Thick, chewy, brown sugar cookies – a simple sweet and salty cookie recipe that everyone will enjoy! Easy and quick to make, these cookies take just 15 minutes with pantry staples! These melt in your mouth cookies are always a huge hit with the whole family!
Who doesn’t love a classic sugar cookie? It was one of the cookies I remember baking with my mom as a child – I was the presser. I’d dip the glass in a little butter, sugar and gently press the cookie to flatten and give it a little glisten. I still love a classic sugar cookie to this day, but for fall, I love brown sugar everything, including chewy brown sugar cookies.
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To Make Brown Sugar Cookies You Will Need:
You just need a handful of simple pantry staples to make these tasty cookies!
- Butter
- Brown sugar
- Vanilla: Pure is preferable to imitation
- Eggs: Free run / organic and as fresh as possible
- Flour and cornstarch
- Baking soda and salt
How To Make Chewy Brown Sugar Cookies
These cookies only take 15 minutes to make!
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Cream butter, sugar and vanilla. Add eggs until just incorporated.
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Add flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt and mix.
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Use a cookie scoop or roll 1+” dough balls by hand and drop on cookie sheet. Optional: add a crack of sea salt to the top of cookies just before baking.
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Bake 8 minutes or until slightly golden.
Sweet And Salty Cookie Recipe
You’ll love these thick, chewy brown sugar cookies with a touch of sea salt on top. I always add it just before I put them in the oven or as soon as I take them out. either way, if you love sweet and salty, don’t skip this step! It makes cookies so craveable!
Why Use Brown Sugar In Cookies?
Brown sugar cookies have a little deeper flavor than traditional sugar cookies because of the molasses in brown sugar. They tend to be chewier, puffier and less dry. I prefer to use dark brown sugar, but you can use light. It’s so simple, yet so good! Did you know you can even make brown sugar?
Chewy Cookie Recipe
I find people tend to split into two camps; ones that prefer crunchy cookies and ones that prefer chewy cookies. I for sure am in the former tribe!
These brown sugar cookies are so perfectly chewy, it’s hard to stop at one! In fact, I must remember to cook a double batch next time! If you don’t manage to get through them all immediately, you can store the cookies in an airtight box and keep them at room temperature for 3-4 days.
Top Tips To Make Chewy Brown Sugar Cookies
- You can mix the dough for the cookies in a stand mixer or by hand.
- Bake the cookies in a pre-heated oven for the best results.
- Be sure to add a sprinkle of salt to the cookies for a delicious sweet and salty treat.
- Store uneaten cookies in an airtight container.
Be Sure To Check Out These Other Tasty And Easy Cookie Recipes!
- Lemon Shortbread Cookies
- Meringue Cookies Recipe
- Gooey Butter Cookies
- Latte Joy Espresso Cookies
- Cinnamon Sugar Cookies
As you may have heard, Michael and I are excited to do another Fall Cookie Week! This means I will be in yoga pants for the month of September, but it’s worth it! I can’t wait to put my new range into overdrive and spend time with my sister whipping up new fall cookie recipes!
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Chewy Brown Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 3/4 c butter softened
- 1 c brown sugar packed
- 1 Tbsp vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 1/2 c flour
- 1/4 c cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream butter, sugar and vanilla. Add eggs until just incorporated.
- Add flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt and mix.
- Use a cookie scoop or roll 1+" dough balls by hand and drop on cookie sheet. Optional: add a crack of sea salt to the top of cookies just before baking.
- Bake 8 minutes or until slightly golden.
Notes
- You can mix the dough for the cookies in a stand mixer or by hand.
- Bake the cookies in a pre-heated oven for the best results.
- Be sure to add a sprinkle of salt to the cookies for a delicious sweet and salty treat.
- Store uneaten cookies in an airtight container.
Delicious! Careful not to over salt – just a couple sprinkles provides taste. I found that baking for six minutes then lightly flattening top provided a crackled appearance. Without flattening it is a soft cookie ball. This is a keeper! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed them!
These were great!
I might’ve possibly done something incorrectly but it appeared that it was too much flour and constarch and not enough liquid. I added about 1/2 cup milk. I didn’t see milk anywhere on recipe, unless I overlooked it but the mixture was dry and grainy and wouldn’t come together for me until I added milk. Suggestions?
There is no milk in the recipe – did you soften the butter/double check the measurement? Also use 1 egg and 1 egg yolk? We’ve made these time and time again and I promise you, they’re worth it!
These look delicious! I’m going to bring them to a school event today. Thank you for another great recipe!
Love these! I added 3/4 t of cinnamon. I had to bake them in my oven for a couple of extra minutes.
Thank you, Kathy! I should note, I tend to under bake my cookies because I like them chewy. Thanks for taking the time to share!
Thanks for sharing, Kathy! Do you mind leaving a star rating, I would REALLY appreciate it! Hope you’re staying warm this winter!
Hi!
Would you mind clarifying the amount of flour?
Thank you.
Hi Nancy! No problem, 2.5 cups. Enjoy!
You mention molasses and I don’t see any in the recipe??
Sorry for the confusion – the molasses in brown sugar. I clarified. Hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
Could you please verify how much cornstarch is in the recipe? Thanks!
I’m so sorry for the glitch, thanks for bringing it to my attention. It is in fact 1/4 c. Enjoy!
Yes Please! Saw this on WOW and have already pinned it! YUM!
Julie my daughter is an aspiring pastry chef and she is always trying out new recipes. If I may say so myself, I am the official tester in the house. I just sent your yummy recipe to her.
I can’t wait to hear what you and her think!