These Brown Sugar Cookies offer the perfect balance of rich, caramelized flavour in every bite. These cookies are easy to make and irresistible. Soft on the inside and crunchy on the edges, brown sugar cookies are sure to satisfy a cookie craving.
Perfect paired with a cup of coffee or tea, these Brown Sugar Cookies make a great afternoon snack. And the flavours are perfect for the holidays, making them a perfect cookie to make for cookie exchanges.
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Ingredients For Brown Sugar Cookies
This easy-to-make cookie recipe uses the following ingredients:
- All-purpose flour.
- Cinnamon.
- Baking soda.
- Salt.
- Butter.
- Brown sugar.
- Egg.
- Vanilla extract
- White sugar.
How To Store Brown Sugar Cookies
Once cooled, these cookies can be stored in an air-tight container at room temperature for up to 7 days.
These cookies are also easy to freeze. Place them in a freezer bag or air airtight container and freeze for up to three months. Thaw at room temperature before serving.
If soft sugar cookies are something you love, you may also like our Lofthouse-Style Sugar Cookies.
Can The Cookie Dough Be Frozen?
Yes! Once the cookies are formed into dough balls, they can be frozen to bake later. They can then be baked from frozen following the recipe instructions, but they will take an additional 2 to 3 minutes to bake since they are frozen.
If you make a double or triple batch of these cookies and freeze the dough balls, they are perfect for baking when unexpected company drops in for coffee. They can be baked in small batches in a toaster oven or air fryer on the bake setting.
The air fryer we use for baking cookies is a French Door Style Air Fryer. This style of air fryer is great for baking small batches of cookies.
Cookie Dough Makes A Great Gift
Frozen cookie dough also makes a great gift. We package cookie dough in resealable containers for our kids who have moved out. We also gift some to their friends.
We add a card inside or a label on the container with instructions on how to bake the cookies. This way, they can bake cookies whenever they have a craving with little effort.
Did you make these Brown Sugar Cookies? We would love to hear from you. Leave a comment below telling us how much you enjoyed these cookies.
Brown Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1-1/4 cups brown sugar, packed
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup white sugar, for rolling after chilling
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, whisk melted butter with brown sugar, until smooth and not lumpy.
- Whisk the egg into the butter and sugar mixture, then add the vanilla extract.
- Pour the butter mixture into the flour mixture and mix until fully combined. Dough will be thick.
- Cover dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate 3 hours or up to 2 days.
- Remove from fridge after chilling and allow to soften a bit before handling, about 10 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 325°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Pour white sugar into a shallow bowl.
- Roll dough into balls using about 2 Tbsp of dough, then roll in sugar before placing 3 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets.
- Bake 8 minutes, then remove from oven and press down gently on each ball with the back of a spoon.
- Return to oven and bake an additional 2-3 minutes.
- Cool on pan for 3-4 minutes before transferring to cooling racks to finish cooling.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week.
