Ingredients (~18 cookies)
- 1 3/4 cups dark brown sugar
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 large egg
- 2 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp kosher salt
- 2 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
Make the Cookie Dough
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Set this aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the softened butter and dark brown sugar until a paste forms. Don’t over-cream it; you don’t want to incorporate too much air, which would make the cookies cakey instead of chewy.
Add the egg and vanilla extract, and beat well to combine.
Reduce the mixer to low and add the dry ingredients in three additions. Mix until just combined.
Chill the Dough
Scoop the dough into balls, about 1/4 cup each. Place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Chill the dough for at least 2 hours before baking. For the best chewy texture, freeze them solid.
Chilling the dough is a necessary step; it prevents the cookies from spreading too much and ensures a chewy center.
Bake the Cookies
Preheat the oven to 350F.
Place the chilled or frozen dough balls on a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
Bake for ~17-20 minutes. The edges should be golden brown and the centers should be puffed up and look matte, not shiny. Let them cool on the baking sheet.
Cinnamon Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
Ingredients (~18 cookies)
- 1 3/4 cups dark brown sugar
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 large egg
- 2 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp kosher salt
- 2 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
- Cream softened butter and dark brown sugar in stand mixer until paste forms.
- Beat in egg and vanilla extract until combined.
- Add dry ingredients to wet in three additions, mixing on low until just combined.
- Scoop 1/4 cup dough balls onto parchment-lined sheet.
- Chill dough balls for 2 hours or freeze until solid.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Place chilled dough balls on parchment-lined cookie sheet.
- Bake 17-20 minutes until edges are golden and centers are matte.
- Cool cookies on baking sheet.
