These soft and chewy brown sugar cookies are easy, one-bowl, no-chill cookies that are ready in about 20 minutes. With rich brown sugar flavor and a hint of warm spice, they’re an easy cookie recipe perfect for quick baking anytime.
These brown sugar cookies are soft, chewy, and packed with rich brown sugar flavor, with just a hint of warm spice in every bite. Made in one bowl and ready in about 20 minutes, this easy cookie recipe comes together quickly with no chilling required.
Whether you need a quick dessert, an easy treat to share, or a simple addition to your holiday baking, these cookies are a go-to option that’s as easy as it is delicious.
Why you’ll love this recipe
- Ready fast just 20 minutes from start to finish
- No chilling needed just mix, scoop, bake.
- One bowl recipe for easy cleanup
- Soft and chewy with rich brown sugar flavor
- Made with simple pantry ingredients
Ingredient notes and substitutions
- Brown sugar: You can use light brown sugar, but the cookies won’t have as much brown sugar flavor.
- Unsalted butter: You can swap in salted butter for the unsalted butter. If using salted butter, decrease the salt to 1/4 teaspoon.
- Spices: Feel free to adjust the spices to your liking.
- Salt: Or use half the amount of table salt.
How to make brown sugar cookies
Here you’ll find instructions and step-by-step photos showing how to make this recipe. The full recipe, including ingredients, is given below.
Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
Step 1: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add brown sugar, butter, egg, and vanilla. Beat until well combined.
Step 3: Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and salt. Mix in until just combined.
Step 4: Scoop dough into 1 ½ tablespoon-sized portions (medium cookie scoop) and roll into balls.
Step 5: Pour granulated sugar into a shallow bowl. Roll each dough ball into the sugar to coat all sides.
Step 6: Place on the prepared baking sheets, leaving about 2 inches between each one.
Step 7: Bake for about 8-15 minutes or until lightly golden brown around the edges.
Recipe Tips!
- How to make the cookie soft: Slightly underbaking the cookies is the key to getting soft cookies that stay soft. Look for set edges but middles that look soft and slightly underdone.
- Freezing: You can freeze the baked and cooled cookies or freeze scoops of the dough to bake for later.
Storage
Store any leftover cookies in an airtight container at room temperature. The cookies will keep for about 3 days when properly stored.
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Brown Sugar Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup dark brown sugar packed
- ¾ cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ¼ cups all purpose flour properly measured
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add brown sugar, butter, egg, and vanilla. Beat until well combined.1 cup dark brown sugar, ¾ cup unsalted butter, 1 large egg, 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and salt. Mix until just combined.2 ¼ cups all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon ground ginger, ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- Scoop dough into 1 ½ tablespoon-sized portions (medium cookie scoop) and roll into balls.
- Pour sugar into a shallow bowl. Roll each dough ball into the sugar to coat all sides.⅓ cup granulated sugar
- Place on the prepared baking sheets, leaving about 2 inches between each one.
- Bake for about 8-15 minutes or until lightly golden brown around the edges. The edges should be set with slightly underbaked middles.
Notes
- Brown sugar: You can use light brown sugar, but the cookies won’t have as much brown sugar flavor.
- Unsalted butter: You can swap in salted butter for the unsalted butter. If using salted butter, decrease the salt to 1/4 teaspoon.
- Spices: Feel free to adjust the spices to your liking.
- Salt: Or use half the amount of table salt.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition
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