![]() Texture: Nicely crunchy to sturdy/hard, depending on your choice of fat. Known for: Ease of preparation with self-rising flour, you're able to skip the steps of adding baking powder and salt. Recipe: Self-Rising Crunchy Sugar Cookies When you want an attractive crackle-top cookie using self-rising flour. Understand the texture won't be quite as light/crunchy, though the cookies will still be delightful. Tip: If you don't have baker's ammonia, the recipe suggests a baking powder substitution. Texture: Incredibly light/crunchy possibly the crunchiest cookies you've ever enjoyed. Known for: Baker's ammonia, a "secret ingredient" that yields super-light/ethereally crunchy texture. When you want a super-crunchy cookie without a hint of softness. *Due to close similarity with other recipes, I eliminated two of the original nine along the way. Maybe we actually WILL come up with a people's choice Best Sugar Cookie! Sound good? And then, you can tell me which one sounds best to YOU by commenting below. ![]() Now, rather than tell you which of the seven* sugar cookie recipes on our recipe site is The Best Ever – I'll simply describe them to you, and let you choose. You know why? Because now I can say, with authority, that THIS recipe produces a chewy/tender cookie with balanced sugar cookie flavor and THIS recipe, a thin/crisp cookie with pronounced butter flavor. Suffice it to say my neighbors, friends, family, and the guys at the car repair store down the street have all had their fill of sugar cookies for the time being.īut it was totally worth it. Several of the recipes suggested two or even three variations, and I tested them all. I looked at texture, flavor, size, and shape. Starting with our nine basic sugar cookie recipes (yes, nine BASIC recipes), I baked, tested suggested variations, and sampled sugar cookies. Is "the best" brownie cakey and light, or dense and chewy? Do you prefer your pancakes thin and crisp around the edges, or thick and fluffy? One baker's success can be the next baker's abject failure.īecause sugar cookies are a perennial American favorite, I recently embarked on a quest to identify the best sugar cookie recipe on our web site. Problem is, "best" is very subjective, when it comes to baking. After all, why waste your time, effort, and money on anything less than the very best? For sourdough waffles, and apple pie, and golden cake with chocolate frosting. As a dedicated baker and recipe reader, you're always looking for "the best," right?
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