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Gordon Ramsay Sugar Cookie Recipe

Gordon Ramsay Sugar Cookie Recipe

My Gordon Ramsay-style sugar cookie recipe — a chilled dough, precise baking time, and a soft, chewy centre with crisp edges.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Chilling Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 32 minutes
Servings: 24 Cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: British
Calories: 180
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 250 g unsalted butter softened
  • 200 g caster sugar
  • 100 g icing sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 500 g plain flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 50 g granulated sugar for rolling

Method
 

  1. Cream butter, caster sugar and icing sugar 3–4 minutes.
  2. Beat in eggs one at a time, then vanilla.
  3. Sift in flour, baking powder and salt, mix until just combined.
  4. Chill dough at least 1 hour.
  5. Roll into balls, coat in granulated sugar.
  6. Bake at 180°C / 160°C fan / Gas 4 for 10–12 minutes.
  7. Cool on tray 5 minutes, then on a wire rack.

Notes

Chilling the dough is essential to stop the cookies spreading too thin.
Pull cookies out while centres look slightly underdone for the softest texture.
Both dough and baked cookies freeze well for up to 3 months.
Don't overmix once the flour is added, to keep the texture tender.