Chewy Sugar Cookies and Jammie Cups

These cookies were a hit in our family. They’re easy to prepare and you can tweak the dough to make variations, such as Cookie Cup Jammies.

Chewy Sugar Cookies

Source:  Allrecipes.com Dec/Jan 2020; Submitted by Cindy Catudal Shank

Prep Time: Hands on—20 minutes; Total: 1 hour

Yields: 4 Dozen

Preheat oven to 350⁰

Ingredients

2 ¾ cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

½ tsp salt

1 ¼ cups butter, softened

2 cups white sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla extract

¼ cup red or white sparkling sugar

1. Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. In a large bowl, beat together butter and 2 cups white sugar until light and fluffy (1 to 2 minutes). Beat in eggs, one at a time, then beat in vanilla. Gradually stir in flour mixture until just blended.

• Roll dough into walnut-size (1 ¼ -inch) balls and roll balls in sparkling sugar. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets and flatten slightly.

• Bake until cookies are lightly browned around edges, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on cookie sheets 2 minutes; then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.  

Jammie Cups

Yields: 5 ½ dozen

1.  Increase flour to 3 ¼ cups.

• Shape dough into 1-inch alls and omit rolling in sugar.

• Press balls into ungreased 1/3/4-inch mini muffin cups.

• Bake 8 minutes. Press centers down with the back of a measuring spoon and bake 2 minutes more.

• Cool in the mini muffin cups for 5 minutes; then cool completely on a wire rack.

• Fill each cup with 1 tsp of your favorite jam or jelly. Makes 5 ½ dozen.