#DailyDigest from #CooksIllustrated: Sugar Cookies. For optimal chew in our recipe, we adjusted the fat in our sugar #cookie recipe until it hit a ratio of approximately 1 part saturated fat (butter) to 3 parts unsaturated fat (vegetable oil). Instead of creaming the fat and sugar, we whisked them together. We used extra flour and baking powder for structure and lift, and extra sugar, salt, and vanilla kept the sugar cookies from being too dry. Cream cheese enriched the dough’s flavor without adding too much liquid and baking soda kept our sugar cookies flat and crackly. Grab the #recipe (free for today) on cooksillustrated.com.