Monday, October 15, 2012

The Ultimate Sugar Cookie - Secret Recipe Club

It's hard to decide what I like most about Secret Recipe Club...reveal day or choosing which recipe to make from my assigned blogger.  If I had to pick, I think it would be looking through the recipes of the blogger I am assigned for the month and deciding on a recipe.  This month, I was assigned Heavenly Treats and Treasures.  Check out her blog, she has beautiful photography and a wonderful selection of recipes.

Do you have a favorite cookie?  Mine is probably chocolate chip but a close second is a good sugar cookie.  When I came across the recipe for ULTIMATE Sugar Cookie, I stopped searching and bookmarked the recipe.

Why is this recipe the Ultimate Sugar Cookie?  The secret ingredients are cream cheese and melted butter.  The cream cheese, I totally get but melted butter just seems counter intuitive to cookies.  The results a slightly crispy, yet creamy sugar cookie!


 The Ultimate Sugar Cookie:
Yields about 18 large size cookies

Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups sugar, plus about 1/3 cup for rolling
2 ounces of cream cheese (cut into eight pieces so it's easier to incorporate)
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and still warm
1/3 cup canola oil (or vegetable oil)
1 large egg
1 tablespoon milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:
  •  Adjust oven rack to middle position.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Line three baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together in a medium bowl.  Set aside.
  • Add 1 1/2 cups sugar and cream cheese to a large bowl.  Pour warm butter over sugar mixture and whisk until combined.  Add vegetable oil and whisk again until incorporated.
  • Add egg, cream, vanilla and whisk until smooth.
  • Add half of flour mixture and gently mix in with a spatula or wooden spoon until almost incorporated, then do the same with the remaining flour.
  • Measure 1/3 cup sugar into a bowl.  Using about a 2" size scoop (approximately 2 1/2 tablespoon size), scoop cookie dough, drop into hands and roll gently into a ball.  Working in batches, roll balls of dough in the sugar to coat evenly and then space a few inches apart on cookie sheets.  There will be enough room for 6 large cookies per sheet. 
  • Using bottom of a drinking glass or a measuring cup, flatten each cookie so it is about 3" in diameter.
  • Sprinkle top of each cookie with additional sugar
  • Top with colored sprinkles if desired.
  • Bake one sheet at a time, just until edges are barely beginning to turn golden - about 12-13 minutes.  Rotate cookie sheets halfway through baking time.
  • Remove pan from oven, and allow cookies to cool 2 minutes on the sheets on a baking rack.  Then, slide cookies on parchment paper off sheet to the rack and allow to cool.

To see other great recipes from Secret Recipe Club members, visit the links below!


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13 comments:

  1. every cookie I've ever made with cream cheese has been AMAZING! I look forward to giving these a try :)

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  2. Great recipe! Can't wait to make them.

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  3. Sounds like a keeper! I love a good sugar cookie.

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  4. Hi Julie,
    There is nothing better than a great Sugar Cookie and this recipe looks delicious. Great selection for the SRC.
    Miz Helen

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  5. Love sugar cookies! Interesting combo with the cream cheese and melted butter-yum:@)

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  6. Your group always has such fun with the Secret Recipe Club. It's great to have a good sugar cookie recipe, and it's always a lot of fun discovering a new blog and seeing what it's all about!

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  7. I LOVE a good sugar cookie. These really do sound ULTIMATE.

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  8. No matter how many cookies I have i eat them all. These are so perfect!

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  9. Oooh. I love a good sugar cookie, and these look awesome. What a great choice!!

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  10. My favorite cookies is oatmeal...but I love a good sugar cookie. I just realized I've never made sugar cookies. You've inspired me to give them a try.

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  11. I've been away for the past week but what a welcome home a delicious sugar cookie would be :) They are so delicious when the recipe is right!

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  12. They do look like the ultimate! I love chocolate chip, but I would never turn down a sugar cookie.

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  13. I have never made a sugar cookie with cream cheese, I must try it!
    Thanks for stopping by. I see 2 of my friends right above me, funny! We know each other from a cooking forum, before blogging.
    Bookmarking this!

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