar cookies? ›

Should I grease my cookie sheets? Unless the recipe tells you to grease the cookie sheet, resist the impulse. The extra grease causes cookie dough (which already contains a lot of fat) to spread. If you're concerned about cookies sticking, line the cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone non-stick mat.

What is the secret ingredient to keep cookies soft? ›

Cornstarch Is The Secret To Soft And Chewy Cookies.

How do bakeries keep their cookies soft? ›

Corn Syrup (Light)

Light corn syrup is sometimes used in specialist cakes and confectioneries to help keep baked products soft and doughy for longer.

How to fancy up sugar cookies? ›

5 Ways to Get Fancy with Your Sugar Cookies
  1. Make a fancy thumbprint cookie. ...
  2. Turn them into sandwich cookies. ...
  3. Decorate with melted chocolate. ...
  4. Try different flavorings in the sugar cookie dough. ...
  5. Roll cookie dough logs in sparkly sugar.
May 1, 2019

How to dress up store bought sugar cookie dough? ›

BAKED SUGAR COOKIES + MELTED CHOCOLATE + SPRINKLES

Combine the classic sprinkle candy with baked store bought sugar cookie dough for the ultimate in sugar cookie treats. Just roll inch dough balls and then press them into circles with a cup. Bake and then dip one side in melted chocolate and nonpareil sprinkles.

How do you make premix cookie dough better? ›

Box mix cookie dough is just a box of the dry ingredients. You typically only add eggs and butter to a box mix recipe, but A Good Tired blog says you shouldn't stop there. Add in milk, vanilla, oatmeal, and a little bit of coconut oil to increase the flavor profile of the box mix dough.

How to make store bought sugar cookies taste homemade? ›

  1. Add spice to your dough. ...
  2. Punch up the flavor of your cookies by adding extracts. ...
  3. Before baking, roll the dough in a garnish of your choice. ...
  4. Stir nuts right into the dough for an added crunch. ...
  5. Add in your favorite savory snacks, like chips or pretzels. ...
  6. Top your cookies with flaked sea salt.
Aug 3, 2020

How do you salvage dry sugar cookie dough? ›

To avoid this, try using as little flour as possible while preparing to roll your dough. Dry – “Dry” or “Crumbly” dough is a product of over-mixing or using too much of any ingredient during the mixing process. This can be reversed by adding one to two tablespoons of liquid (water, milk or softened butter) to your mix.

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