Thin and Chewy Brown Sugar Cookies
These thin and chewy brown sugar cookies are baked with the flavors of brown sugar, molasses, and vanilla extract. The edges of these sugar cookies are crisp and they have tender and chewy centers.
Servings: 18 cookies
Calories: 244kcal
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour spooned and leveled
- 14 tablespoons unsalted butter room temp
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon molasses
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- Granulated sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F
- Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, combine the spooned and leveled flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, beat the butter until creamy.
- Add in the brown sugar and molasses. Beat until combined.
- Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
- Slowly beat in the flour mixture until moistened.
- Scoop and roll into 2 tablespoon balls (or use a #30 cookie scoop)
- Roll in sugar and place on parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
- Place th4 dough balls 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Bake in batches.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes
- Allow to sit for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack and allowing to cool to room temperature before storing.
Notes
Dough can be frozen for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 244kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 152mg | Potassium: 65mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 300IU | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 1mg
