Brown Sugar Sugar Cookies are crispy on the edges and soft in the centers. Made with simple pantry ingredients, this easy homemade cookie recipe is rich in flavor and coated in cinnamon sugar.
These brown sugar cookies will fill your kitchen with an irresistible aroma. A true comfort food cookie!
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Cinnamon Sugar Cookies
There is something truly magical and comforting about the smell of freshly baked cookies drifting through the kitchen, isn’t there?
This sugar cookie recipe is a twist on the traditional sugar cookie made with granulated sugar.
Made with rich brown sugar and rolled in a sweet cinnamon sugar coating, every bite is crispy, soft and chewy at the same time.
Filled with cozy flavor, these cookies are the perfect balance between the classic sugar cookie and a warmly spiced snickerdoodle.
Easy to make, they are simple enough for everyday baking when you crave a sweet treat and also special enough for holidays and entertaining.
Brown sugar adds a depth of flavor and cinnamon adds that warm spice flavor.
Roll each cookie in a light coating of cinnamon sugar for a sparkling finish and irresistible flavor.
Perfect with a cup of tea or a tall glass of cold milk, these cookies are guaranteed to disappear fast.
This recipe is easy to make, uses pantry staples, and will give you bakery-style results every time.
Trust me when I tell you that once you try them, these Brown Sugar Sugar Cookies will become a staple in your cookie rotation.
Rich brown sugar and warm cinnamon sugar make these cookies irresistible.
You’ve been forewarned; these cinnamon sugar cookies disappear fast. Bake accordingly!
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How to make brown sugar cookies
This is a quick overview of how to make this sugar cookies with brown sugar recipe. Scroll down for the full recipe instructions and ingredient amounts in the recipe card below.
- Step 1: In a bowl of a stand mixer or electric mixer beat the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until blended.
- Step 2: In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, cornstarch, salt, cinnamon and baking soda. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and beat until a cookie dough forms.
- Step 3: Scoop the dough and roll in the cinnamon sugar.
- Step 4: Arrange on the prepared cookie sheet and bake, in batches, for 12 minutes or until the edges of the cookies are set.
Hint: For a flatter, crispier cookie, before baking, you can dip the bottom of a glass in water, then cinnamon sugar, and then gently press down on the cookie dough.
Expert recipe tips
- For the best texture and easy mixing, be sure that your butter is softened to room temperature before mixing.
- Creaming the butter and brown sugar thoroughly helps create tender cookies.
- Use a cookie scoop for evenly sized cookies so they bake at the same rate.
- Roll each dough ball generously in cinnamon sugar to give them that flavorful, sparkly coating.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a rack so they set properly.
Substitutions
- All-Purpose Flour - For a gluten-free cookie, use gluten-free flour in place of all-purpose flour.
- Brown Sugar – You can substitute coconut sugar for brown sugar for a deeper caramel flavor.
- Brown Sugar – You can use either dark brown sugar or light brown sugar in this recipe. Dark brown sugar will give you a slightly deeper flavor.
- Cinnamon Sugar – You can use store-bought cinnamon sugar that is sold in the spice section of your grocery store. You can also make your own cinnamon sugar by combining granulated sugar and ground cinnamon.
- Vanilla Extract - Replace vanilla extract with maple extract fand make brown sugar maple cookies, a fall-inspired flavor,
Variations
- Chocolate Chips – You can add chocolate chips, white chocolate chips or mini chocolate chips for a sweeter cookie.
- Colored Sugars – Add colored sugar to the cinnamon sugar coating for a festive touch.
- Nuts - Add chopped pecans or chopped walnuts for a nutty flavor and crunch.
- Sandwich Cookies – Combine two cookie to make sandwich cookies with a vanilla frosting or sweetened cream cheese filling.
- Spices - Add a pinch of ground nutmeg or ground cardamom to the cinnamon sugar coating for extra warm spice flavor.
- Vanilla Glaze – Drizzle or brush on a simple vanilla confectioners sugar glaze for a bakery-style finish.
Storage
- You can store baked cookies in an airtight container, or in a ziplock food storage bag, at room temperature for up to 5 days.
- You can freeze baked cookies in a freezer-safe container or ziplock freezer bag for up to 3 months. Remove the cookies from the freezer and thaw them at room temperature before serving.
- Unbaked cookie dough can be frozen in pre-rolled balls for easy baking anytime. Bake directly from frozen, adding at least an extra 2 minutes to the baking time.
- Always cool cookies completely before storing them to prevent condensation and sogginess.
Equipment
Ingredients
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- Butter - Butter gives cookies a richness and creates the soft, tender texture. Softened butter creams beautifully with brown sugar.
- Brown Sugar - Brown sugar adds a deep caramel flavor and moisture that sets these cookies apart from traditional sugar cookies.
- Egg - Egg gives structure to the cookie dough while helping create a chewy texture.
- Vanilla Extract – Vanilla rounds out all the warm flavors in the cookie dough.
- All-Purpose Flour - Flour forms the base of the dough and gives the cookies their shape and structure.
- Baking Soda - Baking soda neutralizes the brown sugar and also helps the cookies rise slightly and keeps them light and soft.
- Salt - Salt balances the sweetness, intensifies the brown sugar and cinnamon flavors and makes everything pop.
- Cornstarch – Cornstarch helps to gives the cookie its texture.
- Ground Cinnamon - Cinnamon adds warmth and spice both in the cookie and in the cinnamon sugar coating on the outside of the cookie.
- Cinnamon Sugar - Granulated sugar combined with ground cinnamon add sweetness, spice and a sparkly, sweet crust on each cookie.
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Brown Sugar Sugar Cookies Recipe
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Equipment
- stand mixer or hand mixer
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup cinnamon sugar
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Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- With a handheld mixer, or stand mixer, beat the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat until blended.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cornstarch, salt, and ground cinnamon, whisking until blended.
- Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat until a cookie dough forms.
- Place the cinnamon sugar in a small bowl.
- Using a #40 size scooper, scoop the dough and roll in the cinnamon sugar to coat the cookie dough.
- Arrange the cookie dough on the prepared baking sheet about 2-inches apart and bake, in batches, for 12 minutes or until the edges are set.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for about 3 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool or eat them warm!
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