These soft and chewy sugar cookies are made extra special with the lovely taste of natural vanilla beans.These soft and delicate sugar cookies are chewy and made extra special with the lovely taste of natural vanilla bean seeds.Sugar cookies to me are buttery sweetness at its best. It’s such a simple cookie, but the taste is extraordinary. It’s rich, buttery and oh so sweet! Elevate it with the flavor of vanilla bean and you’ve got yourself a spectacular treat.

These soft and delicate sugar cookies are chewy and made extra special with the lovely taste of natural vanilla bean seeds.

This recipe starts with creaming some butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add in an egg and the scrapings of a vanilla bean. Mix that all together. Then add in the flour, baking powder and salt, and mix until just combined. Roll the cookie dough in sugar, bake for about 10 minutes and you’ve got soft pillowy sugar cookies with lovely flecks of vanilla seeds.

These soft and delicate sugar cookies are chewy and made extra special with the lovely taste of natural vanilla bean seeds.These cookies are sweet and buttery with the delicate flavor of vanilla. The texture is soft and very chewy with a little crisp on the edges.

These soft and delicate sugar cookies are chewy and made extra special with the lovely taste of natural vanilla bean seeds.
5 from 2 reviews

Vanilla Bean Sugar Cookies

Yield: 18 cookies
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
Total: 25 minutes
Author: Lily Ernst
Course: Dessert, Snack
Method: Bake
These soft and chewy sugar cookies are made extra special with the lovely taste of natural vanilla beans.
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup (227g) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 & 1/4 cups (250g) granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 vanilla bean
  • 2 & 1/4 cups (282g) all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 salt
  • 1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar, for rolling cookies

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325F and line 3 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Cream together butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
    1 cup (227g) unsalted butter, 1 & 1/4 cups (250g) granulated sugar
  • Mix in the egg and vanilla bean seeds until well combined.
    1 large egg, 1 vanilla bean
  • Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture until just combined.
    2 & 1/4 cups (282g) all-purpose flour, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 salt
  • Using a medium cookie scoop or tablespoon, roll out rounded cookie dough and coat in granulated sugar.
    1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar
  • Place each cookie dough about 2 inches apart and flatten slightly if needed. See notes below
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges just start to brown.

Notes

Depending on the temperature of your kitchen, you might or might not need to flatten the rounded cookie doughs. I recommend doing a test batch of just 2 cookie doughs, one rounded and one slightly flattened to see which one gives a better result for you.
Calories: 216kcal, Carbohydrates: 29g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 0.4g, Cholesterol: 36mg, Sodium: 17mg, Potassium: 23mg, Fiber: 0.4g, Sugar: 17g, Vitamin A: 329IU, Calcium: 13mg, Iron: 1mg
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Recipe adapted from Add A Pinch.

These soft and delicate sugar cookies are chewy and made extra special with the lovely taste of natural vanilla bean seeds.