Chewy Brown Sugar Cookies Recipe for Easy Sweet Cravings
These chewy brown sugar cookies feel like a warm hug straight from your oven. They’ve got a soft middle, a slight crisp around the edges, and that deep, buttery flavor only brown sugar can bring. When I first made these, I wasn’t expecting them to disappear before they even cooled, but let’s just say the cookie jar never stood a chance.
This is the kind of recipe you pull out when you're low on time but high on cookie cravings. It’s reliable, forgiving, and doesn’t demand a PhD in pastry arts. Whether you bake often or just on weekends when the mood hits, this one fits the bill.
I always make a double batch because once the aroma starts wafting through the house, you’ll have people (and maybe even pets) doing laps around the kitchen. Ready to bake? Let’s do this the delicious way.
Servings: 24 cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. If it's acting up like mine does sometimes, just keep a close eye after 10 minutes.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar until it looks like fluffy sand.
- Add in the eggs and vanilla, and mix until everything looks smooth and glossy.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet—don’t rush it.
- Scoop tablespoon-sized dough balls onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing them out so they don’t start cuddling in the oven.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes, or until the edges are just barely golden. If they look a little underdone in the center, that’s perfect.
- Let them rest on the baking sheet for a couple of minutes before transferring to a wire rack. Or straight to your mouth—no judgment here.