Snickerdoodle Cookies
Soft, chewy snickerdoodle cookies with crisp edges, a tender middle, and that signature cinnamon sugar tang. One bowl, no chilling, ready in under 20 minutes.
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Servings: 24
Ingredients
Cookie Dough
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar packed
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Cinnamon Sugar Mixture
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 and line the baking sheet with a silicone sheet, parchment paper, or coat with baking spray.
- Using a mixer and a large bowl, blend butter until creamy.
- Add the white and brown sugar to your bowl and mix well.
- Mix in the vanilla extract and egg until well combined.
- Add the flour, baking soda, salt and cream of tartar to your bowl. Mix thoroughly and set aside.
- In a small bowl, prepare the cinnamon mixture that you will use to coat your cookie dough by combining the 1⁄4 c sugar with 2 tsp of cinnamon and mix well.
- Next, using a tablespoon, scoop the cookie dough and form a ball using your hands.
- Roll the ball in the cinnamon sugar mixture and place onto your baking sheet. Repeat to desired amount.
- Bake in the oven for 12 minutes.
- Allow the cookies to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet and transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Don't overbake. You want soft and chewy, so pull them when the bottoms are lightly browned. If the tops look a touch underdone, good. They keep cooking on the hot pan.
- Measure your flour with the spoon and level method. Pack the cup and you'll end up with dry, crumbly cookies.
- Roll in the cinnamon sugar right after forming the balls. The warmth from your hands helps the sugar stick. Wait too long and it slides right off.
- Use a scoop so every ball is the same size and they bake evenly.
- Room temperature butter AND egg before you start.
- Cold ingredients don't cream right.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 108kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 52mg | Potassium: 25mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 130IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 0.5mg
